Items needed!

Hi! Thanks so much for checking in with us! We're a little over a month into the school year and have been blessed with the ability to take care of 26 kids each weekend. As you know, we strive to provide these kids with meals and snacks that are easy to prepare and don't require additional ingredients. We had such an outpouring of support over the summer and at the beginning of the year, we haven't had an updated list of our needs-they were all met without even asking!! That brings us to today...we have all of our bags packed for this week, however as we were packing the bags we took note of some really important items that we are very low on or out of, and we need these before we pack bags next week. If you can throw a few of these items in with your weekly shopping trip, it would be so helpful! Here's a list:
  Beefaroni 
Canned tuna or chicken 
Pop Tarts
 Soup
 Oatmeal 
Squeezable bottles of jelly (no glass, please!)

If you would like to donate, please bring your items to the Crystal City Elementary school office during school hours. You can also drop your donations off at Grace Presbyterian Church and we will collect them and take them to the school.

September 2012

Thanks so much for checking in with Helping Hands!  Over the last few weeks, we have been so blessed with donations, and we are once again reminded of how fortunate we are to live in a community that cares so much about their neighbors. 

Helping Hands is committed to ensuring that no child in our school is at risk of going hungry over the weekend.  We currently have 25 children enrolled in Helping Hands. These children will receive meals and snacks every Friday to ensure that they have all they need and are nourished and ready to learn during the school week. 

We have enough to take care of these kids over the next few weeks-thank you! If you have made Helping Hands a part of your weekly shopping trips and would like to drop some things off, we will gladly keep them and make sure they go directly to Crystal City children in need.  Meals and snacks that are easy to prepare and kid-friendly are greatly appreciated!  Please continue to check in with this blog or on our Helping Hands Crystal City facebook page.  It's not uncommon for us to run out of specific items, and these two sites are great places for us to communicate those needs to you!

Have a great week!