Help a Child Go Back to School with Operation Blessing
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Assemble a Pencil Case Kit for a Child for the Price of Two Coffees
You are invited to get your family, friends, clubs and church groups involved and put together Pencil Case Kits as part of Operation Blessing's Pencil Case Kit project.
Building Exitement & Confidence
Crossing the dirt floor, a child approached the makeshift desk and proudly showed the teacher a filled pencil case. A caring stranger had sent essential school supplies including pencils, crayons, glue stick, and scissors. The excited student was ready to begin the new school year!
Whether 1 child or 100, you can equip children with the confidence they need to walk into the classroom on the first day of school, by sending a Pencil Case Kit.
Price of Confidence
The estimated cost of putting one pencil case kit together is $6 USD, or about the price of two specialty coffee drinks.
This seems to be a small price to pay for a to child walk confidently into school.
How to Put a Pencil Case Together
Help a Child Go Back to School
Send a disadvantaged child back to the classroom with his or her own Pencil Case Kit. The kit is a small collection of basic supplies you put together and send to Operation Blessing for distribution to children in need.The estimated cost to assemble one pencil case kit is approximately $6 USD, the price of two specialty coffee drinks. (Plus shipping)
1. Purchase the following items:
- 1 pencil case (transparent)
1 pack of crayons (8 colors)
1 pack of color pencils (12 colors)
1 pack of #2 pencils (5 pencils)
1 pack of glue sticks (2 glue sticks)
1 pack of erasers
1 pair of scissors (child friendly)
1 pencil sharpener
2. Place all items neatly into the pencil case.
3. Complete the form available on their website or at this link.
- Print form and enclose it in an envelope with $4 to help cover the cost of shipping and handling. Send checks or money orders only.
Do not place envelope inside pencil case.
If you are sending in more than one pencil case kit, you only need to complete one form and one check or money order for the total amount (i.e. send in five kits = $20 for shipping and handling).
4. Mail pencil case kit and envelope to:
- Operation Blessing
Pencil Case Kit
CSB 322
977 Centerville Turnpike
Virginia Beach, VA 23463
For More Information on the Pencil Case Project visit Operation Blessing:
http://www.ob.org/programs/bless_a_child/projects/pencilcase_project.asp
Photo Source: Vinicio Capossela. Caffè. Royalty Free Use.
Pencil Case Kit Project
Everything about Operation Blessings' Pencil Case Project
Ooooh, look at what I have!
From grateful recipient
From grateful recipient
- Pencil Case Kit Project
- This year, we invite you, your family, friends as well as clubs and church groups to become involved with a new element of BTS called the Pencil Case Kit project! It's so simple and inexpensive to make a child happy!
- Excited Children Receive Pencil Case Kits - Operation Blessing International
- A collection of quotes from grateful recipients of the Pencil Case Kits. Read the enthusiastic words from happy children.
A Good Way to Teach Children to Give Back
Teaching Your Child about Charity Work
My own daughter's (7 and 5) will be starting back to school next week. I realized that this is a great project for them to learn how to give back to other children, because it is something that they can relate to.
I will be helping my girls to assemble several Pencil Case Kits for Operation Blessing and getting them in the mail this weekend.
I will be helping my girls to assemble several Pencil Case Kits for Operation Blessing and getting them in the mail this weekend.
Pencil Case Kits for less than $6.00 - That Was Easy
Shopping Back to School Sales Reduces Costs
With a bit of careful shopping and comparing prices I purchased all of the eight items at Staples and Walmart. Both stores offered some excellent prices.I took advantage of the lower prices on Back to School items, so was able to price our Pencil Case Kits at a little less than $6.00 (about 5.30).
I am hoping to send out at least 6 - 8 Pencil Case Kits by this weekend. I will keep you posted.
Photo: Staples. Easy Button.
Updates on Our Giving Efforts
10 Pencil Case Kits - Mailed off to a Good Cause
This week, with the the help of my two daughters, we assembled 10 Pencil Case Kits and shipped them off to Operation Blessing.Both girls helped in putting together the kits. My youngest happily assembled the kits "for the children in Africa, so they will have nice stuff." She also said that she was glad that she has a mom that lets them do stuff like this.
These entirely non-prompted remark is a good reminder for me that when I wonder if I am doing a good job raising my girls, I can answer that I am.
FYI: The shipping costs by USPS was a bit more than I'd anticipated (I should have used a specific postal box), but I figure it was for a good cause.
More than 50,000 Children Helped Last Year
Scope of Operation Blessing's Outreach Programs
There are countless numbers of parents in the United States as well as in developing countries struggling to provide basic shelter, food, and clothing.They are often unable to purchase both the required uniforms and needed supplies for their school-aged children.
Last year, through Operation Blessing's outreach programs for children more than 53,400 school-aged children received clothes and school supplies around the world.
You can read about Katerina (pictured in the photo) and her family's story in the March 2007 issue of Blessing.
Operation Blessing - A Four Star Charity
Determined by Charity Navigator
Operation Blessing has been awarded a four start rating by Charity Navigator, America's premier charity evaluator.Four stars is the highest rating possible for a charity.
A Special Thanks to Karen at the Benevolent Planet
Raising Awareness of Issue
I learned about the Pencil Case Kit Project from Karen Jones of the Benevolent Planet.Each month, Karen sends out her Monthly e-news from Benevolent Planet on "Waking Up on the Planet."
The Pencil Case Kit Project was listed as one of the Occasions for Altruism in celebration of August being National Back to School Month.
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- ShawnsBidness ShawnsBidness Aug 26, 2007 @ 1:03 am
- What a wonderful idea! This is a great opportunity to teach children about giving back. 5 STARS!
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- KimGiancaterino KimGiancaterino Aug 24, 2007 @ 10:26 pm
- This is a great idea. I think my teenage step-son will want to do this. Thank you! ~ Kim
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