Hello!
For those of you logging on to Helping Hands for the first time, welcome! Thanks to a wonderful article in the Leader, alot of people are hearing about this program and asking how they can help-and just in time! We now have 26 children enrolled in the program. January was an amazing month for donations and we were able to serve every child in the program every weekend. That brings us to next week-and our cupboards are nearly bare! Following is a list of items that we are either completely out of or almost out of, and the list is long:
Pop tarts-
Individual cereal boxes
Breakfast bars
Granola Bars
Macaroni and Cheese
Ravioli/Beefaroni/Spaghetti O's
Soup/Chili/Stew
Crackers (sleeves of ritz crackers)
Tuna
Fruit cups/apple sauce
We have enough peanut butter to send home for February, but we could use about 9 more plastic bottles of Jelly to send home.
Helping Hands accepts monetary donations in the form of cash and checks. Please make checks payable to Crystal City School and be sure to put Helping Hands in the memo of the check.
If you haven't donated in the past, or this is your first time hearing of the program, here are a few details: We really strive to send the kids home with 3 easy to prepare meals and 2 snacks for each day that they'll be away from school (Saturday/Sunday). We also try to send home a full size peanut butter and jelly at the beginning of the month, along with a sleeve of crackers. Since the program was launched, we have been able to send a bag home with all of these items for all of the kids in the program. The only way this has been possible is through donations from people in the community-thank you!
Whether you donate weekly or every once in a while, it is greatly appreciated! This blog is updated weekly to ensure that we are able to communicate the needs of the program with you, so please check back!
Donations can be dropped off at Crystal City Elementary any time the school is open. Bags are packed on Thursday afternoons and sent home on Friday.
Thank you and have a blessed week!
Friday, January 27, 2012
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Week of 1/23
Hello!
Thanks so much for answering to the call of last week's needs! At the beginning of the week, we only had one jar of peanut butter. Thanks to your donations, we were able to send every kid home with a jar of peanut better and have 10 jars left over for next month!
Following are a list of foods that we are low on or out of and are needed to complete next week's menu:
Soup
Pop Tarts
Ravioli/Beefaroni
Tuna
Ongoing needs:
Peanut Butter-we will need at least 12 more full size jars for next month
Disposable plastic shopping bags (we no longer need the reusables, bring in your extra plastic ones!)
Please have your donations to CC Elementary by Thursday so bags can be ready to go by Friday.
Thank you!
Thanks so much for answering to the call of last week's needs! At the beginning of the week, we only had one jar of peanut butter. Thanks to your donations, we were able to send every kid home with a jar of peanut better and have 10 jars left over for next month!
Following are a list of foods that we are low on or out of and are needed to complete next week's menu:
Soup
Pop Tarts
Ravioli/Beefaroni
Tuna
Ongoing needs:
Peanut Butter-we will need at least 12 more full size jars for next month
Disposable plastic shopping bags (we no longer need the reusables, bring in your extra plastic ones!)
Please have your donations to CC Elementary by Thursday so bags can be ready to go by Friday.
Thank you!
Friday, January 13, 2012
Needs for week of 1/17
Hello!
We currently have 22 children enrolled in Helping Hands. Through donations we have received over the last several weeks, we have enough of several of the items on the menu to send home next weekend. There are a few items that are running low, and we could really use your help to ensure we have enough!
Here are the items needed for the week ending 1/20:
Peanut Butter
Jelly
Crackers
Macaroni and Cheese (individual servings or boxes)
Soup
Please drop off donations at Crystal City Elementary by Thursday, January 19.
Thank you for your donations! Have a great day!
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Update for next week
Hi!
This afternoon, we had a meeting and took inventory of the food contributed for Helping Hands and discussed moving forward with adding kids. We've decided to set a goal of adding an additional 20 kids to the program in the next couple of weeks. This is a pretty big step, as it will more than double the amount of kids receiving aid. However, the need is there, and the donations have been more than sufficient so far thanks to your support. We are grateful for what you've done, and hopeful that you'll keep it up! Each week we strive to provide a balanced menu of meals and snacks to get the kids through the weekend. Following are the items that we are beginning to run low on:
Macaroni and Cheese
Ravioli/beefaroni
Peanut Butter
Jelly
Crackers
Oatmeal
We've noticed that the price of peanut butter is really going up. If anyone is aware of a great coupon or a sale on peanut butter somewhere, please post it in the comments!
As previously mentioned, reusable bags are always welcome, as the kids sometimes forget to bring them back.
Thanks so much-we will keep you posted on the progress!
