Westminster Students Donate Gently-Used Items for Local Charities

Westminster Christian Academy students collected over 7,000 items during a special school donation week, In the Spirit of Thanksgiving (ITSOG), November 4-8, to benefit children in the St. Louis area and rural southern Missouri.

This year, Westminster partnered with Promise Christian Academy in an effort to increase the amount of donations received. Students donated over 700 pairs of shoes for the Shoeman Water Project ministry and filled a box truck with clothing and household goods for local resale store, Ditto.

Other ministries and charities Westminster student donations were sent to include,

·      Weekend on Wheels

·      Camp Penuel

·      One Heart Ministries

·      Step Up Transitional Living Program

·      Whole Kids Outreach

·      Operation Christmas Child

·      St. Louis Children’s Hospital

Each year, students bring select items throughout the week of ITSOG, including non-perishable food items, cleaning supplies, paper products, gently-used clothing, and toys. As the holiday season approaches, students are excited to have the opportunity to give back to their community and others in such an intentional way.