As we move closer to summer, the ministry team and I are beginning to look toward times of service and play for our children. For over a year, the kids have been bringing and placing their offerings in a box in the front of the sanctuary every Sunday. They are able to bring any item from food, to clothes, to toys, or money as a means of understanding that we are asked to share with others out of our abundance.
Their food/toy offerings have been distributed to local charities and their financial contributions and moneys collected from soda can donations have been going toward Heifer International to buy animals that can be used to lift communities out of poverty in places around the world.
However, beginning this May through July, we are making their offerings more intentional and local. We already partner with a program called Project Hope that offers backpacks of school supplies to needy students in the Eugene/Springfield area and we think this program is so important and approachable for our kids that we want to get them involved this year.
So, we are asking parents and kids, and all members of the congregation to partner with us to help to donate school supplies. If you would like to donate school supplies for Project Hope anytime from May to the end of July, place them in the kids offering box on Sunday mornings.
Along the same lines, we want the kids financial contributions to aid local kids too. So, every penny the kids donate and all proceeds from cans starting this May will be given to Backpacks of Blessing to help to feed hungry kids at Willagillespie Elementary School.
We live in a city with so much need and we want our kids to not only be aware of this but also have a heart to help. Please continue to help and support us and the kids serve other school-age children in Eugene.
Shalom, Anna
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School Supplies Donations Needed for Project Hope:
- Pens
- Crayons
- Colored Pencils
- Rulers
- Pencil Cases
- Glue Sticks
- Erasers
- Filler Paper (lined, for binders)
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