On February 11th, nine volunteers from Nehemiah Missionary Baptist Church got to join Brick Church Middle School for their Literacy & Excellence Night. Amongst other partners, Nehemiah MBC volunteers got to come together with students, families, teachers and staff to serve food, provide donations, and spend time celebrating reading as a community. As school liaison and Community Achieves coordinator Cordenus Eddings shared in her newsletter, “The evening was filled with engaging activities, presentations, and interactive workshops designed to promote reading and literacy skills for students”.

Both Pastor Thomas Hunter and U4H church coordinator Carlatina Hampton shared photos from the event and discussed how much they enjoyed being able to work with the school, which is a new partnership for their church that started January of this year. Decked out is BCMS swag, volunteers got to witness the student book giveaway that was a feature of the night, along with student performances and other resource distributions. It is so encouraging when our partner churches can come alongside our schools and be a part of something super special for our families and communities!

Looking to encourage your partner school? Don’t forget that Staff & Faculty Appreciation Week is quickly approaching from May 5th – 9th! Talk to your school liaison, or look at the attached flyer, for ways you can support teachers, faculty & staff this year.