Summer is nearing an end, and school is just around the corner. According to a recent article in the Chicago Tribune, “Illinois families already shell out more money for K-12 textbooks than parents anywhere else in the country, but now they face even steeper bills after the state wiped out funding for schoolbooks.”
For low-income students and their families, textbook fee waivers help, but do not go far enough to get kids the supplies they need. Have you seen a list of supplies? It’s endless – folders and notebooks, pens and pencils, markers and sketch pads, paints and crayons, calculators and dictionaries.
Last year, many of AniMeals’ supporters pitched in to help out Burmese refugee school children in St. Paul’s parish. These tireless volunteers and donors took the list of supplies and they shopped, and they shopped, and they shopped. The supplies were distributed to the students right before school started; extra supplies were given to Field Elementary School in Rogers Park for other students in need.
This year, we would like to help out the Burmese kids, who are doing great by the way, and the kids at Field School again. We are asking you to chip in what you can to get these students off to a great school year! The best part is that you don’t have to shop. Judith and Celeste, who work with the Burmese refugee children, will take care of the leg work. So, please take a moment to visit our ChipIn page or click on our PayPal link and ask your friends, family members, and colleagues to do the same!
