I'm a little overdue in reporting on the school supply project. So here it is:

We received $65 in cash donations, plus a materials donation of 60 pocket folders and 25 boxes of 24-pack crayons. While it wasn't quite enough to meet our ambitious goal of 30 complete sets of supplies, we were able to get quite a bit of stuff. I shopped for the supplies that are most frequently needed: pencils, looseleaf paper, spiral notebooks, more crayons, erasers, glue, and the like. All together, it looked like this:

I seperated it into two equal groups, one for each school. The bundle for Lake View Elementary was delivered last Tuesday and they were very happy to get it. (Foolishly, I decided to walk up to the school, carrying the box. Bad! Idea! By the time I realized how hot it was and how heavy the box was, I had gone too far to turn around. It was an exhausting walk.) The half for Lincoln Elementary is still waiting to be delivered, owing to a bit of a transport issue, but it will get there soon enough.

I'd like to say a big thank you to Kimberly, Leann, Steph, and Pete for helping out with this project. Couldn't have done it without you.