A "Blessing Box"
is what they call it, the two students, Catherine Sawyers and Halley Martin, at the High School who initiated and run this project:
“The Blessing Box is for anyone who is hungry,” explained Sawyers. “It’s for the hungry and homeless in Mount Airy.”
>>Blessing Boxes, which have been popping up across the country, are similar to the Little Free Libraries promoting reading, also small structures where the public is invited to take a book/share a book. Instead of food for the mind in the form of the printed word, a Blessing Box provides nourishment for one’s physical well-being. <<
And here the text on the box reads,: “Take what you need — leave what you can.”
Both Sawyers and Martin are officers with their school’s Interact Club, a student-led group that provides youths with opportunities to organize community service projects in addition to participating in international service projects.
The two mobilized club members and other classmates to develop the Blessing Box, which required finding a space at Mount Airy High to store food for gradual placement in the box. Local businessman Burke Robertson donated shelves for the small room identified.
The program has been running for several months now. What a wonderful service project by the students at the school!
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A "Blessing Box"
is what they call it, the two students, Catherine Sawyers and Halley Martin, at the High School who initiated and run this project:
“The Blessing Box is for anyone who is hungry,” explained Sawyers. “It’s for the hungry and homeless in Mount Airy.”
>>Blessing Boxes, which have been popping up across the country, are similar to the Little Free Libraries promoting reading, also small structures where the public is invited to take a book/share a book. Instead of food for the mind in the form of the printed word, a Blessing Box provides nourishment for one’s physical well-being. <<
And here the text on the box reads,: “Take what you need — leave what you can.”
Both Sawyers and Martin are officers with their school’s Interact Club, a student-led group that provides youths with opportunities to organize community service projects in addition to participating in international service projects.
The two mobilized club members and other classmates to develop the Blessing Box, which required finding a space at Mount Airy High to store food for gradual placement in the box. Local businessman Burke Robertson donated shelves for the small room identified.
The program has been running for several months now. What a wonderful service project by the students at the school!
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