Paul,
Yesterday in our meeting Kelly Perry suggested that her presidency is considering taking their unused Primary budget funds to create candy or treat gifts for all the children in the stake.
Will you please address that with her to help her understand that we do NOT recommend such an action because:
1. We don’t want children to get the idea that the Church is where you get candy (schools and parents do plenty of that; we can’t compete);
2. There is a Handbook caution that we should never give food to children without checking first with parents to make sure we don’t cause dietary problems.
We hope the Stake Primary will consider an all-stake activity on a Saturday in the fall, when we can meet again, or teaching ward presidencies how to have an activity event that accomplishes the objective(s) of the Stake Primary Activity each summer.
If they insist on using their funds for giving a gift to children, please encourage them to consider giving each child a picture of the temple or of the Savior for putting up in their bedroom or on a mirror.
Thanks,
Crismon
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