Distribution Day!

You, our amazing donors, responded to our call to be able to bring supplies and gear for each of our students, teachers and staff (over 700 people!).  Charity wish list orders of sports bras, socks, and drawstring bags poured into Paul and Nancy’s house, and gently used ties were donated by, in some cases, the hundreds!  All were carefully packed into 16 large duffle bags that were divided up between the board members traveling to Uganda. 

Once at the school, we had the whole of Berrigan Hall and all the tables to lay out the items so the students could proceed in and select one of each. Our visiting team was situated to help the students at each station, and the distribution went off without a hitch (play the video below)! 

The teachers and our senior male students were so excited to be able to select multiple ties from those you generously provided.  In fact, our Headmaster Moses was seen the next day sporting one of his new ties!

Vincent, our construction engineer, was delighted to get the fire detectors you provided; they’ll be used all over campus but especially in the dorms to make sure our students are safe as they sleep.

Thanks to Kim Dwyer at Thrivent for her ongoing support of JPSS and especially our annual 5K event, we were able to bring the leftover race shirts from each year to distribute to the students for future races.

Here are all the students’ smiling faces.  Thank you again so very much for allowing everyone on campus to receive a gift!