PAXTON'S BLESSING BOX
Paxton’s Blessing Box (PBB) started from a simple idea that Maggie Ballard saw on social media back in August 2016. She shared the photo with her son, Paxton, then age six, and they both felt that their house would be the perfect place for a Blessing Box to fill with non-perishable food and hygiene products for those in need.
Shortly afterwards they enlisted the skills of a handy friend who built the first Blessing Box. Maggie and Paxton placed it in their front yard and painted it bright crimson red, their favorite color. Next, they filled it with food and personal hygiene products, it’s been stocked by donations ever since. That was October 2016.
Fast forward to 2021, there are now over 80 Blessing Boxes scattered throughout the Wichita area, Kansas towns, and other states!
Maggie and Paxton’s goal continues to be adding new PBB locations across the United States. All that is needed it the same passion and love to help feed those in need, via sponsorship of a Blessing Box.
OUR CLUB'S INVOLVEMENT...
Our club sponsored the installation of a Blessing Box at Lawrence Elementary. While it will provide food for needy families at the school (many of the families our club services through our Monthly Grocery project and Holiday Groceries) it is open to anyone in the community who is in need. The box provides primarily non-perishable items such as canned goods, dry goods and packaged snacks. We may check in on the box but the Lawrence staff will be in charge of overseeing it. You are welcome at any time to stock it with food donations. If you would like to bring items to this week's meeting, Sharon West has volunteered to deliver them.