Dear Friend,
I'm writing to ask for your help in feeding the children at the Mustard Seed and to share some exciting news. Dedicated supporters and long-time friends have just stepped forward with $7,000 to double every gift received by July 20.
You are part of a caring group that knows what works. You know that feeding and teaching children helps them escape poverty. Your help has built ladders for hundreds of kids to climb toward better lives.
Today, I'm asking you to help build these ladders again.
Because the needed rains didn't come, and the maize crops failed, the staple food for students' breakfast and lunch has become scarce and doubly expensive.
The school staff is scrambling to find ways to feed Mustard Seed students, but without more funds, their efforts will soon fail, and kids will go hungry. You can help change that. Your gift of $37 will now feed TWO children until the new crop of maize is ready in September.
The entire community is affected by this crop failure, particularly our students' families, who are among the poorest. In other schools, if children don't have lunch money, they go the whole day without eating. We can't let that happen to Mustard Seed kids.
"I'm hungry" takes on a different meaning when you hear it from a child who is going home to no food at all. This is why school meals are critical.
Your gift means the difference between a child going to bed hungry or with a full tummy; a student focused on learning or distracted by hunger pains.
When you give by July 20th, your gift will feed twice as many children, keeping their stomachs full, their dreams alive, and their futures bright.
If you can, please act today to keep Mustard Seed kids thriving. Give online easily and securely, via GiveLively, by clicking here. Or, if you prefer to send your gift in the mail, please reply to this email to let us know.
With gratitude for your caring,
Elaine
Elaine Griswold
Executive Director
P.S. Remember, until July 20th, every $37 you give feeds two children! This special opportunity ends on July 20th or when the total of $7,000 has been reached. Click here to give.
P.P.S. If you've already responded to our recent letter about this food crisis, please accept my heartfelt thanks! Your prompt generosity is already making a difference. This matching gift opportunity just came together over the weekend, and I wanted to make sure you knew about it.
* Gifts will be used to purchase food for Mustard Seed Academy during this crisis and to support the essential work of Real Partners Uganda, which is critical for keeping Mustard Seed kids thriving.
