August 1, 2010
Ideas
We're helping children all month.
JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL, Columbia, Mississippi
"These are my children, away from home."
- Angela Burkett, Principal, Jefferson Middle School, Mississippi
The school has taken in many hurricane evacuees. Some children are doing well, but others are still traumatized. Their parents are stressed or depressed. Some of them travel long hours to their jobs so they can provide food for their families, and their children hardly see them.
Jefferson is a public school, but uniforms are required and many of the new students don't have them. Please send these new or gently used items:
- plain navy, brown and black belts, sizes 32-40;
- plain white or navy polo shirts, sizes large and extra-large;
- backpacks
- 1-inch 3-ring binders
Send to Principal Angela Burkett, Jefferson Middle School , 611 Owens Street, Columbia, Mississippi 39429.
OPERATION FEEL BETTER - Our Card Gallery is now OPEN.
Make a get well card for a child in the hospital. Sick children and their parents will love even a simple card. But if you want to get fancy, GO FOR IT! We're receiving beautiful cards from all over. Thank you!
If you haven't made one yet, come on! Write "Feel Better", "I love you", "Have a good day", and other happy messages. Send your cards to:
Operation Feel Better
Do One Nice Thing
149 S. Barrington Ave. #279
Los Angeles, CA 90049-3310
We'll send the cards to children's hospitals.
A soldier makes many sacrifices, and so do her children.
Military families endure long separations, but phone calls can really help. Donate a phone card through the USO.
Buy Girl Scout cookies.
Here's how to send a box to service members overseas. Mail it to:
Operation Gratitude
16444 Refugio Road
Encino, California 91436
Make some sick children happy. Do you have any old children's dvds and videos? Send them to Kidflicks, and Kidflicks will send them to hospitals.
Kidflicks/Barta
11755 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 1450
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Kidflicks@aol.com
