[Magdalen] pencils

[ME Michaud]

Every year one of our local churches outfits all its children with
backpacks containing all the school supplies the school requests.

We all get involved with this. Shopping lists are distributed in advance.
And we include snacks.

The backpacks are blessed and handed out in church.

Extra children come for that service, and we're glad to see them.
-M

On Tuesday, September 8, 2015, Roger Stokes <roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com>
wrote:
>
> If the local council funds the school then I reckon they should supply
> these basic things out of the school budget.  Not to do so discriminates
> against those kids whose parents can't afford what can add up to a
> significant sum out of the weekly budget.
>
>