Nickels for Nets
Nickels for Nets is a challenging, educational and fun program to get kids involve with Sweet Sleep's mission to provide life-saving mosquito nets for orphaned and abandoned children in Africa and Haiti.
Children in classes will be asked to earn as much money as possible (whether in the form of nickels, change or dollars) to provide life-saving mosquito nets to other children in Third World countries. Each mosquito net is only $8, so for every 160 nickels (or 800 pennies, 32 quarters, 80 dimes, etc.) a child raises, a net will be provided to an orphaned or abandoned child in immediate need of a mosquito net.
The Nickels for Nets program will also educate children on the importance of using mosquito nets in other parts of the world. Without these nets, children are susceptible to malaria and its dangerous, deadly effects. Cerebral malaria (the worst case of the disease) can kill a child in 72 hours after being bitten by the infected mosquito.
Nickels for Nets collection boxes will be given to students to take home, and will be encouraged to engage their friends, parents and others to earn as much money as possible for this important cause.
If you would like for your child's class at school, your child's soccer team, children's ministry at church, etc. to take part in this fun, educational program, please contact Jon Merryman. Thank you for your partnership to help Sweet Sleep prevent malaria!
Nickels for Nets Logo – Red
Nickels for Nets Logo – Blue
Nickels for Nets Curriculum 2010-2011
Nickels for Nets Stat Match-Up Game Strips
Nickels For Nets Coin Collection Box Ordering Information
