From our Cafe...

There are lots of ways to support Brookwood!  Please help spread the word to your friends and family.

 

Need a hand-made ornament?

We've got them and much more!

 

Dare to Be Different!

Poinsettias at Brookwood...

 

Busy Hands Working for You!

Our Citizens work hard and they have the hands to prove it.  Below are some great pictures of some of their hands in action, taken by Rosie Hristova of 1.618 Multimedia and donated to Brookwood...

 Sanding an ornament in Ceramics

 Detailing a clay platter

Serving iced tea at the Cafe

We hope you will come show your support of all our Citizens at our

Open House, December 4th and 5th!

Please Join Us for Open House Dec. 4th & 5th!

Hi friends!  It is nearly time for our annual Open House, where you can tour campus and say hello to our Citizens in their Studios, grab some lunch from the Buffet at the Cafe, shop 'til you drop and, of course, catch one of our four performances of our Citizens' play, "She Shall Be Praised."  We know you won't want to miss this great warm-up to the Christmas Season.

Below are a few pictures from last night's Ladies' Night Out, to give you a little preview of our beautiful store at Brookwood!  And remember to visit our other stores in Old Town Spring and at Grand Parkway inside Gallery Furniture at Richmond, near Katy.

We hope to see you this Friday or Saturday!  Citizen Plays are at

10 a.m. and 2 p.m., both days, in the Cafetorium!

A job for each person!

Citizen Bob enjoys working on his emails at his desk.  His other duties include providing support in the Cafeteria, checking on our Citizens in the Horticulture Shop and Cafeteria, and acting as our Safety guy around the campus!  Bob is a dedicated worker who takes pride in his work!  (Pictured here with staff member Beth Self.)

 

Concentration...

Now this is focus!

Well-done, J.J.!  Be sure to check out our famous hand-painted Comfort Bowls!

(Photo courtesy of Rosie Hristova, of Multimedia 1.618.)
 

Have you started your Christmas shopping yet?

Our stores are ready for you!  Come see our beautiful Christmas trees and gift items!  We now have stores at our home base in Brookshire, in Old Town Spring and inside Gallery Furniture on Grand Parkway!

Don't forget to make Cafe reservations, too!  281-375-2400.

Thank you!

 

 

Citizen Chris Shares his View of the Texans Pep Rally at Brookwood today!

Brookwood Citizen Chris took these pictures today to share with everyone on the blog...

 

Frank Tucker of Mustang CAT shakes Brookwood Activities

Director Greg Glauser's hand before the Pep Rally.

 

Everyone enjoyed a video presentation.

 Greg introduced our guests.

 The Pep Rally takes off!

Make Noise!

 

Brad Tucker presents Brookwood a check for $60,000 from

the Special Teams for Special Needs partnership between

the Texans, Mustang CAT & Brookwood.

THANK YOU - THANK YOU - THANK YOU!

Can you believe it?

Our citizens have already finished planting a record number of Poinsettias to brighten all of our holidays - nearly 48,000 plants - and they enjoyed a pizza party today to celebrate!

We expect them to be ready around the Thanksgiving weekend!!!

Look who visited our new store!

Brookwood Citizen Chris visited our store at the new Gallery Furniture with his parents recently.  If you haven't had a chance to stop by yet, our store is open Monday through Saturday from 10am-7 pm, and from 12-6 pm on Sunday.  We are located inside the Gallery Furniture Store, right off of Grand Parkway, next to Santikos Palladium Theatre.

Thanks for sharing this picture with us, Chris!

 

Check out this touching blog by Leigh McLeroy, about Brookwood

http://myemail.constantcontact.com/WEDNESDAY-WORDS--Blooming-in-the-Dark.html?soid=1101785754265&aid=5V8BULbUKoc

GRACE

Some of you may have heard this before, but I haven’t.  I just wanted to share it with you.  During the interview of a potential new citizen and his family, Carol Whitmore discussed Brookwood’s Core Values with them as she does with all new potentials.  Once she finished, the father shared his interpretation of the word GRACE.  He said it is God’s Riches At Christ’s Expense.  How amazing and heartwarming?  This touched me so deeply.  We often forget the sacrifices the Lord has made to provide us with such riches in our life on a daily basis.  In light of this, now I have another way of understanding the true meaning of GRACE in addition to Brookwood’s definition of it.

 

Thanks,

 

Diane R. McDonald

Work Program Manager

 

Read this story about Girl Scouts at Brookwood!

http://www.skyloomweavers.com/blogs/news/39208772-saturday-at-brookwood-community

As always, thank you to the Girl Scouts and all of our wonderful volunteers!

Citizens help with Special Events at Brookwood!

Our citizens help our Cafe and Events teams prepare for special events at Brookwood.  Here you see some of our citizens tidying up the Worship Center for a Wedding this weekend.  (Not shown:  2 work program teachers and Cafe staff working with our citizens!)

Kevin dusts the stained glass window sills.

 

Meade places votive candles on the sills.

 

 Jeff helps to put out candles on the window sills.

Rick enjoys vacuuming and does a great job!

 

 Janice helps to sweep, inside and out.

Olivia places Brookwood flyers in the pews for the wedding guests.

 

 

And finally, Stacey washes the windows on the Worship Center doors.

GREAT JOB EVERYONE!  IT LOOKS SO PRETTY NOW!

Get your Father's Day Gifts at Brookwood!

We have some beautiful Father's Day gifts and plants at our Gift Shops!  Take a look at some of the items we have just for your special Dad...

 We have a new product of Jalapeno Honey, for that Dad who

likes to spice things up, as well as great silk Texas ties.

 Does your Dad like to read?  Pick up some great books for 

him at Brookwood.  Oh, and while you are at it, why not get one

of our beautiful, citizen-made, crystal-glaze ceramic lamps!  ;)

 We have barbecue helpers, candles and more...

 Plus, plaques and stars and other items made by our citizens.

Check out these glass sets for your Longhorn Dads!

 

Be sure to visit our Garden Center while you are here!  Dads like plants, too!

 

 The Texas 10 Commandments makes a great gift...

And, of course, our Gift Cards are always terrific!

We hope to see you soon!

New Greeting Card Enterprise!

Did you know that we have another new enterprise at Brookwood?  Our citizens in our Packaging Shop are assembling Greeting Cards to sell in our stores.  Here is a look at some of the cards in our Gift Shop now...

Brookwood Gift Shop Now Open at New Gallery Furniture Store!

Come in and visit our Gift Shop at our newest location:  7227 Grand Parkway, Richmond, TX  77407, inside the new Gallery Furniture Store there, and next door to Santikos Palladium Theatres!

Our hours are:  Monday-Saturday, 10am-7pm and Sunday, Noon-6pm

Here are some shots from our Opening Night on Monday, June 8th...

 

 We hope to see you out there soon!