During the Christmas Season of 2022 we launched the #UMATTER Love Project. The Beauty For Ashes Empowerment Team committed to spread some holiday cheer by presenting some of the area school children with a love bundle and presenting their teachers with gift cards.
>We knew we could not accomplish this alone, so we asked you and other members in our BFA community to partner with us! And you did!
>We appreciated the support, encouragement, and prayers. We were especially grateful for the monetary donations that you gave. Those donations allowed Beauty For Ashes to bless 600 Students and 25 Teachers through the #UMATTER Love Project.
We had such joy delivering the gifts your donations supplied. The smiles and laughter of joy from the children we witnessed when they received their gifts was heartwarming. The gratitude from the teachers was overwhelming!
>As we delivered the gifts to the schools, and connected with the educators and administrators, we were made aware that there was a deeper need that required our continued support.
The students needed access to basic school supplies. The parents were doing what they could, but they were financially strained. So the teachers were spending their own money to help fill the gap, because of their passion and commitment to their students.
In an effort to meet this need we have committed to adopting 3 schools and their teachers. Our goal is to bless the students and teachers with the basic school supplies at the start of the 2023 / 2024 school year.
>We know that we are all feeling the squeeze right now. Prices of everything, gas, groceries and utilities are on the rise. For some of us it is squeezing our budgets.
However, for some it is no longer a squeeze. It is now a matter of making the tough choices about what they will have to go without.
With the continued economic strain, we know that many families will struggle to provide their children with the basic school supplies they need to learn this coming school year. We also know that these teachers, with families of their own, will continue to try to fill the gap.
Using the donations we will raise during the 2023 #UMATTER Summer Love Project, we will be presenting students with school supplies such as paper, pencils, crayons, colored pencils, erasers, hand sanitizers, Kleenex and other basic school supply resources.
>We invite you to Partner with us by Adopting a teacher or student with your donation of $100.
We ask that you choose to adopt a teacher or a student with your donation of $100.
Together, we can make a difference in the lives of many children and teachers.
We will be collecting donations now through July 21st with the goal to make this #UMATTER Summer Love Project A Success. We need your support and partnership in order to make this happen.
>Want to be a part of this inspiring work? We invite you to partner with us in our #UMATTER Summer Love Project. We thank you in advance for your support, encouragement, prayers and monetary donations.
>We will be collecting donations now through July 21st with the goal to make this #UMATTER Summer Love Project A Success.
We need your support and partnership in order to make this happen.