
Main Projects:
►Eighth
grade Mexico Missions Trip: due to the current
violence in Juarez, Mexico, the location of the trip has
been moved for the first time since 1991. information
on the
2009
Missions Trip to Corpus Christi, Texas. Dates are April
1-7, 09.
►Kingdom Assignment
-
begins February
1st each year! In 2009, the school received an award
from the founders, Denny and Leesa Bellesi. Students and families raising money for our
financial aide program in a unique way - over $46,000 in
5 years! Read about this project and the award by
clicking this link -
The
Kingdom Assignment
►Community
Service is a requirement
for our 6th, 7th and 8th graders.
During the first semester of the 08-09 school year, you
would have seen our students serving in churches, at the
Sanibel Coastal Clean-Up, Edison-Ford Estates, animal
shelters, bell ringers for the Salvation Army, tutoring
other students, soup kitchens, Harry Chapin Food Bank,
homeless shelter, babysitting, Boy Scouts, helping an
injured Veteran, wrapping presents, and helping
organizations that provide Christmas gifts for the
needy.
►Mission 25:40
- our award winning outreach program was recognized
by the Association of Christian Schools International (ASCI)
as an Exemplary Program!
Mission
25:40
►Salvation
Army Can Food Drive -
FMCS has
been the number one K-8 and Private school in Lee
County the last two years - 2501 in 2006; 4506 in
2007.
NEW: FMCS was once again the number one private
elementary school in Lee County!
►Africa
Well Project: In
conjunction with Pastor Dave Richards of Kidztown, we
helped raise money to build a well in Africa for those
needing water -
click here
►Operation
Christmas Child:
over
the last five years, FMCS families have contributed over
1500 Christmas shoeboxes around the world thru
Samaritans
Purse. In June
of 06, Jacob Edwards (a fifth
grader at FMCS) was surprised to receive a letter from
a child from India. Here is
what was said in the letter:
May
2007
Good
friend,
Hello, My name is Jaison from india. I am 14 years old.
Thank-you very much for your lovely Christmas gifts
through Samaritans Purse. Thanks for your love and
sacrifice towards me. I would love to be your friend if
you wish it would be for me a great joy and pride to
become your friend. Please write me in detail about
you.
►Weekly Chapel Offerings:
Two children sponsored thru
Latin
American Childcare
88.7 WAY-FM
-
Christian
hit radio's ministry to SW Florida (FM 88.7)
Missionaries - former FMCS
employees Betty Baxter (Paraguay), Alumni
Nolan Tarantino (Belgium)
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