Rooms to Go Donates Turkeys to Brookwood!

We are so blessed to have our friends looking after us!  Rooms to Go delivered a bunch of frozen turkeys to Brookwood today to some excited citizens...

Thank you Rooms to Go and have a Happy Thanksgiving!

Brookwood Featured on Great Day Houston This Week!

The Brookwood segment for Great Day Houston with Deborah Duncan aired this morning and will re-air on Black Friday, November 29th.

 

In addition, the Café segment of the Brookwood story will air on tomorrow’s Great Day Houston Show, Channel 11, KHOU.

 Meanwhile, see today's Shop 'Till You Drop show featuring Brookwood at the link below. 

      http://www.khou.com/great-day/videos/gdh_11-25-13_seg5.html

Tour Guide Training at Brookwood

Did you know that you can train to become a Volunteer Tour Guide for Brookwood?  We have tours scheduled nearly every week day here, and our Docents are the ones that make this possible! Our next training session will be held in the spring.

Development Director Joe Mazzu leads the

Tour Guide Training held on September 25th.

 

Please call Donna White at 281-375-2114 or email her at DonnaW@brookwoodcommunity.org if you are interested in becoming a Tour Guide for Brookwood!

 

(...Beth Self, Blog Author)

 



Thanks Wyatt Resources for the Turkeys!

Our friends from Wyatt Resources Inc., in Fulshear, Texas, came by today in the cold to donate a bunch of frozen turkeys for our citizens! 

Thanks for the Turkeys!

 

 We will make good use of these turkeys!

 Happy Thanksgiving!

 

We are so grateful for our wonderful supporters. :)

 

(...Beth Self, Blog Author)

 



It's Alway Fun to Dance with Miss Moo!

Miss Moo, along with some Houston Livestock & Rodeo Committee Members, led the residential citizens in some fun dancing for exercise on Saturday, November 16th.  It is hard not to enjoy that kind of exercise and everyone participated with smiles on their faces!

 HLSR Mascot Miss Moo leading the Saturday morning

exercise program at Brookwood. Let's dance!

 

Almost everybody got into the dancing spirit last Saturday morning!

 

Joanie and Angie dancing along with Miss Moo.

 

 Chris clapping along with Karen for Miss Moo.

 

 

 Michele and Jenny having fun with Miss Moo's dance moves.

 

 

 Go Suann!

 

So happy to see Nancy back up on her feet!  Go girl! 

 

Kendall and Kilroy Home Respite Teacher Alicia work it out.

 

 Mr. Bill jiving with Miss Moo.

 

 Greg Glauser leading the dancing with Miss Moo.

 

Michele dancing with Miss Moo.

 

Kim boogies with Miss Moo.

 

Thank you HLSR Committee Members and Miss Moo

for supporting our citizens at Brookwood! 

 

(...Beth Self, Blog Author)

 

The Brookwood Volunteer Association Sponsors Staff Appreciation at Brookwood

Gloria Hogue, Brookwood Volunteer Association President,

Thanks the Brookwood staff.

  

 Receiving appreciation for 10 years at Brookwood: 

From left, Back row - Vivian Shudde (presenter), Jerry Smith, Stanley Lewis, and Glenna Ferrell (presenter);

Front row - Terry Valdez-Picasso, Carol Whitmore and Heather Hartt.

 

 Receiving appreciation for 15 years at Brookwood:

From left, Back row - Bill Smartt,  and presenters Glenna Ferrell and Vivian Shudde

Front row - Bonnie Cloud, Laura Day-McGuire and Nancy Urbish.

 

Receiving appreciation for 20 years at Brookwood:

Betty Mathis, with presenters Vivian Shudde and Glenna Ferrell.

 

Also Receiving appreciation for 15 years at Brookwood:

Berna Cain with Mrs. Yvonne Streit, presenter.

 

On behalf of the Staff, thank you to our

Volunteers for all they do for us!

 

(...Beth Self, Blog Author)

One from the Clay Shop!

Teacher Sterling and citizen Stacey working on a Bread

Basket in the Clay Shop today.

Thank you to our Volunteers!

A big THANK YOU to the many volunteers who have spent the past couple of weeks "Decking Our Halls," and to Sylvia Patton, Director of Special Projects, who worked side-by-side with them during that time, too!

 

Some of the many volunteers who lent a hand to making Brookwood so
beautiful for the Christmas season. 

