A friend of mine sent this to me today and I thought it would be of interest to all of you too. Please pass it on!
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Kids of the Hurricane- WE GOT YOUR BACK!
The kids hit by the hurricane need to feel some sense of hope and a way to
succeed.
The goal: Operation- WE GOT YOUR BACK! Let the kids know someone does
care.
My suggestion: Fill ONE backpack with the following-
pencils #2, markers, crayons, glue sticks,
notebooks, lined paper, tissues, pocket folders,
&nbs! p; kid safe scissors, a paperback picture book,
floss, a toothbrush and a small toy or stickers. No Food please.
Mail to: Harris County Department of Education
6300 Irvington
Houston ,Texas 77022
Marked - Education Relief
They are in charge of coordinating the educational needs of the kids stuck
in shelters including the Superdome. And they will distribute educational
supplies to the evacuees as well as signing kids up for school. Even if you
cannot fill a backpack, please send supplies. The teachers will thank you.
PLEASE PASS THIS ON!
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That's great, Roz! I'm glad someone has finally brought up the fact that kids are still in school, even with this tragedy. My students are donating money towards supplies for any new students we may receive. They feel good that they can do something for those who have nothing.
Posted by: Dee | September 05, 2005 at 07:02 PM
Roz, Thanks for this. I sent it out to my teacher friends for their schools to participate!
blessings.
Laura
Posted by: laura | September 05, 2005 at 07:23 PM
Thanks you guys for helping spread the word. I'm not sure who started the thread but it's a great idea isn't it!
Posted by: roz | September 05, 2005 at 07:28 PM
Thanks so much Roz! This is great. I plan to have our youth group work on this along with our church school families.
Posted by: Ginger*:) | September 06, 2005 at 05:33 AM
Roz, thanks so much for sharing this!
Posted by: Giao | September 07, 2005 at 09:14 PM