Bags of Hope 2010

Celebration day was held August 7 in Lake Providence .

In a real community effort, approximately 1300 book bags went to students in need in Lake Providence--virtually every public school student in the parish. 918 bags were personally handed to students on Saturday who came to the Lake Providence High School cafeteria in steady streams.

Once again this year, there was tremendous local support in raising funds and giving of volunteer hours.The local committee in Lake Providence assured there were representatives from each school to welcome the children and offer encouragement for a new school year.

New this year was the book table where students were encouraged to select high interest reading material to take home with them. These books were donated largely from Stephanie Vance's home church in Alabama.

Financial support and volunteer hours came from churches all over Louisiana. Present for the weekend included folks from Broadmoor-Baton Rouge, Bridegwater-Madisonville, Emmanuel-Alexandria, First-Shreveport, and Haynes Ave-Shreveport.

At the end of the morning the remaining bags and supplies went to faculty members of each school to complete the distribution as school starts. Other bags and supplies will soon be sent to Tensas parish.Once again Fellowship people walked along side local friends to be the Presence of Christ.
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