Notebook paper.
Pencils.
Shoes.
Here in the United States, these are staples
on the back-to-school lists of most children.
But to children in Kabul,
Afghanistan, these things — taken for granted as basics here — are seen as
luxuries, things one...
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Notebook paper.
Pencils.
Shoes.
Here in the United States, these are staples
on the back-to-school lists of most children.
But to children in Kabul,
Afghanistan, these things — taken for granted as basics here — are seen as
luxuries, things one must often learn to do without.
Even in the harsh
Afghan winters, it is not uncommon for children to go barefoot.
This past fall, after hearing about these needs, the network of Mercy was
quick to respond.
First, students from Mercy-sponsored Mater Christi
School (MCS) in Burlington,Vermont, collected and shipped nine cartons
of unused note paper, pens, markers, and crayons to a combination day
school and orphanage near Kabul that serves 225 children, ages 5-15 years.
Then,Vermont area Sisters of Mercy and Mercy Associates organized a
drive to collect sneakers and sturdy shoes for the same Kabul area school.
Thanks to the outreach work and connections of several associates (most
notably, Jean Markey-Duncan, Carol B
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