Covenant Cares Day 2020

Every year the students at Covenant Academy search out ways to serve others on Covenant Cares Days as a school. Students have done a variety of projects ranging from packaging valuable supplies together for the St. Petersburg Free Clinic, weaving matts for the homeless, singing to the elderly and even landscaping to give back to others.

Nothing could have prepared students this year for how different and yet important this bi-annual service day would be in the life of others. Students still found meaningful ways to serve despite a Covid-19 pandemic in full swing and students quarantined at home.

We’ve shared below just a few of the great ways our students made an impact on the lives of others in creative and safe ways! Enjoy!

Messages of Hope

Covenant Cares Day in 2020 was a colorful occasion for students Ariadne in second grade and sister Sofia in fifth grade. The girls took it upon themselves to create beautiful and uplifting chalk art around their neighborhood. They also made Easter cards for many people they knew could use some extra encouragement. “It was all their own ideas,” said Mom.

Driveway Pick-up

Ethan, a first grade student had been told all about the food pantry at his church, Countryside Christian Church. He and his mom talked about the fact that many city residents were preoccupied with stocking up on food and not wanting to leave to shop during a pandemic. As a result, food pantries like Helping Hands found themselves in a dire shortage.

“Ethan has always expressed a concern for others who are in need,” said his mom. “We felt this was the perfect opportunity to provide a way for those who wanted to give, to do so in a safe way that still upheld social distancing. ” Ethan and his mom solicited donations via social-media for several days leading up to the driveway food donation pick-up. On the morning of Covenant Cares, Ethan , his mom, and three younger siblings made 13 stops around the county and collected a total of 308lbs. of food for Helping Hands!

Two students in Ethan’s class signed up to donate food. “The kids had so much fun waving at each other and getting to say hello after weeks apart!” exclaimed mom.

Not Forgotten

Each year at Starkey Road Baptist Church, first grade student Andrew, his third-grade brother Oliver, and their friends would make Easter cards. These weren’t just any Easter cards though. These were Easter cards for elderly members of the church, in local assisted living facilities. These were cards the residents looked forward to and treasured.

The yearly project did not look promising with churches transitioned to streaming online services and group gatherings strongly discouraged. Andrew and Oliver, and their Mom had another solution though. “I was determined to make sure every resident still got a card,” said mom. “I felt this heavy burden to make sure it happened.” The boys, their mom, and younger sister got to work as a family creating beautiful hand-made cards for every resident on the list. Each of the cards were created with love and detail. The boys and their younger sister helped mom mail out the cards. We at Covenant Academy are sure the residents will treasure this year’s card even more than before!