The Brooklet Kiwanis Club hosted their annual Christmas Eve Prayer breakfast on Saturday, December 24 at Brooklet First Methodist church. The extremely cold temperatures did not impact the crowd at breakfast which officially kicks off Christmas in Brooklet.
Kiwanis member Jeff Graham served as the master of ceremonies.
Christmas in Brooklet
The program opened with music by the "locally famous" Brooklet duo John Frazier and Cliff Procter. They warmed up the audience with several traditional Christmas songs. Cliff ended the set with his Christmas in Brooklet rendition of the country music legends Alabama's Christmas in Dixie.
Club members cooked and served a delicious breakfast and offered door prizes for participants.
The reason for the season
The Christmas message was presented by Pastor Grant Turner. Pastor Turner is a resident of Brooklet but pastors Scarboro Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Portal. Pastor Turner took his message from Acts 3 and reminded the audience that during this season of giving, the best gift Christians can give is life changing salvation.
Funds raised to help provide Christmas to families in need
The breakfast also serves as the kick off for the clubs annual fundraising that they use for community projects. The breakfast raised $965 that kick off their fundraising efforts for 2023.
They reported giving $5,600 to support families in the Brooklet area who otherwise would not have had a Christmas this year.
One of the clubs largest fundraisers is the annual Poinsettia sale. This year the Brooklet Kiwanis Club set a new record with $35,000 in sales. All of the proceeds from Kiwanis Club fundraising efforts go back to support the Brooklet community.
Brooklet Kiwanis Club meets weekly
The Brooklet Kiwanis Club meets every Tuesday at 6:15 pm at the Newman Center located at 206 Railroad Street in Brooklet. To learn more about the club email Cliff Proctor at Cliffproctor@yahoo.com