It’s hard to believe that anyone would be thinking about school starting already! But your Serve Ministry team is already hard at work on our annual backpack and school supply drive. This year we’ll be helping 325 students in our area start off the school year equipped with the necessary supplies. That’s up from the 300 we helped last year.
Did you know that all of these backpacks go to students right in our area? All of the Forest Hills elementary schools, as well as several West Clermont and Cincinnati Public schools – 12 in all - are thrilled to receive our help each year. In order to provide each student with the specific supplies needed, we customize each backpack to a particular grade in a particular school, based on school supply lists obtained from each school. There’s quite an assembly line in Fellowship Hall when we gather to fill the backpacks each year!
So….how can you help support this awesome project? Cash donations are gladly accepted, as are donations of school supplies. This year the supplies most needed are glue sticks, pencils, markers, and blue and black pens. Donations can be dropped off at church either in the gathering area on Sundays or the communications center any time. Checks, payable to MWPC with “backpacks” in the memo line, can also be mailed to the church. If it helps to guide your giving, the cost of a typical backpack is about $20.
Thanks for your support!
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