- Location
- Nashville, TN
My church does a yearly mission project that is specifically for the students of Harlan County. Please read below for the description of the project:
Project Joy - School Supplies and Bags for Harlan, KY. History: " Harlan is a small-town northeast of Knoxville. With the decline of the coal mining industry and the lack of other industry, Harlan residents have fallen on hard times. With the population now down to less than 32,000, almost 40% of the county's children live in poverty. Founded by Priest Lake Presbyterian Church 18 years ago, we join with them in their work by putting together learning bags with items bought by FPC Mission Committee and you. Priest Lake Presbyterian Church will distribute the supplies.
1. Books for Middle School and High School students. Consider the books your students read this past year in school or those they are expecting to read next year as you clean bookshelves this summer and prepare for the upcoming school year.
2. 300 Crossword or Word Find Puzzle Magazines to add to the Learning Bags we will assemble.
3. College and Wide Rule lose Leaf Notebook Paper (these will be sent in bulk for the teachers to use as needed).
To give you an idea of poverty - for a family of 4 - the poverty line is $24,600. That is $2,050 a month. We raised about that in one night just at the raffle.
Since Harlan County is an important part of my life, with the annual Cherokee Crawl trip, and having seen the lifestyle difference that the folks in Harlan Co live versus what I've been given, I am planning to donate some of these goods for this project.
If anyone would be interested in helping at all, if you would like to make a donation in my family paypal account - [email protected] - I will be checking the balances on September 1 and then purchasing the hard goods for delivery.
Please put "Harlan County Project Joy" in the notes so that it is easily recognized.
Thanks for your consideration.
Project Joy - School Supplies and Bags for Harlan, KY. History: " Harlan is a small-town northeast of Knoxville. With the decline of the coal mining industry and the lack of other industry, Harlan residents have fallen on hard times. With the population now down to less than 32,000, almost 40% of the county's children live in poverty. Founded by Priest Lake Presbyterian Church 18 years ago, we join with them in their work by putting together learning bags with items bought by FPC Mission Committee and you. Priest Lake Presbyterian Church will distribute the supplies.
1. Books for Middle School and High School students. Consider the books your students read this past year in school or those they are expecting to read next year as you clean bookshelves this summer and prepare for the upcoming school year.
2. 300 Crossword or Word Find Puzzle Magazines to add to the Learning Bags we will assemble.
3. College and Wide Rule lose Leaf Notebook Paper (these will be sent in bulk for the teachers to use as needed).
To give you an idea of poverty - for a family of 4 - the poverty line is $24,600. That is $2,050 a month. We raised about that in one night just at the raffle.
Since Harlan County is an important part of my life, with the annual Cherokee Crawl trip, and having seen the lifestyle difference that the folks in Harlan Co live versus what I've been given, I am planning to donate some of these goods for this project.
If anyone would be interested in helping at all, if you would like to make a donation in my family paypal account - [email protected] - I will be checking the balances on September 1 and then purchasing the hard goods for delivery.
Please put "Harlan County Project Joy" in the notes so that it is easily recognized.
Thanks for your consideration.
