Every child maTters

The act of giving is the heart of happiness and community.
“Pure and undefiled religion before God the Father is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself in stained from the world”. James 1:27

Over the last few weeks second grade collected jeans and and board games to donate to a local non-profit in our community. For the Sake of One’s mission statement reads: To share God’s love with local children and families by providing emotional, physical and spiritual support while serving as a hub to connect, equip, and empower all stakeholders in the child welfare community.
For the Sake of One started as a small group of people in a living room wanting to help solve the foster care problem in this area, and has grown into a stand alone non-profit helping the foster care community in Southwest Arkansas and Northeast Texas. When the opportunity arose to fulfill a need, second grade jump into action and collected 25 board games to be used in the FSO supervised visitation rooms. More than 50 pairs of children’s jeans were collected for the Blessing Boutique, a store where families can shop for their children’s clothing for free.

As part of the community service project second grade gave the FSO flower beds an upgrade. Students worked diligently for over three hours picking weeds, digging holes, planting flowers, spreading topsoil, and layering mulch. The final result was a total transformation!

Angela Coston, founder and executive director of FSO gave a tour of the building and explained how donations will be used. Second grade was able to see their collective efforts in a very concrete way.

Thank you Angela for allowing SJDS to partner with you and bring happiness to our community. This project will not be soon forgotten.