Happy New Year!

Thank you for being a part of Team Brinkley this year!  Here's a little taste of Brinkley's thoughts on this past year.

We need lots of help with our Christmas project!

We are very excited about the opportunity that we have this year to serve the families of the GHS Children's Hospital.  Last year was tough spending the holidays in the hospital, but so many people played a part in helping us through.  This year it's our turn!  On Christmas Eve we will be volunteering with Happy Wheels* distributing gifts to every child at the GHS Children's Hospital.  (Happy Wheels is a SC non-profit group that collects new books and toys that are distributed weekly to children at our state's three major children's hospitals.)

As if that is not exciting enough, on the 26th we will be back at the Children's Hospital serving lunch to the parents.  We're having a traditional Christmas lunch so that these families can get a little taste of home even while their children are sick.  

We still need help with lunch!  If you would be willing to cook, please let me know.  We are serving ham & turkey, green beans, macaroni & cheese, sweet potatoes, bread/rolls, and dessert.  The hospital has told us to plan for 60 families, so we need lots of help!  Please contact us at projectbrinkley@gmail.com if you are willing to cook any of these items.  Also, if your buisness would like to get involved we could use gift cards for paper products (Costco, Target, WalMart).  

Thank you for helping make this a reality.  The families we are serving will be blessed by your willingness to give.  We can't make it happen without you!

*If you or your group would be interested in collecting new toys for the Happy Wheels cart we can get you information!

Project Brinkley: Christmas Edition

As Christmas approaches, we are reminded that Brinkley spent the entire month of December in the Pediatric Cardiac unit at MUSC.  This was not part of my plan for my baby's first Christmas.  A group of parents came in on Christmas day and served lunch to the families in the unit.  One of the ladies serving told me that they did this because they had all been there themselves at Christmas.  This made a huge impact on me and I want to pay it forward.  This Christmas Team Brinkley will be partnering with Take Heart to share this spirit with the families in our own children's hospital.  (You can learn about Take Heart here.)

Take Heart will be presenting the hospital with gifts and Team Brinkley will be serving lunch.  We need your help!  If you would be willing to cook or if your business would be willing to provide paper products please let me know.  I will not have specific numbers until the week of Christmas, but we would like to get a jump on the paper goods.  Monetary donations or gift cards (Costco would be ideal) can be sent to Team Brinkley c/o Crystal Holder 3504-351 Hwy 153 Greenville, SC 29611.  Checks should be made out to Team Brinkley and make note on the memo line that it is for the Christmas project.

If you are willing to cook please contact us at projectbrinkley@gmail.com and we will see which menu item you would like to prepare.  Thanks in advance!