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The Tucson community helped ease the pinch for construction students at Howenstine High Magnet School, donating cash and tools after learning of a burglary at the school.

Thieves stole $8,000 worth of tools — some so new they'd never been used — in mid-April, disappointing students who are building a house for the non-profit Habitat for Humanity program.

Contractors and other community members wrote checks totaling $1,200. Equally important, they donated framing tools that will help train students in technologies that are faster and more precise than the old hand-held hammer and nails.

"It was a surprise," teacher Chuck Sillence said. "You don't really count on anything like that. We just thought we'd have to make do, so I'm grateful for the support, and so are the students."