Update and needs for 2/2

Thank you so much to everyone that donated this week!  Everything came in by Tuesday just as we needed to pack bags early for the short week.   The counselors decided to send the applications home again to make sure that we were missing some families new to John Weldon.  That means that we may add some more in the near future.  Today I received notice that we have added three new kids this week.  I went downstairs to pack three more bags and was delighted to fine exactly three of several items!  It's such a symbol to me that God knew those three kids would be added and he had provided for them before they even turned in their forms!  I love it!


For next week, we still have a few items needed by 2/2:

updated 1/30 after more kids were added

7 jars of peanut butter

1 jar of almond butter
25 envelopes of oatmeal

5 boxes of ritz crackers
25 Cereal Breakfast Bars

2 envelopes of easy mac
1 individual bag of cheez its

10 apples

Have a blessed rest of the week and weekend!

Climbing mountains, donation status and the next couple of weeks

I remember a few weeks ago telling someone that it had been my experience that donations tended to be less in the  months after Christmas.  Really, it sadly shows how messed up our view of Christmas is; spend tons of money on things that are not necessary and then spend months "making up" the difference by not giving to charities who provide necessities for others.  Don't get me wrong, I'm just as temped as the next person to make sure my kids have a mountain of gifts on Christmas morning that to get to the top one might need a climbing harness, rope and whatever other gear climbers use to not die when they're on the face of a cliff but if it causes me to not be able to give in January, to not help in providing for the needs of others, then what have I taught my kids?  Alas, I have digressed from my original point...


As I said, it HAD been my experience in the past that giving is less in January but that has not been true for Bear Necessities!!!  Each week we have met the needs of the students enrolled and provided each with weekend meals!  So often people comment to me about the amount of work that I put into Bear Necessities and each time I tell them tell them three things that I believe with all my heart:  it's God who provides, it is the volunteers and donors that make it work and I am blessed SOOOO MUCH MORE than I work when it comes to Bear Necessities! So, thank you for being a part of what makes this awesome thing work!


Next week the kids don't have school on Friday.  That means that we need all the food by Tuesday evening (or before I wake up Wednesday morning for all you late night shoppers) so that the bags can be packed Wednesday after school and sent home Thursday.  Here's what we still need to fill those bags:

16 cans of tuna or salmon

6 boxes of Ritz crackers

19 cans of soup

15 envelopes of easy mac

17 cans of corn

16 fruit cups

20 pudding cups

20 apples

Updated 1/22-- We currently only need:  4 cans of tuna, 2 boxes of ritz crackers & 1 box of easy mac for this week.  The rest of the items above have been provided!

In looking at my calendar, it's getting a bit busy so I am going to go ahead and post the list that we need for the following week.  The following items need to arrive by the morning of February 2:

20 jars of peanut butter

1 jar of almond butter

21 plastic jars of jelly

7 boxes of ritz crackers

25 envelopes of easy mac

25 fruit cups

25 breakfast bars

25 apples

I'll try to update this next week so that you'll know where we stand on everything.  I also just looked at our volunteer sign up and am so excited that we have only five open spots between now and spring break!  If you haven't gotten your name on there yet and were hoping to, I wouldn't wait!  Thank you to everyone volunteering their time with their kids to pack and deliver the bags.  I am a big believer that serving with our kids will teach them more than we can imagine!


Blessings!

Donation Update for 1/19

Donation Update for 1/19


20 cans of chili
16 cans of beefaroni
20 envelopes easy mac
17 cans of peas (not small cans please)
3 juice boxes
13 bags of cheez its
20 nutragrain bars
12 apples


Thanks to everyone who had donated in 2012!  We are meeting our goal every single week! 

Donation Update for 1/12

The following list is what we'll need for next week:


12 granola bars
8 cans of soup
3 envelopes or cups of easy mac
20 peanut butter crackers
19 apples


Thanks!

Donations Needed by 1/12

Bags are packed and ready to be delivered tomorrow and as usually, we received more than we needed!  The following list is what we'll need for next week:


12 granola bars
8 cans of soup
10 cans of ravioli
9 envelopes or cups of easy mac
14 cans of corn
20 peanut butter crackers
9 pudding cups
19 apples


Thanks to everyone that has signed up to help in the next few weeks!  If you missed the link of that, here it is again:


http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0F4AAEAA22A64-volunteer

Donation Update for 1/6/2012

Donation Update for this week:


10 small individual boxes of cereal
14 peanut butter
16 jelly in plastic containers
12 envelopes of easy mac
12 cans of green beans
12 fruit cups
6 small individual cheez it bags