FCCLA Secret Santa Project: Brighten Christmas for One Family

What does

a basketball, dump truck, building blocks, pajamas, coloring book, football,

train, jackets, jeans, socks, sweaters, and blankets mean to an infant, toddler

or adult parents?  Well it could

mean the difference between a wonderful or not so great Christmas morning for

one family in Houston County.

This

year, the FCCLA Chapter adopted a needy family by helping to make their

Christmas a little brighter and easier on their budget. Chapter Members

purchased toys and clothes for two children and also clothing for both adult

parents for

the four-person family in our community. Bonaire Middle School FCCLA Chapter received some of the items for this

project from FCCLA Chapter Members and Bonaire Middle School students, teachers

and staff members such as an electric heater, blankets, toys and footie pajamas

for this family. For some families, just

making it through the week or month can be very difficult, especially with the

current economy. This is one way the Bonaire Middle School FCCLA Chapter’s

Secret Santa Project is helping one family at a time during this holiday season

with their Community Service Project.

The FCCLA Community

Service program guides students to develop, plan, carry out, and evaluate

projects that improve the quality of life in their communities. Community

Service helps young people build skills for family, career, and community

roles; provides youth-centered learning experiences related to Family and

Consumer Sciences education; and encourages young people to develop the

positive character traits of trustworthiness, respect, responsibility,

fairness, caring, and citizenship.  Projects involve fun,

hands-on activities that motivate and involve students while offering a sense

of accomplishment and camaraderie.

Bonaire

Middle School is located at 125 GA Highway 96 East in Bonaire, GA. Mrs. Cindy

Randall is the school’s principal and  Mrs. Alice Mullis is the FCCLA Chapter Adviser. For further

information about Bonaire Middle School’s award winning FCCLA Chapter, phone

478-929-6235 or e-mail alice.mullis@hcbe.net. FCCLA is the only in school youth

organization with the family as its central focus. Additional information is

posted online at