Missouri First Lady Teresa Parson is having a CommUNITY Challenge for elementary students. The challenge goes from June 1, 2023, through August 4, 2023.
The Challenge
The CommUNITY Challenge aims to instill in kids a heart for service. This challenge is for kids from kindergarten through sixth grade. This is for any Missouri student.
Categories
There are eight categories kids can choose from if they are having trouble coming up with ideas. Of the eight, they only have to do four of them to complete the challenge. [1] The categories are as follows:
- Care for the food-insecure.
- Share your appreciation.
- Show kindness to the elderly.
- Support foster kids and families.
- Thank first responders.
- Honor veterans and service men and women.
- Uplift the homeless.
- Free choice.
For examples in each of the categories, you can go here.
Register
Elementary students can register at any time for the challenge. To register, you can go to this page. After registering, families will receive additional information and the service log. Completed service logs must be returned to the office of the First Lady by August 4th.
Completion
Every kid who completes the CommUNITY Challenge will receive a certificate from First Lady Teresa Parson. [2] To the first five hundred kids that register, they will get a free t-shirt.
