From Ursula - Spiritual Living Center of Atlanta

We raised $500 in two Sunday's.  Everyone had fun.

Gather stuffed animals:  garage sales, kids rooms, create a school fund raiser, Goodwill.

Most are machine washable. Don't use the ones with batteries. The hard case in the middle could be used against a child, not machine washable either.

Find a place where you can donate stuffed animals for kids in need:  shelter, orphanage, court house for children being taken away from their parents, children's hospice, children's hospitals.

Teen Meeting:  Do a visualization with the teens about what it would be like to be one of these kids, get into details and emotions. What message would you like to hear if that was you.

Pre-cut felt, with pinking shears, 2x3 inch. Have the teen write affirmations for these children in need. Use permanent marker, write big.

Sunday Service or even at one of their schools:  Set up a table with the affirmations laid out and a big pile of the stuffed animals. Ask for $5 donations for the opportunity to match up an animal with a saying, and give it to the teens. We then fix the affirmation felt pieces onto the animal with a tag gun. I found one at Michael's Craft store, they are like clothing price tag strips but a lot shorter, you get a gun and buy extra strips.

Stick them in big garbage bags and have someone deliver them.

Everyone wins.  It was a lot of fun for the teens and the adults.

Good LUCK

L=living
U=under
C=confident
K=Knowledge