August is here and that means a new school year is about to begin. Totes to Go is a program that provides weekend food for students who are at risk of missing meals when school food programs aren’t available. WUUC participates by providing supplies for 15 of those students at Maywood Hills School in Bothell.
Our church has been part of the Totes program for many years. We have a list of items that we collect all through one month and deliver at the beginning of the next. So, the items we collect in August will be delivered at the beginning of September.
How does this work and how can you help? We have regular donors who bring particular items each month. We could use some more of those! Just contact me, Grace Simons. Some folks prefer to wait till late in the month and respond to my message about what we still need. Another way to support Totes is to make a financial contribution that will go to purchasing items needed to complete our list. And finally, at the end of the month, usually after our Sunday service, I could use help loading all our items into my car.
It’s well established that hungry kids don’t learn well. We can help prevent “our” kids from coming to school hungry on Monday mornings. We make a difference in their ability to learn every week!
Questions and comments? Contact John Hartman or Grace Simons, co-coordinators.