Dozens of church members and friends provide double the school supplies from 2022! 

Last summer Pastor Albers and Debra were looking for a way to help our school families begin the new year. At the last minute, in mid-July, they spread the word about buying school supplies and making them available to school families at the Back to the Nest Info Night held annually at the end of July. People responded and many children received school supplies for last school year.

This year, St. John’s members responded with even more generosity, so much so that piles of school supplies were gathered on tables in the cafeteria as families came to our Back to the Next Info Night on Tuesday, July 25. Dozens of boxes of Crayons, dozens and dozens of erasers, piles of pencils, and several dozen backpacks meant that the start of a new school year will be easier on many families.

Next year Pastor and Debra hope once again to DOUBLE the number of supplies provided, so that even more families can get assistance with making a strong beginning to their school year.

We did have an addition $300 or so of cash donations that Pastor Albers will make available to the school office and teachers who may require some additional supplies for their classrooms and provide for items that may be missing once the school year gets underway.