school supply charity drive

One of the mom's at Jessica's school decided it would be great for the kids to participate in a Backpack / School Supply charity drive during the summer.  Our goal was to provide a whole school with backpacks and school supplies (300 kids total).  The good news is that we did it plus some, the kids had a great time doing it, and they also learned an important lesson about giving to others who are not so fortunate.

Gathering supplies for 300 kids is a daunting task.  Here is just one of the tables that was set up with supplies.

Each backpack was labeled for a grade range and sex and then specific supplies were put in it.  Since Jessica likes pink things, we often found ourselves filling backpacks for K-2 girls.

It was a really hot day so Jessica and her friend Bethany decided to seek shade under the play structure and hand out construction paper to everyone.

This was the backpack pile after a few minutes.  300 backpacks took up two large areas of the house by the end of the day.

And, as a special treat, the fire department made a visit and helped us fill backpacks.