Running July 1 – August 9
Once again, we will be collecting school supplies and funds for school uniforms to help Detroit area youth start the year supported and prepared. Financially strapped families often struggle with how they will be able to purchase all the necessary supplies in time for the start of school. Children of financially struggling families have many hurdles to overcome. Working hard and staying in school offers them hope for a better future. The GPMC school supply drive can help ensure that all kids have the same opportunities to start the school year ready. “You can help a child succeed this year!”.
There are two ways to help this year:
1. Pick up basic school supplies (duotang folders, pencils, pencil boxes, crayons, markers, colored pencils, glue sticks, dry erase markers, tissues, hand sanitizer). You can bring the school supplies back to church and place them in the coat room or the outdoor school supplies basket between July 1 – August 9.
2. If you would prefer to donate money toward the purchase of a uniform (Every $35 dollars = 1 pair of pants and 2 polo shirts), please clearly mark the envelope or check memo with “for school uniforms” or use the online donation portal. The Outreach council will do a mass purchase of various uniform sizes and we will bless everything collected toward the end of August and get them in the hands of children for the first day of school.