As many of you know, I sponsor 6 beautiful girls through the child sponsorship organization Love Lempira. Being a sponsor includes the opportunity to send a gift package to your sponsored child once per year, which will be added to the backpack of school supplies the program provides to them using your monthly sponsorship fees. I love joining in with other sponsors to share photos and ideas of what we're sending to our kids each year.
While the program will use your monthly sponsorship fees to provide the children with the basic school supplies, there were a few additional supplies I wanted to include in some my gifts, based on things some of my girls has mentioned needing in the past. These items are scientific calculators, dictionaries, highlighters, white board markers, and correction tape. While these items took up a lot of space in the bags, I chose to prioritize them; as providing educational items is the main goal of the backpack project.
The program will also provide some basic hygiene items for the children; but I added in dental floss, nail clippers, and bandages.
For my 6 official sponsored children, my goal was to send each girl at least a pretty shirt, a durable shirt for outdoor activity, a shirt in their school uniform color, a long sleeve shirt for warmth, a pair of jeans, earrings (or another accessory for those who don’t have pierced ears), and a fun activity. The program will provide each child with school shoes and socks, so I didn’t send these. I also highly recommend tennis shoes, which are useful both at home and for gym class at school. I couldn’t make tennis shoes fit in all of my bags this year, but hope to find another way to get them to my girls in the near future.
I am also sending gifts for 2 of my kids’ siblings who claim me as their sponsor but aren’t officially in the program. Their gifts will be a little smaller and will be mostly fun items.
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Cristel (10) is the sister of one of my other sponsored girls, Amy. Cristel isn’t officially in the sponsorship program, but she has claimed me as her sponsor; so I send her things through her sister. She will receive: 2 shirts, a headband, a set of earrings, a Squishmallow stuffed butterfly, and a bead kit.
Katrin (almost 11) loves pretty accessories and playing outside with friends. Her favorite color is currently pink. She will receive: Jeans, 5 short sleeve shirts, 1 long sleeve shirt, tennis shoes, 3 headbands, a hair bow, spiral hair ties, a set of earrings, Squishmallow stuffed butterfly, a soccer Barbie doll, an LOL Surprise doll, beads, fashion design coloring book, sidewalk chalk to play with friends, a bible, and a handheld fan.
Emely (12) loves the colors black and turquoise. She likes to make bracelets. She will receive: 4 short sleeve shirts, 1 long sleeve sweatshirt, jeans, spiral hair ties, daisy hair clip, turquoise Squishmallow stuffed animal, turquoise diary, mini gel pens, beads, and a handheld fan.
Amy (14) likes the color blue and loves spending time with her little sister. She will receive: Jeans, 3 short sleeve shirts, 1 long sleeve sweatshirt, a purse, earring set, necklace, daisy hair clip, spiral hair ties, blue Squishmallow stuffed butterfly to go with her sister’s, a bead kit to use with her sister who is also receiving beads, and a handheld fan.
Adiany (15) likes the colors black and purple, especially galaxy designs in these colors. She has written to me a lot about her best friend and how close they are. Her favorite animal is a butterfly. She will receive: 4 short sleeve shirts, 1 long sleeve shirt, jeans, spiral hair ties, headband, galaxy print BFF necklaces to share with her best friend, galaxy print journal, mini gel pens, beads, purple butterfly Squishmallow keychain, and a handheld fan.
Saudy (almost 16) is no longer in the sponsorship program, but I still sponsor her cousin who is, so I’m able to send small gifts through her. Saudy enjoys making jewelry. She will receive: 2 short sleeve shirts, spiral hair ties, daisy hair clip, earrings, a purse, and a bead kit with instructions to make daisy bracelets.
Paola (16) specifically requested a poetry book. She recently wrote about her desire to continue to learn more about God, and drew some beautiful artwork containing words about God. She will receive: 3 short sleeve shirts, 1 long sleeve shirt, jeans, spiral hair ties, daisy hair clip, pair of earrings, purse, poetry book by her favorite author, bible verse coloring book, colored pencils, pencil sharpener, beads, and a handheld fan.
Hiliany (17) likes the colors black and red. She is learning nail design. I already gave her a large set for acrylic nails on our most recent visit, so I’m sending just a couple of related items this time. She will receive: 4 short sleeve shirts, 1 long sleeve shirt, jeans, an earring set, spiral hair ties, a mini backpack purse, a set of press on nails, red nail polish, a bead kit with instructions to make daisy bracelets, and a handheld fan.
