Obama School Ministry Team
Nancy Heege, Obama School Ministry Team
And so we approach the end of another school year. Although our volunteers have not been able to work in person with Obama scholars this year, we want you to know that our Unity team is still working in support of the children, staff, and administrators of the school.
Highlights from the past school year:
Our message to you: we’re still here! Stay tuned. We’ll update you through the summer as we learn more about how we might be involved with the school community next year.
And so we approach the end of another school year. Although our volunteers have not been able to work in person with Obama scholars this year, we want you to know that our Unity team is still working in support of the children, staff, and administrators of the school.
Highlights from the past school year:
- Last fall, we collected enough money to give each of the 75 Obama school staff a $10 Starbucks gift card. These were much appreciated!
- Six volunteers spent a few hours at school, unpacking boxes and repackaging sets of school supplies which were then distributed to families.
- In November, our volunteers gathered enough money to purchase 96 pies which were given to families as an incentive to drop by the school and pick up more school supplies.
- A Sunday offering at Unity Church provided financial support for a collaboration with Walker West Music Academy for music enrichment for the classes, which were produced during the winter and rolled out to families this spring.
- Several Obama volunteers and other church members helped to deliver more than 500 desks, built by Minnesota Tool Library volunteers, to local school children.
- Our leader team has met virtually with the principal and assistant principal several times, offering our support in what has been a very challenging year.
- And we’ve sent letters to Superintendent Joe Gothard and Saint Paul School Board members, reiterating our support of, and advocacy for, the scholars and the school.
Our message to you: we’re still here! Stay tuned. We’ll update you through the summer as we learn more about how we might be involved with the school community next year.
