Bethlehem Lutheran Church

In August 2005, LPGM provided funds to create reading rooms in Tamil Nadu, India. The rooms offer students a quiet place to study and further develop their reading skills.

This spring, Bethlehem member Clare Dickey decided to share her passion for reading with the children in Tamil Nadu. During a Sunday School series on parables, Clare invited Bethlehem kids to give a special offering to her project. She also organized book drives at Bethlehem and Burroughs Elementary School raising $1,138. The books that were not sold were given to St. Joseph's Home for Children, Sabbathani Community Center and Children's Chance (an organization that sends books to Jamaica).  

In addition to the book drives, Clare worked with the Sunday School kids to create colorful bookmarks to be given to the students in India.

 The bookmarks were made by melting shaved crayons to create a stained glass effect. The star and heart cutouts represent both potential and compassion, and of course, friendship. Bethlehem kids made 600 bookmarks for India.  A local Brownie troop also made book marks.