'She's passionate about serving others': Third grader helps students prepare for school Good deeds represent strong character, principal says Share Updated: 8:01 PM CDT Jul 24, 2021 By Angela Rozier WPBF Good deeds represent strong character, principal says Share Updated: 8:01 PM CDT Jul 24, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript CRUZ IS NOT YROU TYPICAL EIGHT YEAR OLD JUST ASKED A PRINCIPAL HERE AT UNIVERSITY PRAREPATORY ACADEMY IN WEST PALM BEACH. LUCITA IS A VERY UNIQUE STUDENT. SHE HAS A VERY KIND HEART. SHE’S PASSIATONE ABOUT SERVING OTHERS BACK STILL TBU SCHOOL SUPPLIES YOU SEE HERE. THEY’RE FROM TOYS I HAVE I INSTALLED THEM AND THEN BOUGHT THE BACKPACKS AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES. WHY DID YOU WANT TO DO? HELP THECHOO SLS AND THE KIDS HER MOTHER TELLS ME. HAS BEEN DOING THIS SINCE KINDERGARTEN. I SHOWED HER LIST AT THE TEACHERS NEEDED HELP WITH SUPPLIES. SO I ASKED YOU LET’S CEOM UP WITH IDEAS TO GO SHOPPING AND SHE CAME UP ON HER OWN OF TRADING HER TOYS. FOR SUPPLIES SAYS THAT DIDN’T WORK OUT SO THEY DECIDED TO SELL HER TOYS RFO SUPPLIES AND THIS YEAR DECIDED TO GO BIG AND THEY ASK FOR HELP ONLINE RAISE ENOUGH MONEY TO PURCHASE SUPPLIES AND STUFF 138 FACTS FORPA U STUDENTS AS WELL AS 20 BAGS FULL OF SUPPLIES F UORPA TEACHERS. MOM IS VERY PROUD. IT’S AN AMAZING FEELING. I’M REALLY PROUD OF HER. EIGHT-YEAR-OLD ALSO HAS TWO FACEBOOK GROUPS TO HELP THE HOMELESS LUCITA FOR THE HOMELESS PEOPLE IN WEST PALM BEACH OR LIKE IN JUPITER. THEY’VE CALLED US FOR DONIONSAT. THEY PICKP U CLOTHING SHOES AND BLANKETS AND TAKE THEM TO THE TO REPRESEN THETS THE CHARACTER THAT WE WORKED SO HARD TO INSTILL WITHIN OUR STUDENTS AS A SCHOOL. WERE A ALWAYS TRYING TO FIND WAYS TO PARTNER WITH OUR FAMILIESND A WHEN WE HAVE FAMILIES TTHA ARE LOOKING FOR WAYS TO ALSO PARTNER WITH US. ITUST J MAKES IT THAT MUCH EASIER TO DO THE WORK THAT WE’RE TRYING TO DO HERE AT UVA. IN WEST