Operation Keep KC Kids Warm
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Children at a local elementary school in Kansas City desperately need cold weather gear. We have carefully crunched numbers and sourced wholesalers to create a winter kit for just $6 per student.
The K-6 school is comprised of 21 languages and 26 different countries. The average family is below the poverty line, some even 30% below it. These students rely on their school to provide breakfast and lunch. Many of the students' families are refugees from Africa and Asia, and for some this will be their first Midwest winter. By the end of our conversation with their assistant principal, we had learned that his students had no proper winter attire - some even using adult hoodies as winter coats. We knew we had to find a way to help.
We have decided to start this GoFundMe to ensure that each of the students at the elementary school receives a hat, gloves, and scarf to brave the winter. This is not an easy task when we hope to equip 530 students.
While 90 of the students have already been sponsored by a local business, we still have 440 students that we want to purchase items for. For only $6 you can purchase a winter gear set for one of the students. Six dollars purchases each child a fleece scarf, knit gloves, and a knit hat. It's crazy that giving up a latte or a burrito from Chipotle could make life just a little bit easier for a local child.
We are on a deadline, and there is truly no way we can accomplish this without you.
We will deliver these sets to the students on Thursday December 17th, meaning we need funds as soon as possible. With your support, we know we can make our goal!! Better yet, if we surpass our goal we will donate ALL funds to the school. There are multiple programs that would benefit from financial assistance.
We have decided to keep the name of the school anonymous to respect the privacy of the wonderful students and families that make up this great, but underfunded school.
If you have any questions or ideas of whom we can contact for donations, monetary or otherwise, please reach out to us via the comment section.
With gratitude,
Suzanne & Kadie
The K-6 school is comprised of 21 languages and 26 different countries. The average family is below the poverty line, some even 30% below it. These students rely on their school to provide breakfast and lunch. Many of the students' families are refugees from Africa and Asia, and for some this will be their first Midwest winter. By the end of our conversation with their assistant principal, we had learned that his students had no proper winter attire - some even using adult hoodies as winter coats. We knew we had to find a way to help.
We have decided to start this GoFundMe to ensure that each of the students at the elementary school receives a hat, gloves, and scarf to brave the winter. This is not an easy task when we hope to equip 530 students.
While 90 of the students have already been sponsored by a local business, we still have 440 students that we want to purchase items for. For only $6 you can purchase a winter gear set for one of the students. Six dollars purchases each child a fleece scarf, knit gloves, and a knit hat. It's crazy that giving up a latte or a burrito from Chipotle could make life just a little bit easier for a local child.
We are on a deadline, and there is truly no way we can accomplish this without you.
We will deliver these sets to the students on Thursday December 17th, meaning we need funds as soon as possible. With your support, we know we can make our goal!! Better yet, if we surpass our goal we will donate ALL funds to the school. There are multiple programs that would benefit from financial assistance.
We have decided to keep the name of the school anonymous to respect the privacy of the wonderful students and families that make up this great, but underfunded school.
If you have any questions or ideas of whom we can contact for donations, monetary or otherwise, please reach out to us via the comment section.
With gratitude,
Suzanne & Kadie
Organizer
Kadie Nugent
Organizer
Kansas City, MO
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