I can't believe it is September 1st! I swear I was just introducing
August's Comments for a Cause! But I guess it was a month ago, so it is time to wrap up my donation to
Alzheimer's Association and move onto a new cause. Last month I had 56 comments, equaling a donation of $28. Thank you to everyone that helped me rally around a
young man's lemonade stand mission!
For this month I couldn't help but think of children across the country and world going back to school. If you follow my blog, you know that our
oldest son, LP, started Pre-K this year. Going to school is fun and exciting. When LP comes home from the school bus (which is one of his favorite parts of going to school) he has no worries (
and not just because he doesn't have homework... yet at least). He gets to come home, play with his sisters, eat a nice supper, and then gets to go to sleep in a bed. But for some kids, including some of his classmates, eating a nice meal in the evenings and all weekend long is a luxury. That is why, during the month of September, I'll be
donating $0.50 for every comment made on any of my blog to the BackPack Program.
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| My son LP with his backpack ready for school |
The BackPack Program provides a sack of kid-friendly, easy-to-prepare foods to low-income elementary children on Fridays before they go home for the weekend. There is
no cost for the children, their families or their schools to participate. The contents of the backpacks vary each week, but often contain items like soup, juice, cereals, fruit cups, milk, pudding cups and snacks. The Food Bank of Iowa estimates it costs
less than $4 per sack to provide meals for these children weekly.
Does your school have a program like this? What other programs have you heard of to help low-income children? Remember to
Comment for a Cause all month long!
