Project: TO MY FRIEND
Children Helping Children of the Storm
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS: What is Project: TO MY FRIEND?
Who Should Pack A Sack?
What to Pack in Your Sack?
(Please don't include cash, candy, scissors, or liquid goods.) Don't forget to staple the bag shut so it doesn't spill. What to Put In Your Note of Encouragement? The following are two samples. The first is a sample from a public school student, and the second is a sample from a student from the community of faith.
What is Self-Addressed Stationary?
How to Mark Your Sack?
Where to Send Your Sack?
How Much Of A Contribution to Include?
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WELCOME! Manners of the Heart Community Fund, a nonprofit organization leading the way into public schools to teach manners, respect and values and based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, announces the 'To My Friend' Project, an opportunity for children to reach out to those children displaced or affected by Hurricane Katrina.
Jill Rigby, the organization's director is asking elementary school children to fill a lunch sack with essential items such as a toothbrush, toothpaste, comb, pencils, erasers, stickers, glue sticks and crayons with a note of encouragement as well as a self-addressed, stamped stationary so the receiving child can write a 'Thank-You' note to send in return.
Rigby says, "The children of the storm are wounded and right now, they need a young friend to help them know that someone cares. Otherwise, we are going to see a generation of children so damaged they grow up to become adults who are bitter at the world." If you are from the public schools, Jill suggests each letter express concern, care and friendship. If you are from the community of faith, Jill suggests each letter contain Scripture and prayer. Rigby shares, "One of the objectives of Manners of the Heart is to give children opportunities to experience how good it feels to serve others. We're building self-respect in our children, which is much more important than self-esteem. Self-respect comes from serving others, not self." She suggests, "This project is a rewarding activity for families, homeschoolers, public and private school classrooms, and Sunday School classes."
The participating children should be instructed they are helping a friend get ready for school. They should be told, "These bags are for kids who were in Hurricane Katrina and had to leave their homes and friends behind. Many of these kids have to go to a new school and because they've lost everything, they need pencils and supplies to help them get ready." Rigby asks that each lunch bag include the suggested supplies, a child's letter of encouragement addressed to "To my friend," as well as the self-addressed stationary for the hoped-for thank-you note. Write 'boy' or 'girl.' on the outside of each bag. Each bag should be stapled shut to prevent spillage. Please do not include cash, candy, scissors or liquid goods.
Send the bags and/or monetary donations to: Manners of the Heart Community Fund To contact us: info@mannersoftheheart.org
These lunch bags will be hand delivered to displaced children in shelters across the affected areas.
This is a joint-project of both Manners of the Heart and AWSA (Advanced Writers and Speakers Association) of which Rigby is a member as well as Right to the Heart of Women and Character of the Heart.
Miss Jill and Wilbur with school kids.
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