If you are like me, you’ve spent the better part of the month of August preparing kids to go back to school. There’s no shortage of things to do. There are school supplies to buy, new schedules to learn, lunches to pack, carpools to work out and — for my two daughters at least — new uniforms to procure. In searching for the best deals, I’ve come to know (and become wildly ecstatic at the sight of) a new acronym: BOGO.
Of course, this acronym means “buy one, get one” and usually stores offer these deals during busy shopping seasons like the back-to-school season. Some are buy one, get one free. More often, I find, the deals are buy one, get one half off.
Today I’d like to challenge you to consider a new meaning for BOGO: Buy One, Give One.
In Need of School Kits
Lutheran World Relief is currently in need of School Kits to send to children living in poverty around the world. These Kits contain simple items – pencils, erasers, notebooks, a backpack – that can make a huge difference in a child’s ability to go to school.
Children who received school kits line up to show them off outside a primary school in the Philippines. LWR is currently in need of additional School Kits to send around the world.
After Typhoon Haiyan struck the Philippines, LWR sent School Kits as part of our emergency response. In post-disaster situations, School Kits can be especially helpful because parents are devoting every available resource to providing basic needs and recovery. Providing School Kits is a way we can help children continue to go to school and help ease some of their families’ financial burdens.
Rochimlyn, Grade 5, looks through her School Kit from LWR.
Buy One, Give One
I know many of you have done the bulk of your back-to-school shopping, but while things are still on sale, encourage your congregation to hold a School Kit collection and assembly. Then, while you’re out picking up those last few items, buy one and give one to a child in need.
Thank you for your support, prayers and caring for people in need around the world.
Learn more about LWR School Kits
To learn more about what goes into LWR School Kits and how to set up an assembly, check our website. And click here to read about all the places School Kits go. If you have any questions, give us a call! We’re happy to help.