Author: Tammy Urban

No School 12/10/2018

In the interest of the safety of our faculty and staff, there will be no school tomorrow…

  • Because of the high likelihood of black ice tomorrow, 12/11/2018, and
  • We have families traveling from 6 counties which will be impacted at various levels, combined with
  • It is not expected to get above freezing before 10AM at the earliest, making it likely that it will be 11AM before travel is safe

Please be safe and we will see you Wednesday.

Also… for future reference, remember that we always close if Cobb County closes, and we also close if any 2 of Bartow, Cherokee, Fulton, or Paulding close. However, because of our unique situation with students coming from various counties, we have a larger burden of safety than judging based on one county alone, so we may cancel before they do.

One Hope Wine Offer

You can SAVE 💲💲 on your Christmas wine 🍷🥂shopping AND donate to the school at the same time!
 
Just mix and match a half case and save 10% or save 20% on a full case and One Hope Wine will donate 10% of the proceeds. Proceeds will also go to other charities based on the wine.
 
 
🚨 For us to receive the 10%, orders MUST be placed from the link.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Dear Brookwood Christian Families,

The faculty and staff would like to wish all of our families a blessed Thanksgiving.  We are thankful for you and the support you give to our school community!

As we gather with family and friends this Thanksgiving, let us be especially mindful of our many blessings.  Let us keep in our prayers those that may be facing hardship during this holiday and those who are serving our country and cannot be home with their families.

Enjoy the rest of your Thanksgiving Break and we will look forward to seeing you back at school on Monday, November 26th.

Peace and blessings.

#GivingTuesday 2018

Acworth, GA (November 15, 2018) – November 27, 2018 is #GivingTuesday, a global day of giving that harnesses the collective power of a unique blend of partners – charities, families, businesses, and individuals—to encourage philanthropy and to celebrate generosity worldwide. #GivingTuesday is held annually on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, this year, November 27, 2018, to kick off the holiday giving season and to inspire people to give. Millions of people around the world have participated in the movement.

This year, Facebook and PayPal will be matching up to $7 million of funds raised on Facebook for US nonprofits (this is $5 million more than last year). Whether you have $10, $100, or $1000 to give, it all adds up for us! Especially when being matched! This is also a great way to maximize an end of year tax deduction. In our first #GivingTuesday, last year, we raised $1,870… Our goal this year is $2,500.

In the spirit of giving, we will rekindle our #GivingTowelTuesday campaign to donate towels to Lake City & Acworth Animal Hospitals (one of our biggest supporters) to use for their Road Trip Home Animal Rescue support. On the last Tuesday of the month we will collect gently used towels and blankets to donate to help them help the rescue.

“After an overwhelming show of support from our community during our 2016/2017 fundraisers, we felt compelled to do something to thank our supporters.” Said Kim Wigington, Principal, “One of our biggest sponsors & supporters, a local veterinary service, is constantly needing towels for one of the charities they support, Road Trip Home Animal Rescue. We knew our families would support this and they did not disappoint. We collected over 175 towels and blankets, which is tremendous given the size of our school.”

Those who are interested in joining Brookwood Christian’s #GivingTuesday initiative can visit https://www.facebook.com/donate/567705290358845/.

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About Brookwood Christian

Brookwood Christian School is a private, non-profit, non-denominational Christian school that serves students who have not been successful in public or private schools due to their unique learning needs: individual or multiple learning disorders such dyslexia, reading & language processing disorders, auditory processing disorders, attention deficit disorder, neurological disorders, and other specific learning disabilities. Most of our operating budget comes from tuition payments augmented by the Georgia SB-10 scholarship program. Eighty-six percent of our students receive some sort of financial assistance. Recognition such as this helps with our fundraising which helps keep our operating costs and tuition low.

About #GivingTuesday

Founded in 2012 by the 92nd Street Y – a community and cultural center in New York City − #GivingTuesday inspired millions of people to give back and support the causes they believe in. Over $300 million was raised online to benefit a tremendously broad range of organizations, and much more was given in volunteer hours, donations of food and clothing, and acts of kindness. “It’s been a privilege to work with remarkable leaders all over the country building a movement around #GivingTuesday,” said Henry Timms, 92Y’s Executive Director and founder of #GivingTuesday. “This initiative has truly been crowd-sourced by some of the smartest and most connected minds among the next generation of philanthropists and entrepreneurs.”

