Just wanted to update with where we are today.
What we need by tomorrow:
10 Peanut Butter
11 Jelly
9 Sleeves Ritz Crackers
22 Individual bags of Cheez Its
24 Apples, Pears or Oranges
What we need by April 4:
24 Breakfast Bars
12 Cans of Soup
21 Cans of Ravioli
9 envelopes of Easy Mac
24 Cans of Corn
12 boxes of Raisins
24 Applesauce
1 Peanut Butter Cracker
24 Pudding Cups
24 Apples, Pears or Oranges
Our people must learn to devote themselves to doing what is good, in order to provide for urgent needs and not live unproductive lives. Titus 3:14
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Fourth Quarter Stuff
Hi Everyone!
I hope that everyone is enjoying spring break! We could not have asked for better weather at all! There are a couple of important things that I wanted to mention in this post so be sure to read all the way to the end!
We have one more quarter to complete this school year and I am so excited at how this year has gone! Week after week I have been so moved by the provision of Christ and the generosity of the community!!! If you have donated your time, funds, efforts, or prayers, I would like to invite you to join us to celebrate and fellowship. For now, please just save the date June 9 around lunch time. It's not going to be anything huge... just getting together for lunch, some time to see who else is involved and let the kids play. Details will follow.
Secondly, I am going to post what we need for the next two weeks as I am leaving town for a week and this will be managed by other volunteers in my absence. I have to say that it's such a sweet feeling to know that I can leave and KNOW that everything will be just fine!
What we need by March 28:
21 Peanut Butter
22 Jelly
17 Sleeves Ritz Crackers
19 Cans of Green Beans
18 Fruit Cups
4 Applesauce
22 Individual bags of Cheez Its
24 Apples, Pears or Oranges
What we need by April 4:
24 Breakfast Bars
12 Cans of Soup
21 Cans of Ravioli
9 envelopes of Easy Mac
24 Cans of Corn
12 boxes of Raisins
24 Applesauce
1 Peanut Butter Cracker
24 Pudding Cups
24 Apples, Pears or Oranges
Thanks to everyone that is playing a part!
I hope that everyone is enjoying spring break! We could not have asked for better weather at all! There are a couple of important things that I wanted to mention in this post so be sure to read all the way to the end!
We have one more quarter to complete this school year and I am so excited at how this year has gone! Week after week I have been so moved by the provision of Christ and the generosity of the community!!! If you have donated your time, funds, efforts, or prayers, I would like to invite you to join us to celebrate and fellowship. For now, please just save the date June 9 around lunch time. It's not going to be anything huge... just getting together for lunch, some time to see who else is involved and let the kids play. Details will follow.
Secondly, I am going to post what we need for the next two weeks as I am leaving town for a week and this will be managed by other volunteers in my absence. I have to say that it's such a sweet feeling to know that I can leave and KNOW that everything will be just fine!
What we need by March 28:
21 Peanut Butter
22 Jelly
17 Sleeves Ritz Crackers
19 Cans of Green Beans
18 Fruit Cups
4 Applesauce
22 Individual bags of Cheez Its
24 Apples, Pears or Oranges
What we need by April 4:
24 Breakfast Bars
12 Cans of Soup
21 Cans of Ravioli
9 envelopes of Easy Mac
24 Cans of Corn
12 boxes of Raisins
24 Applesauce
1 Peanut Butter Cracker
24 Pudding Cups
24 Apples, Pears or Oranges
Thanks to everyone that is playing a part!
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Last Donations for Third Quarter
Hi Everyone! I'm expecting this to be the last post until after spring break. We are very close to the end of the third full quarter of being able to serve the students at John Weldon and it's so exciting to hear how grateful they are every week. Mr. Marian and Mrs. Meyer recently shared that week after week the kids are excited to receive their Bear Necessities bags. As any parent can attest, a hungry child is never at his or her best but because of Bear Necessities, these kids are able to perform at their best week after week.
There are just a few things that we need for next week and to finish the spring break bags and then our kids will be covered for the weekends until almost April. The following list is what we need to receive by March 7:
As always, thank you so much to everyone who feels called to give this week and every week!
There are just a few things that we need for next week and to finish the spring break bags and then our kids will be covered for the weekends until almost April. The following list is what we need to receive by March 7:
16 cans of Ravioli
42 envelopes of easy mac
17 cans of corn
17 applesauce
19 peanut butter crackers
10 cans of tuna
18 sleeves of ritz crackers
As always, thank you so much to everyone who feels called to give this week and every week!
Monday, February 27, 2012
Moo-Mates!
I am super excited about a meeting I had this morning! I have been trying for quite a while to connect with Karen but between busy schedules and then having to walk away from the table just moments before she pulled into the parking lot because Madeline decided to have strep throat... ok, she didn't really "decide" but you know what I mean. It just seemed like everything was working against us getting together!
Karen works at Operation Food Search and coordinates the churches and volunteers that pack their backpack program in Wentzville and several other Saint Charles schools. She is super awesome and I think the meeting went long because we both have the same heart when it comes to feeding kids and providing a community with opportunities to serve. I think we could have talked and brainstormed the entire day but she had to make a deliver to a volunteer, which is good because I've got a ton of work to do before spring break! Anyway... Karen has finally received approval to donate milk to Bear Necessities on a weekly basis for our kids!!!
