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Wednesday, November 30, 2016

30 Things The Brandon Foundation Is Thankful for

November is the month of Thanksgiving. The holiday was originally celebrated to give thanks for the harvest and preceding year. At The Brandon Foundation, we have so much to be thankful for, and we wanted to share a few of those things with you! Here are 30 things we’re thankful for, one thing for each day in the month of November.

  • Jesus, our Lord and Savior through whom all things are possible
  • That we are an organization guided by God through our purpose
  • Miss Caty, our Founder and Executive Director
  • Our Scholars
    • Aaliyah, Auntral, Darrell, DeAundre, Deijah, DJ, Edyn, Elijah, Ethann, Isaiah, Josh, Malakhi, Medina, Noel, Saphia and Shawnn Michael
  •  Our Mentors
    • Mr. Abdul, Mr. Albert, Miss Aly, Miss Brittany, Mr. Chuck, Miss Dawn, Mr. Drew, Miss Jasmine, Miss Kelly, Mr. Nik, Miss Sara
  • Our Board of Directors
    • Miss Cadie, Mr. Chris, Miss Melissa, Miss Rebecca and Miss Tara
  • Miss Khiala, our Assistant Director
  • The parents of our scholars who support us all every step of the way
  • Our Fundraising Committee
    • Miss Brie and Miss Jen
  • Our Volunteer Marketing Expert
    • Miss Abby
  • Our Corporate Sponsors
    • Big City Cars, Calico Precision Molding, Holm Reporting & Video, Northside Plumbing and Sweeney Law Firm
  • Our Donors & Supporters
  • Our families
  • Our Guest Speakers
  • Opportunities to volunteer and give back to our community
  • Prayer Circle
  • Friendships, old and new
  • Snack Time
  • The opportunity and ability to learn
  • The schools that our scholars attend and their teachers
  • Activities like art, sports, and mindful movement
  • The Fort Wayne Community
  • The many local churches that families of The Brandon Foundation attend
  • St. Henry’s Community Center
  • Group Outings, like the Pacers' game we got to see last Friday
  • Kava the therapy dog and his master Miss Angela
  • The Three Rivers Parade
  • Local Universities, especially IPFW and St. Francis
  • Indiana Youth Institute who helped in our strategic planning as well as with training for mentors and board members
  • Giving Tuesday and all those helped us raise $1,600, exceeding our goal!

What are you thankful for this holiday season?


Thank you for reading!
Abby Bormann & The Brandon Foundation

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