First project----School Kits!!!

Since the start of school is rapidly approaching, I thought we could make school kits for orphans in disaster areas. We will be making bags and providing school supplies for students that need them. Once these are made, we will donate them to the Humanitarian Center in SLC. This is a great time to shop for these items as some of them are as little as .25 at Walmart.

Here is what we need for each kit:

• 4 unsharpened pencils
• 1 rubber pencil eraser (approximately 1x2 inches)
• 1 pair blunt nosed scissors with metal blades
• 1 pencil sharpener
• 1 straight edge ruler (12 inches with metric)
• Glued or spiral bound notebooks with lined sheets 8x10 1/2 or 8 1/2 x 11 in) Notebooks should be total approximately 450 sheets (no more than 6 notebooks per kit)
• 1 set of assorted colored pencils (at least 12 per set, approximately 7 in long)

Bags: (I am hoping we can get fabric donated from stores)

Dimensions: 14 x 36 inches of fabric or two 14 x 18 in of fabric.

Directions coming later

I'm thinking we can do 50 bags total. Maybe 25? What do you guys think? Is that too many? Give me your feedback.

Even if you committ to just making one bag...it will be appreciated!!!!

For people in Utah:

This is what I'm thinking. When you start buying the items, you should let me know what you buy and how many. Then we can start a running total. Then we can get together, sew bags and stuff 'em. (Chandra: I was thinking whatever you guys do will be included with the 50 bags. So you can email me what you purchase and maybe still assemble on the same day)