Love INC, Area Churches Help Over
1,000 Children With New School Clothes
For the fifth
consecutive year, Love INC’s Clothe-A-Kid for School program is
mobilizing area churches to help children in need with new school
clothes.
On Saturday, August
25, over 800 children in Rapid City and Spearfish will receive a
backpack and new clothes purchased just for them by area church
volunteers.
“The outpouring of
generosity and compassion from the whole community has been
overwhelming,” said John Ligtenberg, Love INC’s Executive Director.
“It’s wonderful to be able to help so many children prepare for
school and be ready to learn.”
On Saturday when
families come to pick up their clothes, each child will receive two
shirts, a pair of pants, a jacket and socks, underwear and a
backpack. In addition there will be a huge fair with dozens of
booths highlighting the various children and family programs offered
by area churches along with free children’s books provided by
Volunteers of America.
“It is so awesome to
see the clothing people purchased for these children,” said Lori
Rohde, the Clothe-A-Kid chairperson. “They are going to receive some
beautiful clothes to start off the school year.”
Earlier this month,
Love INC coordinated church volunteers who went shopping one-on-one
with 100 middle schools students at the Rushmore Mall. In September
an estimated 200 additional children will receive help with school
clothes.
Most of the families
that participate in this program were identified through working
closely with area schools and agencies. According to the Census
Bureau over 2,400 children in just the Rapid City School District
are living below the poverty level.
About Love INC of
the Black Hills
Love INC, or Love
in the Name of Christ, started in 2001 as a strategy to help
churches help people in need. Through participating churches Love
INC coordinates people, resources and programs to help those in
need. Learn more about Love INC at their website:
www.loveinconline.com.
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RAPID CITY EVENT
Clothe-A-Kid for School & Children’s
Ministry Fair
Rushmore Plaza Civic Center, Rushmore
Hall
Saturday, August 25, 2007, 9:00 AM to
2:00 PM
SPEARFISH EVENT
Clothe-A-Kid for School & Children’s
Ministry Fair
