Going to their regular noon hour knitting club on Tuesdays is always a highlight of the week for grade three students at Evergreen School in southwest Calgary.

Now a big holiday season project is making it even more special.

The students are knitting toques for the homeless, hoping to bring some winter warmth to the city’s less fortunate.

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“Because the poor people, it’s very cold for them to live [outside],” student Ria Kapoor said.

“My family really cares about homeless people,” student Charles Luke said. “So I want to make them something.”

The students left about 50 toques in various spots while visiting downtown Calgary on a field trip.

“We were able to put them on bus benches and up in trees and on posts,” teacher Diana Leonard said. “With a note just to let people in need know that there are some people thinking of them.”

One of the notes written by a student reads: “We hope you enjoy this hat and stay warm. It’s for you if you need it. Love, Evergreen School Grade 3.”

“It’s like a Christmas gift for them,” student Leul Bekele said. “I like that we’re trying to help the homeless people because it’s getting near winter and they should have a hat because it’s going to get really cold.”

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