Sarah Lentz, a third-grade student in Gainsville, FL, is making blankets for area homeless with the words “hope,” “love,” and “caring” embroidered in each one  The Gainsville Sun reports.

“I’m donating [the blankets] because I don’t want [homeless people] outside in the cold,” the 9-year-old said.  ”They’d rather have one [blanket] than nothing.”

Lentz started making the blankets at the sewing studio inside the Millhopper Montessori School.  Lentz and other students have embroidered 16 blankets for donation so far.

Lentz said the word “hope” symbolizes faith that the recipients will soon find work, “love” is a sign that she loves them and “caring” represents her concern for them,” the Sun reports.