It all started with a pack of unopened markers, lying on the Preble High School hallway floor during locker clean-out day in 2009. The markers, and many other stray school supplies, were abandoned as eager students rushed to begin their summer vacations.
Mark Bonetti, a marketing teacher at Preble, didn’t want the forgotten markers to go unused. In fact, Bonetti thought all those extra school supplies could go a long way toward helping some of Preble’s less fortunate students.
That’s how Bonetti established the Hive: a safe, secure place for Preble students and families in need to get some shopping done for free.