2023: BackPacks for Liberia
Lear about our partnership with the UMC in Liberia |
This year’s Hand-On Mission project for the Three Rivers District is “Backpacks for Liberia.”
The school kits will equip some of the 16,000 students who attend United Methodist Schools in Liberia and Guinea to learn and grow. These school supplies help keep the sometimes prohibitive cost of school supplies from keeping young persons from pursuing their education. The district goal is 400 backpacks. To do our part to help, FUMC has set a goal of 40 backpacks. To help reach our Goal the outreach team is ordering supplies in bulk. This means we can purchase all the supplies including the backpack and shipping for $22.50. If you were to buy the supples individually you could expect to pay at least $40. We would love for each person or family to sponsor one backpack with a $22.50 gift, or perhaps half a backpack for $11. If you would prefer to purchase the backpack and supplies yourself you are more than welcome to do so (the Packing List can be found below), but you can also make a donation marked "BACKPACKS" and that money will be used for our bulk purchase. If we can raise $900, we could meet our goal of 40 backpacks. UPDATE: we have already exceeded our goal as of April 23! We are at 80 backpacks!! Pastor Gary is wondering in the next week - - do you think we can raise enough for 100 back packs? Together, as a connected church we can join with others to help our brothers and sisters in Liberia! You donate online here, just look for Please turn in donations (or completed Backpacks) by Sunday, April 30. |
Liberia?
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The Republic of Liberia began as a colony of America, set up for the repatriation of people of color to return to Africa in hopes of finding greater freedom than they could have in the United States. Liberia declared its independence from the US in 1847.
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Packing your own Backpack
Please place the following items into a new Backpack:
Please remove all price tags, and place all items in the backpack. Do not add extra items, make substitutions, or provide larger quantities than requested.
Please include $5 to cover the shipping costs (a check can be written to First Church with the memo "Backpacks").
- 1 12” ruler
- 2 boxes chalk (not sidewalk chalk)
- 1 compass for math
- 1 protractor
- 1 10-12 pk. pens (blue or black)
- 1 10-12 pk. pencils
- 1 pk. erasers
- 2 pencil sharpeners
- 3 spiral notebooks (70 ct.)
- 1 small Bible
Please remove all price tags, and place all items in the backpack. Do not add extra items, make substitutions, or provide larger quantities than requested.
Please include $5 to cover the shipping costs (a check can be written to First Church with the memo "Backpacks").
