A Gift to Those in Need of Hope
A GLVN Christmas Project
This year for Christmas, our GLVN program wants to join together to give the gift of joy and hope to those who are less fortunate than us. We have chosen an organization called Hope Kids to give our gift to, and we will be raising funds for our gift by selling Christmas cards.
We picked this organization as the recipient of our GLVN gift because Hope Kids reaches out compassionately to youth who are the same age as our students. Our donation will be used to put together an event for the terminally ill youth and their families to get away from the stress of the disease and enjoy life and time together as a family.
Going out and having fun with family and friends is an activity that most of our youth take for granted, and we hope that a project like this will help our students not only see the blessings in their own lives, but help them learn to sacrifice and share God's love, joy and hope with others their age who face larger struggles in their short lives.
How to Raise Funds
Students brought forms home on 10/30. If your child did not receive, please come to the GLVN Office (room 103) or ask your teachers for a copy.
View the Christmas Cards ~ Print the Order Forms
- Have individuals fill out the form with their Christmas Card order
- Collect money at the time of the order (checks made payable to St. Anne & St. Joseph Hien)
- Turn in order forms & money each week to the GLVN Office in Room 103 so that we can place the card orders weekly
- Get a new order form each week to keep selling!! Let’s meet our fundraiser goal of $5,000 for Hope Kids!!
- Come to the GLVN Office beginning Nov. 13 to pick up any cards that you ordered.
How Parents Can Help With This Project:
1) Tell your kids about the organization, so that they can see who they are helping with this project. You can read more about it at www.hopekids.org.
2) Help spread the word and help your child sell the Christmas Cards. Purchase some yourselves. GLVN sent home order forms with the students on 10/30. The earlier we place orders the better to ensure we get the Christmas Cards by December. The last day to order will be November 27.
3) Pray for the families and youth that are facing terminal illnesses, and specifically for those youth that our GLVN gift will be helping this Christmas.
Together as a GLVN school we can make a difference for these youth. It doesn't take much from each person to make this gift possible. If each person in the GLVN program sells just 1 box of Christmas cards, we can give a gift of $3,000 to Hope Kids. If each person sells just 2 boxes, we can give a gift of $6,000.
As an additional incentive to encourage our students to help raise funds, the class that raises the most funds from Christmas cards sales will have the opportunity to enjoy the special event with the youth and families that we will be supporting.