Adopt A School

Since we are a homeschooling family, I have never paid much thought to the Box Tops program.

But this year I started doing a food ministry at the local elementary school and since then I have realized that even if we aren't "going to school" it should still be an area that we remember. Not every child has the opportunity to be home educated. And it should be everyone's concern if the schools that teach the children who will grow up to run this country one day are in need.

I would challenge you to adopt a school. Maybe in your neighborhood or a neighborhood that is more needy. You never need to go to the school at all. All you need to do is go to the Box Tops site and enter some basic information to find out if the school near you is participating, or to find a participating school. Once you've completed this step you'll be ready to clip the Box Tops and stick them in an envelope. After you have found a school, you can either go and drop them off in the office or mail them in.

I promise you the school will love to get these. Especially if they are in a low income area. It may not seem like much but these schools in particular are very grateful for every cent. And what a wonderful way to teach your kids to care about the needs of their peers. You could even use the time to pray for the school, the teachers, and the students before sending the envelope full of blessings and prayers to the school. Blessing the local public school like this works for me, and could work for you too.