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Many of the kids at Burton Elementary don’t have warm clothes to bundle up in this winter. Yet, if we pool our resources, we know there can be plenty to go around.
Help Bundle Up Burton this winter by donating new or like-new coats, hats, and mittens:
1. Grab Tag to Get Started. Tags with the different coat sizes and genders needed will be available in the Welcome Center at Mars Hill from October 2-October 23.
2. Collect your new or like-new coat or hat and mitten set in the size detailed on your card.
3. Drop them off in a bin by the Welcome Center by October 23.
4. The Burton Elementary students will be able to “shop” with their families for a coat, hat and mittens during school conferences starting on November 9.
We need a few extra helping hands to organize and deliver the coats to Burton and/or help out at the Burton Boutique on November 9, 15 or 17. If you’d like to volunteer, please contact Sharon Gardner at sgardner@marshill.org or 616.819.1901.
A TUESDAY driver is needed for weekly deliveries of sack suppers for Burton elementary students starting Sept. 20, 2011. Pick up time at KFB is approx. 1:00 p.m. and the time commitment is between 1 1/2 to 2 hours each week. If you are unable to make the full commitment but would still like to participate, we also have a need for a few subs. Please contact Sue at shodson@sbcglobal.net for more information or to sign up for this awesome opportunity to bless hungry little ones at Burton.
Curious what the Mars Hill Mentorship Program is all about? Anyone interested in hearing more about the program and our partnership with Kids Hope USA and Burton Elementary is invited to this 30-minute informational session. We’ll be discussing what the program is all about, what it takes to be a mentor as well as other volunteer opportunities.
Join us on Sunday, August 21, 2011 after the 9am or 11am gathering in room 509!
We have spent a large portion of this summer researching best practices for mentoring and looking into ways in which we can better manage our mentoring program and support each match. As a result, there are a few new policies and procedures that returning mentors will need to be aware of before beginning meeting with their students in September. If you’re a returning mentor, be sure to register for training to learn all about what’s the same and what’s different about Mentoring at Burton this year.
OK…so visions of sugarplums may be dancing in your heads instead of mentoring, but you’ll want to note the date for our Mentor/Prayer Partner In-Service as you make your January plans. Save the date….Saturday, January 22 at Fair Haven Ministries in Jenison, Michigan.
This year in an effort to offer you a more in depth insight into mentoring we will be joining with KHUSA Michigan mentors and prayer partners for a day that will be sure to inspire and encourage you in mentoring your Burton student.
We at Mars Hill are so convinced you will find this conference of great value in strengthening your mentoring relationship that we will be covering the registration fee for you. You will leave having a better understanding of kids living in poverty, how to handle mentoring challenges, ideas for the mentoring hour and so much more!
Register today by emailing Sharon at souellette@marshill.org.
Bundle up Burton! has been rescheduled for Thursday, November 18th from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. The need for warm winter apparel is high this year at Burton. Contact Sharon at souellette@marshill.org or call 406-3987 for drop-off.
We welcome your help to set-up and assist the families in shopping!
We are blessed so that we may be a blessing….what a joy to walk alongside our Burton families!
Bundle up Burton! is this Thursday at Burton Elementary. MH Kids have collected numerous items and now comes our turn to help in keeping our little ones warm this winter!
Juli Wilkerson, a former MHKH mentor and her husband, Curt, have graciously offered to sort and make sure the items are presentable. They really, really need your assistance! Especially Thursday from 1:00 – 4:00pm to transform the Elementary Cafeteria into ‘The Burton Boutique’. Clothing is hung on racks and displayed on tables as we offer our Burton families the dignity of choice as they ‘shop’ for warm clothing. The ‘store’ opens at 5:00PM and you can live out your fantasy of being a sales consultant as you assist the kids in making their selection. 
Please let me know ASAP if you can participate in this huge blessing for our Burton families. souellette@marshill.org
Share the blessing!
1. What do I do if my child has a hard time paying attention?
2. What do I do if my child has frequent temper tantrums?
3. What can I do to help my child who struggles with learning?
Check out other resources for help with mentoring by clicking on ‘resources’ in the upper right hand corner of our webpage, under ‘Mentoring at Burton.’ http://marshill.org/mentoring
The kids at Burton love dressing up for Halloween! If you have a costume or two laying around and would like to donate it to a Burton kid, please call Mary Ann LaCosse at 616-669-8901 to arrange drop-off.
The Burton kids parade in costumes around the neighborhood on Friday, Oct. 29th in the afternoon. Your mentee would love to have you come and watch! Check with the classroom teacher for time of parade and party.
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