Sunday School students, families and teachers at Church of the Redeemer in Downtown Sarasota have collected over 200 items for Lee County schools in need after Hurricane Ian. The items include paper, pencils, markers, crayons, pencil sharpeners, books, and games. Every item that was donated was on a Lee County teacher’s wish list. The supplies were delivered earlier this month to Lee County Schools as a helping hand from the Redeemer family. The wish list of supplies was provided by the Lee County schools, specifically for the displaced teachers whose classes were absorbed into other schools. Lee County School District estimated that Hurricane Ian caused schools at least $150M in damages, displacing numerous teachers and students. Redeemer’s efforts were coordinated by Director of Children’s Christian Formation Jacki Boedecker, who states, “What touched my heart most about the Lee County project was that our kiddos could so easily imagine what it would mean to lose their school due to the storm - or what it would be like to welcome into their school so many kids displaced by the storm. Having the Sunday School classes help so directly made a huge impact on all of us.” Redeemer has taken a three-part approach to helping those impacted by Hurricane Ian: spiritual, economic, and physical. In addition to forming prayer teams and offering direct financial assistance, Redeemer has sent numerous teams to affected areas to help with clean-up and rebuilding. To learn more about how Redeemer is coordinating Hurricane Ian relief and how to get involved with these efforts, please visit RedeemerSarasota.org/HurricaneIanResponse.