First Presbyterian Church was deciding how to invest its 40 percent of the Pentecost Offering. A member of the Stewardship and Mission Committee whose wife is a teacher suggested they look to the schools for an idea. In light of recent budget cuts, it seemed like a good choice. The school superintendent gave them a couple of ideas from which they chose the Student Need Fund. It provides scholarship funds for children whose parents cannot afford to pay for student field trips. Many families fall into this category. “With peer pressure as it is,” writes Norma Conner, “we want to reach out to the children who otherwise cannot go with their classmates—who run the risk of being left behind.” Pentecost Offering funds make it possible for children to go on field trips in which they might have been unable to participate.

Norma Conner
First Presbyterian Church
Glidden, Iowa
(712) 659-3864
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