Week Two
Welcome back to our weekly newsletter! ?? We've got more news and actionable steps you can take to make hope happen in your community.?Here's a link?to last week's edition if you missed it.
From last week:?Back to school events and helping where it counts.
This week:?Major growth in our CAFS center, business tools that help nonprofits, and empanadas.
Back to school events are bustling
Parents face many stressors in getting their students ready for the upcoming school year. Convoy of Hope and our partners in the community want to lessen that burden by providing free food and supplies — with no stipulations.
On Saturday, back to school events were bustling across the U.S. In Springfield, Missouri, more than 4,500 residents attended the?Back to School Bash?where 6,000 backpacks and hundreds of bags of groceries were given out. In Wichita, Kansas, we expanded to?ten distribution sites?for more options for families.
We want to know how you're helping students get ready for the upcoming school year!?Let us know in the comments below???
What's buzzing on at the CAFS fields
We've seen some major developments in Convoy's Center for Agriculture and Food Security fields this year. ?? Dr. Jason Streubel (aka Dr. Dirt) tells us about all the new and exciting things growing on our 20-acre fields — high tunnels, research crops, bees, and more.
It's not only providing knowledge on best farming practices worldwide, but also feeding the local community.
Challenge of the week: Find a local garden to help volunteer at this summer. If you're needing a place to start, click here.
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