At Maker Fun Factory VBS, the kids will hear that that God made us, is for us, always with us, loves us, and made us for a reason! With God guiding us, everything is possible, even seemingly impossible goals. Like gears in a machine, God connects us to each other, so that we may help those in need and share His love… we are an engineering masterpiece!
Each year at VBS, we collect and provide NEW backpacks and school supplies for children within our parish whose families can’t afford to buy them. In this way, we are a powerful example of God’s love. What an incredible gift it is to allow a needy child to pick out a cool backpack and neat supplies, so he or she can look forward to going back to school in September!
Our goal is to help our kids discover the joy of helping others in need. The contributions will be more meaningful to your child if he or she earns the money through extra chores at home, and helps you purchase the items at the store.
Below is a list of needed school supplies. In order for us not to get all of one item, we’ve assigned the supplies via grade levels, but please feel free to bring in what you can.
- Pre-K & Kindergarteners: loose-leaf paper, lunch box, backpack, pencils, crayons, scissors or rulers.
- 1st & 2nd Graders: pencil cases, pencils, scissors, crayons, pocket folders, glue sticks or backpack.
- 3rd & 4th Graders: 3 and 5 subject notebooks, backpacks, markers, rulers, pocket folders, pens, lunch box and glue sticks.
- 5th and 6th Graders: highlighters, backpacks, pens, loose-leaf paper, binders and plastic cover binders.
Please have your child bring their donation to their Crew Leader, so they can get a sticker for each item. The leader will then bring the crew over to the collection site to drop off supplies.