Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon applauded the selfless giving demonstrated by elementary and secondary students in his state for taking part in Kits4Kids, an initiative to get 100,000 hygiene kits to children in Haiti.

“I’m very proud to note that students in Missouri schools are responding with health and hope to students and children whose lives have been shaken by the tragic earthquake in Haiti,” Gov. Nixon said.

To learn more about how your school can help Haiti please click here.

The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and Convoy of Hope spearheaded the Kits4Kids campaign with the support and participation of schools all across Missouri.

Each personal hygiene kit will include a bar of antibacterial soap, a toothbrush, toothpaste, hand towel, comb and shampoo. Convoy of Hope will gather the kits, transport them to Haiti and distribute them to children and families in need.

For Haiti Hygiene Kit instructions please click here.

“Through a network of partners and our already established points of distribution in Haiti we can get the kits into the hands of some of the 1.1 million school students in Haiti,” says Ron Showers, outreach director for Convoy of Hope. “Since the earthquake struck we have been able to distribute more than 2.3 million meals, install 30 water purification units and help give medical aid to hundreds of people.”