Our July Phoenix Rescue Mission Back to School Supply Drive was a huge success! Thanks for your participation and support of this ministry partner. Your donations helped provide over 200 backpacks and supplies for children living in poverty in Phoenix so they could start the school year with the supplies they need to be successful.
On July 24 we had a great time at our family outreach event filling the backpacks with everything on the Phoenix Rescue Mission school supply list. In less than one hour our wonderful volunteers had all 200 backpacks filled and all of the extra school supplies boxed up and ready for Phoenix Rescue Mission to pickup. In addition to filling the backpacks with the required school supplies each backpack will also have a special note of love and encouragement for the child who receives the backpack. Our volunteers took the time to pray over all of the backpacks and then write out these wonderful notes, many with colorful drawings from the children who participated in this event. This was a wonderful family outreach event with children as young as two helping to put items into backpacks carried by their parents. After all the backpacks were filled we enjoyed some fellowship with snacks and refreshments. Thanks to all of the volunteers who joined us for this fun service opportunity!
Here is a thank you note we received from Phoenix Rescue Mission about this drive:
Our final count shows we received 201 filled backpacks from Scottsdale Bible. Whoo Hoo! That does not include all the extra supplies that were sent in as well. Thank you for the many things your ministry does to help PRM further the work of the Lord! There will be a lot of happy faces when these beautiful backpacks are handed out. God bless you and please thank your members for their generosity.
