Believe it or not there is more than one season of giving, and it’s getting ready to get underway. It’s the time when area non-profits are scrambling to gather school supplies for the upcoming school year.
While some families are having to pick up the cost of uniforms and, in some cases, clear or mesh backpacks when the original ones give out, teachers are often faced with having to provide some of the very basics like paper, pencils and other supplies for their students.
In the next six weeks MySweetCharity is holding the MySweetSchoolDaze series to promote efforts benefiting a North Texas school with the hope that someone might help buy supplies and/or make a donation.
While we realize that there are a lot of individuals hosting efforts, the series is limited to non-profits and foundations.
The following requirements are necessary for consideration:
- A byline article describing the drive and why it is necessary
- Author of the article and their connection with the foundation or school
- Name of the beneficiary school and/or district
- What grade classification is the target
- How many students are to benefit
- Deadline for providing support
- How people can support project (i.e., Amazon Wish List, delivery of supplies, donations, etc.)
- What type of items are needed
- Length: Make it as long or as short as you want and provide it in a Word document. Hint: MSC readers usually prefer posts with word counts ranging from 250 to 500 words.
- Photos/graphics/logos are encouraged as long as they have IDs and are submitted in a JPEG format. Please no postage stamp-sized mugshots. Word to the wise: The better the photos, the better the readership.
Send them to [email protected] with “MSC School Daze – <Name of Non-Profit and Program>” in the subject line (Example: “MySweetSchoolDaze – Kids are Keepers Foundation’s Paper+Pencils=A+”).
* Graphic courtesy of Dallas Independent School District