(...Beth Self, Blog Author)

 



Happy Thanksgiving from Project BESTT!

 

Project BESTT's Teacher Shanta' with Amy & Rhea, all ready for Thanksgiving!

 

(...Submitted by Adriana Sanchez, Project BESTT Teacher)

Happy Birthday Bonnie!

Bonnie wants you all to know that today is her Birthday!  Bonnie works in our Ceramics Shop and lives at the Inn.  She has been at Brookwood since February 2009.  She loves people, purses and pretty things.

 

Happy Birthday Bonnie!

 

 

 

(...Beth Self, Blog Author)

Poinsettias Turning Red!

The hard work is paying off in Horticulture!  Just look:

 



 Come and get your Poinsettias today!

 

 Some of our Poinsettias have already turned red and are for sale in our Gift and Garden Center!

 

 

 Some of our Poinsettias are still changing, but will be ready soon!

 

Jenny is working hard de-tagging pots in Project Green! 

 

Vicki is handing hanging baskets to Horticulture Teacher Kenna.

 

 

(...Photos by Beth Self & Gerald Harper)

Brookwood Catering....Catering with a Purpose!

Don't forget about Brookwood's Catering Services!



Chef Barry Read at the Carving Station.



We hope you will call on us for your catering needs - large or small!  And remember, you may order your Thanksgiving and Christmas side dishes from our Cafe by calling Roc Cantu, Catering Manager, at 979-201-1394.  And remember, every dollar spent at Brookwood helps support our adults with special needs!

 

 

(...Beth Self, Blog Author)

A Day in Ceramics...

 Chris holds a heart in Ceramics.

 

Davis paints a Bread Bowl.

Erin paints a bowl in Ceramics.

 

 Jenny works on a flower bowl.

 

 Michelle paints in Ceramics.

 

 Monica paints a sunflower bowl.

Vicki paints a cross in Ceramics.

 

Great work everyone!

 

(...Posted by Beth Self, Blog Author)



Checking in with Stonecasting...

All of our work shops are hard at work.  Below, the citizens and staff

from Stonecasting are busy preparing items to sell at Open House.

 

 Teacher Sherman and Araz remove crosses from molds.

 

Wayne and Teacher Sheresa paint Santas.

Tim, Pat and others assist with removing, cleaning and reassembling

the molds used in Stonecasting.

JoLynn is such a hard worker!  Here, she is

painting a Santa, even on her break!

 Teacher Sherman and Araz enjoying the day.

 



Tim works hard on reassembling a mold to be reused after it has been cleaned.

 

Great Job Everybody!

 

(...Posted by Beth Self, Blog Author)

Thank you to the Herzstein's for our "Heat Day Party"!

 

Thanks to Judy & Marc Herzstein for sponsoring our citizens' "Heat Party" recently, where everyone celebrated the end of the extreme heat of our long summer!  Everyone enjoyed snowcones from Blizzard of Oz and there was a dance party in Horticulture later that day.  :) 

(...Submitted by Michelle Ponder, Work Program, Education and Residential Assistant)

Happy Holidays from The Finishing Shop!

Standing Back Row:  Debbie; Standing Middle Row: Brian D, Meade, Stacy I, Chris,

& Brian H; Seated Front Row: Grant B, Mike & Christine.

 

 

(...Submitted by Carla Farr, Finishing Shop Teacher)

 

Brookwood will be on TV on Friday, November 29th!

Deborah Duncan’s Great Day Houston show on BROOKWOOD will air on KHOU Channel 11 on Black Friday, November 29th sometime during her 9 a.m. show.  This will be Deborah’s Shop Till You Drop show and will be great timing before Brookwood's Open House. 

Below are some pictures from her visit to Brookwood.  Here is Deborah Duncan...

With Charlie on the Cafe's patio.

Assisting Chef Laura Day-McGuire with her famous Mesibov Salad.

Filming Charlie in the kitchen.

Visiting with Chris and Jennifer in Ceramics.

Learning how to paint mugs in Ceramics from Carrie.

Listening to Wayne talk about pouring molds in Stonecasting.

And filming outside the Worship Center with Vivian Shudde!

 

The show will air once again before Christmas and Deborah will let us know in advance when that will be.  Be sure to tune in AND tell your friends and family members.

Regards,

Karin Beard

Executive Assistant