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During July and August, merchants run great sales with terrific bargains on school supplies, to the advantage of parents who are preparing their children for the upcoming school year.
Operation Classroom is requesting families as they stock up on these supplies, to purchase extras – for children and youth in the United Methodist Schools in Liberia and Sierra Leone. There are more than 8000 students in our 15 Operation Classroom schools, and their needs are many.
Some of the items needed are:
Some of the items needed are:
Notebooks
Pens
Pencils
Chalk
Erasers
Pencil sharpeners
Crayons
Loose-leaf notebook paper
Calculators (solar)
File Folders
Carbon paper
Soccer balls
Air pump
Pens
Pencils
Chalk
Erasers
Pencil sharpeners
Crayons
Loose-leaf notebook paper
Calculators (solar)
File Folders
Carbon paper
Soccer balls
Air pump
All supplies should be boxed and taken to the warehouse in Lapel, or contact the OC OFFICE abaout a drop off point in your area.
Persons are needed at the warehouse in Lapel to help prepare the boxes to for shipment to West Africa. If you can help, contact John Barker 765-346-0979 or lbarker36@hotmail.com or wagners@operationclassroom.org
Persons are needed at the warehouse in Lapel to help prepare the boxes to for shipment to West Africa. If you can help, contact John Barker 765-346-0979 or lbarker36@hotmail.com or wagners@operationclassroom.org
Operation Classroom announces future UMVIM team schedule
For more information or application on any of these, call or write Carolyn Wagner, ccwagner@hotmail.com P.O. Box 246, Colfax, IN 46035; ph 765.436.2805; cell 765.650.0231; fax 765.436.2954. Visit website.
• Sierra Leone
o Nov 23-Dec 5, 2011: Construction and Maintenance – Kissy Hospital; Bob Stoner, team leader
o Jan 24-28, 2012: Medical team – Kissy Hospital
o Jan 28-Feb 11, 2012: Medical team – Kissy Hospital; Don Griffith and Sue Phillips, team leaders
o Jan 28-Feb 11, 2012: Primary education seminar – Kissy Hospital; Marilyn Griffith and Amy Zent, team leaders
o April 21-May 5, 2012: Renovation of Girls' Dormitory at Taiama; Mary Tinley, co- leader
o June 22-July 9, 2012: Construction team to Baoma; Kay Hess, team leader
o Nov 22-Dec 6, 2012: Construction and Maintenance – Kissy Hospital; Bob Stoner, team leader
o Other teams may be scheduled for Koidu, Bo, Albert Academy or Fakunya
• Liberia
o July 11-27, 2012: VBS Ganta; team leader TBA; unique opportunity for 3-5 people
o July 5-23, 2012: Teachers Training Seminar; team leader TBA; 2-4 people needed
o Oct 5-22, 2012: Project and place TBA; Lamar and Kay Zeigler, team leaders
o Other teams may be scheduled for Liberia.
An Operation Classroom VIM team plans to go to Sierra Leone October 28 to November 11. The major focus of the team will be to work at the Kissy General Hospital and the Urban Primary School (Brown school).
Rick Chandler of Carmel is the team leader. For more information contact Rick at rick.chandler@att.net or ccwagner@hotmail.com
OPERATION CLASSROOM PACKING PARTY in JULY
The UMC affinity churches supporting Operation Classroom/WPL Brumskine School in Liberia held a Packing Party on Sunday, July 17th at St. Marks United Methodist Church. We had 38 workers from 7 churches and packed 75 boxes to send to Liberia. St. Marks UMC was a great host church and their youth group was very helpful. Liz Rix does a great job coordinating mission efforts at St. Marks.
We packed 106 Elementary YES Kits, 143 High School YES Kits, 34 Health Kits, teacher supplies, library books and bibles. Lamar Ziegler, Bob Evans and Guy Barger from Emmanuel UMC transported the boxes to Lapel for storage. John Barker keeps the warehouse organized and coordinates shipments to Liberia and Sierra Leone. A container was shipped to each, Liberia and Sierra Leone, this spring.
We are very short of all YES kits supplies. We continue to need "dual-powered" (solar and battery) calculators, blunt scissors, erasers (pencil-top or hand-held), crayons (24 count) and rulers. Family Dollars often has "dual-powered" calculators, scissors and religious activity/coloring books for $1 each. We appreciate those sewing YES kit bags for our school kits. We can also use teachers supplies: colored pencils, markers, construction paper, glue, Bible coloring or activity books, dustless chalk, attendance book, etc.
All Health Kit items are needed, especially towels, toothpaste, aspirin and shampoo. Health kits also include nail files or fingernail clippers, a bottle vitamins, light blanket and/or sheet, bath size bar of soap, wash cloth, and toothbrush.
Our next packing party is scheduled on October 23, 2011 at Faith UMC (9031 E 16th St, Indpls, IN 46229). The packing party generally lasts from 2 - 4 pm on that Sunday afternoon. Please join us at the party with refreshments provided.
Tom Tillett, 12605 Royce Ct., Carmel 46033 (317-844-9150) Mona Morgan, 398 Ironwood Drive, Carmel 46033 (317-844-3759)
"May the Lord bless you and guide your steps daily."
The next 2011 OC packing party for the PWL Brumskine School (Liberia) will be held at Faith UMC on October 23 in the fellowship hall (9031 E 16th St, Indpls, IN 46229), 2-4 pm.
Operation Classroom newsletter for April 2011.
Operation Classroom VBS needs can be found here.
News from the Brumskine School, Aug 2011 can be found here