[Date] For immediate release [Name of school/company/group] backs project to help the world’s poorest children [Name of school/supporter/group] from [location] have filled backpacks with educational items to help some of the world’s poorest children, as part of a Mary’s Meals campaign. The Backpack Project appeals to individuals, schools, clubs and other groups to donate backpacks filled with materials such as notebooks, pens, and school clothing, to send to children receiving Mary’s Meals in Malawi. Mary’s Meals sets up and runs school feeding programmes in communities where hunger and poverty stop children from gaining an education. The UK-based charity currently provides a meal every school day for 1,187,104 children in 12 countries. The aim of Mary’s Meals is to address the immediate needs of a hungry child by giving them something to eat, and to enable that child to receive an education, which can offer an escape from poverty. The charity’s average global cost to feed a child for a whole school year is just £12.20. [Name of school/supporter/group] said: quote about why you have chosen to support “[insert Mary’s Meals through The Backpack Project].” Where Mary’s Meals is provided, there is a rise in rates of enrolment, attendance and academic performance. Mary’s Meals is a low cost charity that spends at least 93p of every £1 donated on its charitable work. Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow, founder and chief executive of Mary’s Meals, said: of the children “All who benefit from Mary’s Meals and The Backpack Project have suffered poverty, war, famine, or natural disaster. don’t have simple things like pencils and notebooks, or even suitable clothes to wear to school, “They means they can miss out on an education.
[Date] For immediate release [Name of school/company/group] backs project to help the world’s poorest children [Name of school/supporter/group] from [location] have filled backpacks with educational items to help some of the world’s poorest children, as part of a Mary’s Meals campaign. The Backpack Project appeals to individuals, schools, clubs and other groups to donate backpacks filled with materials such as notebooks, pens, and school clothing, to send to children receiving Mary’s Meals in Malawi. Mary’s Meals sets up and runs school feeding programmes in communities where hunger and poverty stop children from gaining an education. The UK-based charity currently provides a meal every school day for 1,187,104 children in 12 countries. The aim of Mary’s Meals is to address the immediate needs of a hungry child by giving them something to eat, and to enable that child to receive an education, which can offer an escape from poverty. The charity’s average global cost to feed a child for a whole school year is just £12.20. [Name of school/supporter/group] said: “[insert quote about why you have chosen to support Mary’s Meals through The Backpack Project].” Where Mary’s Meals is provided, there is a rise in rates of enrolment, attendance and academic performance. Mary’s Meals is a low cost charity that spends at least 93p of every £1 donated on its charitable work. Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow, founder and chief executive of Mary’s Meals, said: “All of the children who benefit from Mary’s Meals and The Backpack Project have suffered poverty, war, famine, or natural disaster. “They don’t have simple things like pencils and notebooks, or even suitable clothes to wear to school, means they can miss out on an education.
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