Have you ever wondered where your donations go ?
We are excited to bring you an update on our Backpack Donation Drive held earlier this year. Most of the time when you donate items to a good cause, you can only image where they ended up or who possibly received them. Well this time, I had the extreme pleasure of actually helping kids choose the donations YOU all helped provide!
With the enormous generosity of the xHope Organization, underserved children were invited to come by and "shop" for a new backpack filled with school supplies. Along with that, they also were able to pick out new shoes, socks, an outfit, hygiene kits made for their age, and a summertime bag filled with a beach towel, water goggles and other summer items. Each family arrived at their scheduled time so that they receive individual attention. Each child partnered with a volunteer to help them select all of their choices from the donated items. I was lucky enough to be able to volunteer and help the kids select which items they would like to take home. The kids were very excited by the experience and overjoyed at the end with all the new items they each got to take home and call theirs. To wrap up their positive experience, they were treated to an otter pop while they showed off their new stuff. This month xHope Missions served over 120 kids for this back to school event.
Thank you all who donated. You created smiles on children faces and gave them the opportunity to start this school year off with the supplies they need. BUILD would like to give a BIG shout-out to the xHope Organization for caring for the needs of children who need it the most!
See more on the xHope Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/reel/245292901597163.
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