Reflections on a Christmas Memory

As the students all lined up to make a joyful noise to the Lord on December 14, sweet Christmas carols and hymn such as, What Child is This, Silent Night and Joy to the World filled the gymnasium of Brookstone that morning.

3 John 4 says "I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth." The program reflected this verse as the Children sang with passion and excitement about the birth of Jesus in Brookstone School's Christmas Festival.

Rev. Matt Ham who has been involved with Brookstone's Lunch Buddy program for years, delivered a beautiful Christmas Message as he emphasized the true meaning of celebrating the season.

We are so thankful for everyone who attended the program and look forward to seeing you next year!

OrthoCarolina Serves our Students

Huntersville and Mooresville OrthoCarolina staff members are involved in many projects around Brookstone. They came to celebrate our school's CHAMPS of the month Nov. 9 with an ice cream party! CHAMPS are the outstanding students of the month who display excellent attitudes, effort and Christian character.

"Our experience there was great," OrthoCarolina employee Alisha Sumuel said. "We not only got to get out and do a community service project but we were able to interact with the children and attend the CHAMPS Program. We were able to see the children receive their awards during the banquet and were able to put a smile on not only the children's faces, but the staff as well."

OrthoCarolina employees Alisha Saumuel, Terry Saye, Tasia Moore, Sharon Robinson, Gale Fox, Pamela Leazer and Sandy Stanback also joined 2nd and 3rd grader for an art lesson in December. The volunteers helped the students make collages out of construction paper, for a unique and beautiful piece of art.

“The volunteers from OrthoCarolina were wonderful,” Julie White said. “The kids enjoyed having them and thanked them numerous times for their help -- it was sincere! The volunteers did a great job and the kids seemed to really like the project.”

We have enjoyed the support of the staff of OrthoCarolina and look forward to more creative projects together in the future!