Supporting the Community

During the course of the year the Lord of Life Preschool families and staff participate in opportunities to support the local and world community.

• Food Baskets/Food drive: During the 2009 Thanksgiving/Christmas season the staff contributed items for a food basket for a local family. Attendees at the 2011 Breakfast with Santa donated food items and money for Food for Others, located in Fairfax.

• Toys for Tots: In lieu of exchanging Christmas gifts in 2011 the preschool staff exchanged new toys that were donated to Toys for Tots.

• Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure: For a number of years the staff, board, and parents have joined together to field a team for the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. We do this to honor our own family members and members of our preschool family-parents and staff-- who are fighting breast cancer. In December of 2011 the staff of the preschool sponsored a bake sale for the preschool families. The $250 earned at the bake sale will be donated to Team Lord of Life, our Race for the Cure Team.

• Shoeboxes for the Troops: Begun as a project a few years ago when a staff member's son-in-law was stationed overseas, our Shoeboxes for the Troops continues to offer an opportunity for staff, preschool families, and church members to work together to honor those who serve our country in the military. Here is a thank you note from alumnus Ryan Miller. His unit received some of the boxes during the spring of 2011. The 2012 Shoeboxes for the Troops drive will take place in January.

• Breakfast With Santa: In December our board/parent planned Breakfast with Santa offers the preschool, church and local community families a time for food, fellowship and a visit with the Jolly Old Elf.

• Village of Hope: The students in our 5 day class learn about math and charity at the same time. During the Spring they collect coins that are contributed to the Lazarus Project for the Village of Hope in Haiti. Their pretzel store, with its chocolate dipped pretzels, teaches them "cooking" and marketing skills while raising funds for this worthwhile charity. In 2010 $1000 was contributed to the Village of Hope by Lord of Life Preschool. In 2011 the funds raised were used to help offset shipping costs of items sent to VOH by Lord of Life Lutheran Church.