Canadians can help with Get Kids to School

[St. Anthony's Kitchen]

Good Morning!

Fadder JIMaica posted the information we've been waiting for about supporting a child in the Get Kids to School Programme within another thread.... in case it gets 'buried' there and most don't get a chance to see this info, here it is again:

Fadder quoted "All you Canadians who what to support a child in the Get Kids to School programme and support our St. Anthony's Kitchen her is what you do....Make a check payable to Franciscan Friars, note the purpose of t he gift, and send it to...

Franciscan Missionary Union
St. Michael's Retreat Centre
P.O. Box 220
Lumsden, Saskatchewan
S0G 3C0

Phone: 306-731-3316
Fax: 306-731-3807

The contact person is Fr. Michael Conaghan, ofm.

Easy as that! Thanks for any and all support!"
St. Anthony's Kitchen

[Melody]

Awesome, thank you for posting! That's in my neck of the woods!

[poolguywindsor]

Was that any amount? Or is there a specific amount to sponsor?

[nutz4travel]

Fadder JIMaica - I sent you a PM. I know Sunday's are busy for you, so no rush. I just wanted to give you the head's up to look for it...

[St. Anthony's Kitchen]

Was that any amount? Or is there a specific amount to sponsor?

Morning Greetings Poolguywindsor,

Can I assume you are from Windsor, Ontario in Canada? If so, we are almost neighbours I come from Ottawa, Ontario but have been living in Jamaica for five years.

To answer your questions... any donation is appreciated to help out the Get Kids to School Programme. But to sponsor a child, I believe there is a set amount.... I will ask Fadder JIMaica to give you more details.

Thanks for your interest
St. Anthony's Kitchen

[nutz4travel]

I'm happy to report that this works like a charm. Cheque cashed Sept 30, today I received the charitable receipt along with a nice note from Fr. Conaghan...

[Momthor3]

Wow Lumsden is about 50 miles from me and my niece is a vet there....small world!!

[St. Anthony's Kitchen]

Great news 2nutz4travel Thanks for sharing this info!

Fadder JIMaica will let me know soon (or he will post himself) more information about donating towards the GKTS programme. Most especially to answer the questions from poolguywindsor.

Blessings to all who help!
St. Anthony's Kitchen

Ps 2nutz4travel, please be sure to let me know when you're coming to Jamaica next.... would love to meet a fellow Canadian, especially one who comes from Ottawa, my home town too!!

[nutz4travel]

I sent you a PM - we'll be there in 3 weeks! Oct 25 - Nov 2 and would love to meet up with you. Let us know if you need anything from home

[St. Anthony's Kitchen]

Dear Friends in Canada, Sorry for the delay in responding. . I am in Cincinnati, USA, on some business/vacation time and was out of email contact for a while. The cost varies for sponsorship depending on the child. it is more expensive for a high school kid, for example, because of taxi costs. The cost for a high school child is USD $700 to $800 a year (at 10 months a year). That cost includes outfitting the child with uniform, shoes, book bag and some supplies. We are sponsoring currently 42 children; 18 are high school, 21 are All-Age (like elementary) and 3 are basic (kindergarten). All-Age sponsorship is about USD$600/year. Of course, one can sponsor a child for the year. Or, sponsor a child for 1/2 a year, etc. Any amount of sponsorship is very helpful.

The total projected cost of the GKTS programme for this year is USD$15,000. This does not include the cost of outfitting the child or the cost of our school operation which transports quite a few of the All-Age children. We also serve breakfast to about 50 children each morning.

here is how Canadians can make a tax-deductible gift:

Fadder quoted "All you Canadians who what to support a child in the Get Kids to School programme and support our St. Anthony's Kitchen her is what you do....Make a check payable to Franciscan Friars, note the purpose of t he gift, and send it to...

Franciscan Missionary Union
St. Michael's Retreat Centre
P.O. Box 220
Lumsden, Saskatchewan
S0G 3C0

Phone: 306-731-3316
Fax: 306-731-3807

The contact person is Fr. Michael Conaghan, ofm.

Thanks for your interest and help! --Fadder Jimaica