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Today was the first day of school for the kids at Deibert Elementary! I hope you have all been praying for them and for Keith Bartlett, their principal. I’m sure they are excited to be back at school and are glad to have what they need to help them learn.
Our fnal offering for Deibert Elementary school students was $5,083.70. Last week, I had a great conversation with the minister at Hope Christian Church in New Orleans.He was so excitedthatour kids made their goal! The school is very excited about being able to offer new school uniforms to kids who need them. Because our offering was above and beyond what was needed for basic supplies,we were able to help in this way too!
If you’d like to help kids here is Springfield have what they need for the coming school year, check out West Side’s special project Schoolapalooza!
August 6th, 2009
Our church is taking on another great project to reach beyond our walls and into our community. The start of school is always a fun time of year for kids. But imagine going to school on the first day with an empty back pack. That’s the reality that some kids in Springfield face on their first day. If you’d like to help some local kids get off to the right start, join us in SCHOOLAPALOOZA!
There are a few ways you and your child can get involved:
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Adopt a Student, provide the entire list of supplies for one student
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Adopt a Teacher, provide the entire list of supplies for one teacher
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Give Financially, and we’ll combine your donation with someone else’s, and shop for a teacher and student on your behalf.
If you want to help, stop by the concourse table on Sunday. This could be a really great project for YOUR CHILD to participate in. They will have so much fun helping you shop for the supplies and chip in some of their own money to make it happen. Not only could you change the life of a child you’ve never met, but you can change the heart ofthe child in your home.
August 5th, 2009
Each year, our preschoolers like to do a little project to spread cheer in a local neighborhood. We hope this project will give our children an opportunity to experience kindness and generosity first hand and teach them to live a life filled with compassion for others.
This year, we took potted gerber daisies and left them on doorstops as a surprise for some of our neighbors!
We finished our special deliveries early and headed to BR for a yummy treat!
Great job, kiddos! Thanks for spreading a little of your joy around!
May 7th, 2009
One of our Jr. High students, Riley, visited Haiti a while back and she was moved by the poverty of the children there. She saw that none of the children there had shoes that fit or that didn’t have parts missing. She and her family are returning to Haiti soon for another mission trip and she decided to try to do something to help the kids she’s returning to see so she started a shoe drive at her school.
When I heard about what they’re planning, I knew it was something our kids would love to help with too. If you would like to help, collect as many new or gently used shoes as you can over the next two weeks. They’ll take anything (sandals, dress shoes, athletic shoes, etc) other than winter boats (they don’t see a lot of winter in Haiti). Once you’ve got them, bring them in and drop them off inthe bin at theentrance of the education wing. We don’t have much time. The lastday we will be collecting is Sunday, March 29th.
March 12th, 2009
Saturday was delivery day for our Feed 500 project. Families came to the church, received a few simple instructions, loaded up their food baskets and headed out to deliver them to families in need this Christmas. Here are some pics of this really exciting day!
Kids helped restock the tables as people loaded their food basket.
Each family received a jar of peanut butter that the elementaryboys collected.
Families loading up a food basket before delivery.
515 families received food baskets through our church-wide Feed 500 project!
We want to thank all those who helped make Feed 500 a success. A special thanks to the preschoolers for bringing lots of hot cocoa and to the elementary kids for bringing in peanut butter and jelly!
A Note from Jessica:
My mom and I delivered food baskets to 9 families on Saturday. Being able to meet some of the families who received the food baskets was an honor and a pleasure. We delivered to some families who had very little in material items, and other families who are simply having a difficult time right now. But all the families were grateful for this blessing and it was such an honor to be able to bring them food and a word of encouragement. Itis a gift to be able to serve Jesusin this way. Please continue to pray for all the families in our community who need to know God’s love for them this Christmas.
December 17th, 2008
This Sunday our elementary kids came from behind with the boys bringing in 281 jars of peanut butter and the girls bringing in 240 jars of jelly.Because neither group made their goal of 500 jars, we will not be having a party on December 12th. HOWEVER, we are very proud of the big effort our kids made. Because the boys were the leaders in the challenge, we will have a special treat for them in Powerhouse next Sunday December 14th!
Great job to everyone! If you still would like to bring in jars of peanut butter or grapejelly, feel free to bring them to the church office by Wednesday December 10th!
December 7th, 2008
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