It inspires people to take collective action to improve their communities, give back in better, smarter ways to the charities and causes they believe in, and help create a better world. #GivingTuesday demonstrates how every act of generosity counts, and that they mean even more when we give together.

To learn more about #GivingTuesday participants and activities or to join the celebration of giving, please visit:
Website: www.givingtuesday.org
Facebook: www.facebook.com/GivingTuesday
Twitter: twitter.com/GivingTuesday

or follow @GivingTues and the #GivingTuesday hashtag on social media.

Media Contacts:

Tammy Urban
Director of Development
Brookwood Christian School
first.last@brookwoodchristian.com
678-401-5855

Flooding Issues for 11/13/2018

We are monitoring the weather conditions and will keep you updated. At this time, there are no indications we will not be able to have school tomorrow, should that change, we will let you know.

As always, if conditions near your house, flooding, power outages, electrical lines down, etc…, make it dangerous, please stay home, the absence will be excused. We want everyone to be safe!

Also, per our closing procedures, we will automatically be closed whenever Cobb closes, or whenever 2 of the following close: Bartow, Cherokee, Fulton, or Paulding.

Stay dry! 🙂

Donate while you shop with AMAZONSMILE

The holidays are approaching! As you shop for gifts, decorations, and more, remember that Brookwood Christian can receive donations if you use #AmazonSmile

Your purcahses can make a difference! AmazonSmile donates to Brookwood Christian Language School when you do your holiday shoping at smile.amazon.com/ch/20-8499098.

Just use the link above to link your Amazon account to Brookwood Christian and Amazon does the rest. It costs you nothing (well nothing you weren’t going to spend anyway 😉

Amazon Smile donating 10x the amount!

 Amazon has now donated over $100,000,000 to nonprofits and charities through the AmazonSmile program! Amazon has announced that for a limited time (until November 2), they will be donating TEN TIMES the usual amount on eligible purchases (5%).

You can support Brookwood Christian by shopping through this link: smile.amazon.com/ch/20-8499098. Link your account to the school and shop like normal, that’s all you have to do!

Create a bookmark for future visits – every little bit counts!
#AmazonSmile #StartWithaSmile

Henry’s Helps Dyslexia

Today is our wrap up for #10on1010 birthday celebration AND #DyslexiaAwareness Month. Join us for a fundraiser dinner at Henry’s Louisiana Grill & Henry’s Uptown!

Just leave your itemized receipt in the #HenrysHelps jar before you leave and Henry’s will donate 15% of food and non-alcoholic beverage sales to Brookwood Christian from the collected itemized receipts!

#SayDyslexia #SupportDyslexia #EatAtHenrysOn1030

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Nonprofit 🏨Hotel Giveback🏨 program

‼️This year’s Nonprofit 🏨Hotel Giveback🏨 program‼️
 
For only the next four weeks, this program gives Brookwood Christian access to incredible hotel deals around the world, at a 50% discount!
 
The best part? Winspire gives 30% back to us!
 
For every dollar one of our families or friends spend on the giveback site, Winspire will be giving $0.30 back to Brookwood Christian.
 
Just make sure whoever you share this with tells us they want to support ❤️BROOKWOOD CHRISTIAN LANGUAGE SCHOOL❤️ at checkout, and later this year and they will send us a check for 30% of their booking. The more supporters you tell, the bigger the check will be!
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Last year Winspire sent over $20,000 in Giveback checks to organizations around the country – and this year they plan on breaking that record.
 
There are over 90 gorgeous domestic & international hotels available at highly discounted rates. Share this family and friends and have them give us a call at (877) 544-8576 to book their room.
 
Hotels are first-come, first-served until the end of this month, so it’s important to act fast.
 
PROGRAM ENDS: November 1, 2018
 
Browse Available Hotels: https://goo.gl/BLnb9P
 
Please note: Trips must be taken before June 30, 2019. But it’s only October, so you’ve still got plenty of time to plan some fun this year.