So, in addition to the fresh produce that our kids receive (I'm excited to say that it was THREE APPLES EACH last week!) they will also receive milk to drink! I know that I say it a lot and it's soooo cliche` but together, we really are making a difference!
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Karen works at Operation Food Search and coordinates the churches and volunteers that pack their backpack program in Wentzville and several other Saint Charles schools. She is super awesome and I think the meeting went long because we both have the same heart when it comes to feeding kids and providing a community with opportunities to serve. I think we could have talked and brainstormed the entire day but she had to make a deliver to a volunteer, which is good because I've got a ton of work to do before spring break! Anyway... Karen has finally received approval to donate milk to Bear Necessities on a weekly basis for our kids!!!
So, in addition to the fresh produce that our kids receive (I'm excited to say that it was THREE APPLES EACH last week!) they will also receive milk to drink! I know that I say it a lot and it's soooo cliche` but together, we really are making a difference!
look... our milk even has a bear on it!
Friday, February 24, 2012
Not early but not late!
Well, I posted and emailed Wednesday morning with a very long list and, as usual, everything was in for the week! Praise God! He may not show up early but he's never late! There are just a few things that we still need for the spring break weeks but not even half of what it was on Wednesday. In fact, I started this update yesterday and had to delete something from the list as it was placed in the donation box this morning! Don't forget to print this post to take with you to the store!
This is what we need for the coming week:
18 peanut butter
16 jelly (plastic containers please)
24 ritz cracker sleeves
24 easy mac envelopes
22 cans of green beans
11 fruit cups
24 applesauce
24 individual bags of cheez its
This is what we still need for Spring Break:
24 envelopes of easy mac
23 individual bags of cheez its
23 cans of tuna
12 ritz cracker sleeves
16 applesauce
Saturday, February 18, 2012
Weekly Update
Hi Everyone! I was talking with one of our awesome donors the other day and she told me that while at one of her kids' functions, she was talking about Bear Necessities and some of the other John Weldon parents had no idea 1) what Bear Necessities was and 2) that there were kids at John Weldon that would need such a service. They were truly shocked. It just reminded me (and prompted this reminder to you) that WE need to be telling people about Bear Necessities! I know that there are more kids that are hungry than the 20-30 that we feed every week. In every single school in our district there are kids that don't have enough in their homes... Can you imagine if every school had a community working together the way we are to end that hunger? Keep talking... please keep spreading the word!
Updated 2/22
Next week we are still needing several things to come in by 2/22:
Most of what we'll need to pack bags for the first week of spring break has been provided so the following is what we need for that second week:
I know it's a long list but if everyone does just a little, I know we can do it! Stretch yourself, give up a Starbucks, clean out the sofa... if we all find a few extra dollars, this list will disappear so fast!
Updated 2/22
Next week we are still needing several things to come in by 2/22:
17 individual cereal boxes
24 breakfast cereal bars
7 cans of tuna
21 sleeves of ritz crackers
9 cans of soup
11 peanut butter crackers
20 apples, oranges or pears
Most of what we'll need to pack bags for the first week of spring break has been provided so the following is what we need for that second week:
Spring Break Week 1
15 cans of chili
23 beefaroni
24 individual bags of cheez its
Spring Break Week 2
25 individual cereal boxes
24 breakfast cereal bars
24 cans of tuna
24 sleeves of ritz crackers
24 cans of soup
24 peanut butter crackers
24 easy mac envelopes
24 applesauce
I know it's a long list but if everyone does just a little, I know we can do it! Stretch yourself, give up a Starbucks, clean out the sofa... if we all find a few extra dollars, this list will disappear so fast!
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Donation Update for 2/15
Thank you so much for all the support that has come in this last week! I'm especially appreciative that we now have pre-assembled birthday bags for each student for the remainder of this year!
The following list is what we need donated by 2/15:
We still have a few things for that first week of spring break that we need. Thanks so much to those that bought stuff specifically for that list! Since we have two weeks of spring break (HOORAY!) I'll post our needs for the second week as soon as this one is complete.
The following list is what we need donated by 2/15:
20 individual boxes of cereal
18 cans of chili
20 cans of beefaroni
20 cans of beefaroni
6 easy mac envelopes or cups
13 cans of peas
22 individual bags of cheez its
25 breakfast bars
20 apples, oranges, or pear (really any fruit that isn't easily smashed)
We still have a few things for that first week of spring break that we need. Thanks so much to those that bought stuff specifically for that list! Since we have two weeks of spring break (HOORAY!) I'll post our needs for the second week as soon as this one is complete.
For one Spring Break week:
20 boxes of cereal
25 cans of chili
25 cans of beefaroni
25 envelopes of easy mac
13 cans of peas
1 juice boxes
11 applesauce
25 individual bags of cheez its
Thanks again to everyone that works together to make Bear Necessities work! There are so many families that work together for it to work and every single one of you is appreciated and necessary!!!
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