I have plans for several topics about which I would like to post, but here is an important one.
They come to us from many backgrounds and many environments, but 80% of them qualify for free and reduced lunch. For some, the only food they get every day is what they eat at school. As I drove a student home one day, she revealed to me that since her step-dad's accident, they had no groceries in the house; they couldn't afford any. They live on what they get at school and donations from her aunt's church.
With so many worries about how to survive, clothing is often not a top priority. The students shiver in class because their parents can't get them sweatshirts. They come to school in the rain without anything to keep them dry and in the winter without hats and gloves or even winter coats. Some come in wearing the same clothes every day no matter how dirty they are, because they have nothing else to wear.
Because of this, every year before winter break, we sponsor a shopping spree for our neediest kids. If you can spare even a dollar, send the money to my kids. Cash or a check; American dollars, Canadian dollars, pounds, euros, whatever - we can use your money. Checks can be made out to Lassiter Middle School, and any funds can be sent to me (Ms. Rachel Davis) courtesy of:
Lassiter Middle School
8200 Candleworth Drive
Louisville, KY 40214
Write in the note on your check or in a note in the envelope that the funds are for the "Wal-Mart Kids." My kids - Lassiter's kids - need your help.
I also accept donations via PayPal to racheldavis7 [at] gmail.com
Tell your family, tell your friends, tell whoever you want. Give them my name and the school address (give them the story and this whole post if you want). My kids need your help. Money will be accepted until the shopping spree on December 8th.
