The evening featured a “Parents Gift Shop” which was coordinated by Ms. Angel Robbins and operated by several volunteers from the community. Each of our youth had the opportunity to shop from the donated gifts for their parents. Each child was provided with $4.00 for shopping and charged a fraction of the retail price for the gifts. This was an exciting learning opportunity for the youth on spending and gift giving. Once they made their purchase from our store, the gifts were wrapped by volunteers and were ready to go under the tree.
Families and volunteers were treated to an evening of praise, fellowship and dinner. We were serenaded by the voices of several of our kids singing, O Holy Night, Go Tell it On the Mountain and Little Baby Jesus. The children practiced for weeks to deliver amazing performances. One ATLAS family member noted that “It gave the children a chance to showcase their talents and gifts”. This was truly a family event and it could not have been possible without all the wonderful families, volunteers, board members and staff that are committed to the Lord and His transforming power.
The evening ended with remarks from Rob Mitchell, Executive Director of ATLAS in which he reminded us all the true meaning of Christmas by reading Luke 2.
