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The back to school program
Annually on the last Sunday of August, we hand out backpacks and scholarships. The number of backpacks and scholarships we hand out is limited. If either of these programs interests you please fill out the appropriate form. All applicants must be living in Montreal and surrounding areas. |
After a loving home, the best gift parents can give their children is an education. An educated child can help to lift their family out of poverty. This will then transform into lifting the community out of poverty and a community out of poverty will transform into the following.
That’s why school supplies and scholarships are very important. Too often children are being denied the right to an education because of financial reasons.
That’s where Lighthouse Tabernacle comes in. We believe that every backpack filled with supplies and every scholarship we hand out in our community will help to change not just the child’s life, but our community as a whole. In today's society scholarships and school supplies are only handed out to the top students while the others (dropouts, those who failed, etc.) go unnoticed. We believe that regardless of one's achievements or failures that everyone who desires to make a difference should be given the opportunity to do so. We are hoping to change this by offering scholarships and backpacks filled with school supplies. We do not base acceptance of individuals on grades, but rather their willingness to progress and achieve greatness.
This can only be accomplished with your help. If you would like to support please see the lists below of how you can help.
For our backpack program we need help with the following items (drop off of items accepted between June 1 - August 1 between 9 am and 2 pm),
For our scholarship program we accept donations of any amount. Each scholarship we hand out has a value of $250.
With your help, we will make a big difference in the community we serve.
- More jobs for people.
- With more people working the crime rate will go down.
- A low crime rate means fewer people in jail.
- More jobs will ease the burden on social services, the emergency room at the hospital, and CLSC.
That’s why school supplies and scholarships are very important. Too often children are being denied the right to an education because of financial reasons.
That’s where Lighthouse Tabernacle comes in. We believe that every backpack filled with supplies and every scholarship we hand out in our community will help to change not just the child’s life, but our community as a whole. In today's society scholarships and school supplies are only handed out to the top students while the others (dropouts, those who failed, etc.) go unnoticed. We believe that regardless of one's achievements or failures that everyone who desires to make a difference should be given the opportunity to do so. We are hoping to change this by offering scholarships and backpacks filled with school supplies. We do not base acceptance of individuals on grades, but rather their willingness to progress and achieve greatness.
This can only be accomplished with your help. If you would like to support please see the lists below of how you can help.
For our backpack program we need help with the following items (drop off of items accepted between June 1 - August 1 between 9 am and 2 pm),
- Backpacks
- Pens
- Pencils
- Colored pencils
- Washable markers
- Pencil sharpener
- Glue sticks
- Rulers
- Notebooks
- Loose-leaf paper
- Three-ring binders
- Erasers
- Scissors
- Highlighters
- Crayon
- Geometry sets
- Scientific calculators
- Notebooks
- Duotang
- New shoes for boys and girls (all sizes)
- Gift cards. (Gift cards of $25) will be added to assist children who need extra help
For our scholarship program we accept donations of any amount. Each scholarship we hand out has a value of $250.
With your help, we will make a big difference in the community we serve.