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Fill a Pencil Pouch for a Refugee Child

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St. Mark’s Refugee Committee invites you to participate with us in filling soft pencil pouches with a few simple items for students from newcomer families. We are partnering with Solutions for Hometown Connections, a non-profit focusing on language skills and education for new arrivals.

You can either buy a pouch or take one from the desk in the entry all and fill it with items for school:

  •   Soft-sided pencil pouch with zipper
  •  One pair of blunt scissors
  •  3-5 new sharpened pencils
  • Eraser – block size
  • One pocket pack of tissues
  • One small hand sanitizer

To make this a little more personal, you can also draw a picture or write a brief encouraging message for a young student and include it in the pouch. Please return the filled pouch to St. Mark’s by August 18 as they will be distributed later that week with school uniforms and other school supplies. There will be a receptacle in the Entry Hall.

Contact: Karen Getman / Kim Bayliss

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