St Patrick’s Primary School are again running a Backpack Challenge for the Mary’s Meals Charity to help children in Malawi. The children are all very eager to help out this very worthy charity. Each bag should contain the same items included on the list below. We would encourage the children to bring in their Backpack Challenge bags between September 6th – September 30th 2021.
We ask you to send used, but in good condition, schoolbags and backpacks. Please don’t send drawstring gym bags. Please flag any backpacks that have items missing. These will be topped up with extras at the warehouse before sending them out to Malawi. We have 58 families in the school this year, so if we could get one backpack per family that would be fantastic.
Don’t be tempted to put in treats or extra gifts. It is important to only include items that are on the list. Every backpack is checked to make sure they have the same contents. This is important for customs reasons and to ensure fairness during distribution.
The Backpack Project is a fantastic learning opportunity for our children in terms of recycling, citizenship, inclusivity, geography, organisational skills, enterprise skills, group work and well-being.
Please see attachment with more details. thank you.
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