Written by
Dee Loflin, Manager/Writer SMT
Bloomfield, Missouri – Hope International of Bernie would like you to join them along with volunteers from area churches to a STUFF A TRUCK with School Supplies on Friday, July 26th from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Dollar General parking lot.
Each year Hope International hosts Back to School Bashes. This year they are hosting three: Bernie, Dexter and Bloomfield locations.
Students and parents are encouraged to attend these events in their home towns; however you must pre-register between July 1st and July 27th, Monday-Friday between the hours of 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and on Saturdays from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Five area churches are volunteering with Hope International this year in the Bloomfield school district. The First General Baptist Church of Bloomfield is hosting the Back to School Bash on August 8th.
The Back to School Bash is a fair like event for children. They can have fun and leave with everything they need to start the new school year.
“This is the first time we are trying to have three Back to School Bashes, one in Bernie, Dexter, and Bloomfield. Last year we gave out over400 backpacks filled with supplies,” stated Gale Jordan, Vice-President of Hope International, Bernie, Missouri. “We make each backpack grade specific and all monetary donations received are used to purchase more supplies to complete the school lists for each grade.”
The Bernie Back to School Bash will be held on August 2nd from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., but you must Register.
The Dexter Back to School Bash will be held on August 6th from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., but you must Register.
The Bloomfield Back to School Bash will be held on August 8th from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., but you must Register.
Volunteers from the Assembly of God Church, St. Jo General Baptist Church, Liberty Hill Church, and Trinity Methodist Church are spending their time helping Hope International and the First General Baptist Church to help ease the burden and stress of starting the school. There will be FREE haircuts, FREE dental screenings, FREE vision screenings, FREE HOPE clothing vouchers, and much much, more at the Back to School Bash.
As a reminder there will also be a Stuff a Truck at Wal-Mart in Dexter on Saturday. Please read the story on the ShowMe Times.
The following items are needed for students preparing for school this year. Please donate what you can and make a child smile!
#2 Pencils
Wide Rules Paper
Notebooks
2 Boxes of 24 Crayons
· Plastic school box
· Fiskars Scissors w/blunt end
· 2 Large boxes of tissues (Kleenex)
· 4 Glue sticks (any size)
· 1 Package of wet wipes
· 1 Backpack
· 1 Block pink erasers
· 1 Container of Germ-X
The ShowMe Times will post other Bloomfield School class supplies lists as well as Bernie Schools and Dexter Schools as they become available. Please continue to check back with us as we will post them under "schools/colleges" as soon as possible. Thank you for your continued support of the ShowMe Times. We look forward to an exciting school year with your students!
