A local church has made a wonderfully generous donation to a local elementary school, opting to purchase academic supplies for every single student that due to attend.
Parkview Mennonite Church in Hillsboro, Kansas, will cover the costs of every child enrolled in Hillsboro Elementary School (USD 410) grades K through fifth grade this year.
The idea came about after local resident and churchgoer, Tami Driggers, spotted a Facebook post which featured a story of a church supplying a local school with much-needed educational resources. “After leaving the store and being in a bit of a shock over how much supplies cost for my kids, I realized what a blessing it would be if a church could do that for Hillsboro,” Driggers told Hillsboro Free Press. “Then I thought ‘why not Parkview?’”
Another of the women involved in organizing the scheme, Linda Dyck, said that she was sure her church would be keen to step up and assist the local community.
“A lot of times nowadays, moms and dads work just to make ends meet. It’s hard,” Dyck explained. “Then with school, you’ve got clothes, glasses, shoes, food and then hundreds of dollars of schools supplies to think of. So I think that Parkview as a Church should be a blessing to people.”
So, after a quick conversation with the church elders, it was decided — the church would make a generous financial…
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