A new Facebook group is helping spread some cheer to graduating seniors in Butte County.
Many graduating high schoolers are*no* getting that senior year experience because of the coronavirus.
Action news now reporter kristian lopez shows us how community members are coming together to help spread some cheer to the class of 2020.
<stephanie badame/adopted a senior: i meeting the whole family for the first time today kristian: and what through your mind?
Stephanie: i her reaction, i just want to tell her congratulations you did this.
Stephanie badame joined the group butte county- adopt a- senio?on facebook&.
Stephanie: i got her flowers, a candle, best buy gift card, t-bar gift card, dutch brothers gift card and a couple of target gift cards&.
The page was created by two community members who wanted to help graduating seniors feel special during these tough times.
Lesley christopher/ created page: we wanted them to know that the community they come from is a pretty great one.
Kristian standup: so far the page has more than 2500 members and more than 400 seniors have been adopted && including inspire school of arts and sciences senior, mikayla billings-alson&.
((((nats of mikayla getting her gifts))) mikayla billings- alston/high school senior: just having people reach out and showing hey, we care and we are sorry this happened but here is something to make it better and it amazing.
But it not just about the gifts&.
It also a way to show how far the students have come&..
Lesley christopher: you can read in the parent and the kid posts how proud they are of the things they have accomplished.
Katie billings/mikayla's mom: they worked so hard for so long they all need to be celebrated.
We together and everyone is going through the same thing.
Stephanie bedame: it rewarding i want to encourage anyone who can to adopt a senior, it really makes their day.
Mikayla: its amazing people are willing to show kindness.
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