This afternoon, we had a meeting and took inventory of the food contributed for Helping Hands and discussed moving forward with adding kids. We've decided to set a goal of adding an additional 20 kids to the program in the next couple of weeks. This is a pretty big step, as it will more than double the amount of kids receiving aid. However, the need is there, and the donations have been more than sufficient so far thanks to your support. We are grateful for what you've done, and hopeful that you'll keep it up! Each week we strive to provide a balanced menu of meals and snacks to get the kids through the weekend. Following are the items that we are beginning to run low on:
Macaroni and Cheese
Ravioli/beefaroni
Peanut Butter
Jelly
Crackers
Oatmeal
We've noticed that the price of peanut butter is really going up. If anyone is aware of a great coupon or a sale on peanut butter somewhere, please post it in the comments!
As previously mentioned, reusable bags are always welcome, as the kids sometimes forget to bring them back.
Thanks so much-we will keep you posted on the progress!
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
2012!!
Happy New Year!
We hope you all had an amazing Christmas with your families and friends, and are already off to a great start in 2012!
Just as we mentioned in the last post, we are adding children to Helping Hands in 2012. We are confident that the community will continue to provide! We have everything we need for this week, however if you're shopping this week and want to pick some things up, we will definitely need them in the near future and can store them at the school. Some of the basics that always go home are: granola bars, ravioli, soup, beefaroni, peanut butter and crackers. Small reusable bags are always very welcome, as sometimes the kids forget to bring theirs back after the weekend!
Thanks so much for everything, and please check back each week for specifics on what we need to complete each week's menu!
We hope you all had an amazing Christmas with your families and friends, and are already off to a great start in 2012!
Just as we mentioned in the last post, we are adding children to Helping Hands in 2012. We are confident that the community will continue to provide! We have everything we need for this week, however if you're shopping this week and want to pick some things up, we will definitely need them in the near future and can store them at the school. Some of the basics that always go home are: granola bars, ravioli, soup, beefaroni, peanut butter and crackers. Small reusable bags are always very welcome, as sometimes the kids forget to bring theirs back after the weekend!
Thanks so much for everything, and please check back each week for specifics on what we need to complete each week's menu!
Friday, December 16, 2011
Merry Christmas!!
We are so thankful to all of you who have taken the time to read about the needs of Crystal City children each and every week. Your thoughtfulness and willingness to step up and contribute to Helping Hands has given these kids the confidence and security of knowing that they will be properly nourished each weekend! God has truly blessed this community with wonderful people who are willing to share what they have with those who have nothing. Because of the response we have seen directly from the people of
Crystal City, we are confident that we can increase the number of
children we are able to serve in 2012.
A lot of deliveries were made this week and, as a result, we have all we need for next week. We can't thank you enough! Amazing! As you gather with friends and family in the coming weeks to celebrate Christmas, please remember Helping Hands and the children it serves in your prayers.
Merry Christmas and may God bless you and your families this Holiday season!
A lot of deliveries were made this week and, as a result, we have all we need for next week. We can't thank you enough! Amazing! As you gather with friends and family in the coming weeks to celebrate Christmas, please remember Helping Hands and the children it serves in your prayers.
Merry Christmas and may God bless you and your families this Holiday season!
Monday, December 12, 2011
Week of December 12
Hello!
Following is an update for this week and next week. Currently, we are still at 17 kids. This week's items need to be in by Thursday, and next week's by Tuesday so that we can send the kids home with everything they need. We have quite a bit more room for storing donations as of this week, so feel free to bring in all of your donations for the two weeks at once if you'd like! It's so exciting to see the people of Crystal City come through for this program week after week! Thank you!
Week of Dec 12:
cans of Chili
fruit cups
Sleeves of Crackers
Apples/Oranges
Cans of Beefaroni
Cereal Boxes
Week of Dec 19:
Pop Tarts
Granola Bars
Mac n Cheese
Pudding
Cereal boxes
Apples/Oranges
Soup
Ravioli
*For the week of December 19, we would like to send home some additional, light-weight snacks. Since the kids are carrying the food home themselves, it's not feasible to send them home with two weeks worth of food. However, we will be including additional snacks such as cracker packs, fruit snacks, or anything else you can think of that is kid-friendly and also light-weight. Thank you!
Following is an update for this week and next week. Currently, we are still at 17 kids. This week's items need to be in by Thursday, and next week's by Tuesday so that we can send the kids home with everything they need. We have quite a bit more room for storing donations as of this week, so feel free to bring in all of your donations for the two weeks at once if you'd like! It's so exciting to see the people of Crystal City come through for this program week after week! Thank you!
Week of Dec 12:
cans of Chili
fruit cups
Sleeves of Crackers
Apples/Oranges
Cans of Beefaroni
Cereal Boxes
Week of Dec 19:
Pop Tarts
Granola Bars
Mac n Cheese
Pudding
Cereal boxes
Apples/Oranges
Soup
Ravioli
*For the week of December 19, we would like to send home some additional, light-weight snacks. Since the kids are carrying the food home themselves, it's not feasible to send them home with two weeks worth of food. However, we will be including additional snacks such as cracker packs, fruit snacks, or anything else you can think of that is kid-friendly and also light-weight. Thank you!
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