Happy Martin Luther King Jr. day! In honor of MLK Jr., who stood up for the rights of others, I wanted to let you know about a charity Pinebrook is getting involved in to help others.
Comfort Cases
Comfort Cases is an organization that provides backpacks filled with comfort and essential items for foster children to call their own. On any given day, there are over 400,000 children in foster care in the United States. These children usually move from foster home to foster home with nothing more than the clothes on their back. Those that do have personal belongings are given a trash bag to keep them in. Comfort Cases wants to change that! Read more about the charity here.
Why this Charity?
The reason Pinebrook has chosen to support this charity is two-fold. One, it is close to our hearts. Our Pinebrook community has been affected by the effects of foster care so we want to help. Second, this charity allows children to get involved and experience philanthropy for themselves!
How Can You Help
Each grade level has been assigned an item to donate that will be used to pack in the backpacks for the charity. Third grade has been given blankets (think small, fleece blankets that can be rolled up and put in a backpack). These blankets MUST be new! If you would like to donate one, or more, send them in to school with your child. Then on Saturday, February 17th, your child and family is welcome to join us at school where we will all work together to pack as many backpacks as we have supplies for. This allows your child to help with the end product, feeling more connected to the charity. More details about the packing event will come closer to the date. The more supplies we collect, the more backpacks we can pack!
If you have any questions about this charity, please let me know. It is not required for students to participate, but is a nice way to introduce your child to the world of giving! I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday and don't forget to keep sending in those caps!
Mrs. Martinson
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