Wildwood Gives Back
May, 2007

Wildwood Christian Academy is a small school with a big heart. Participation in community activities is part of what makes the students of Wildwood unique. “We are involved in numerous service projects throughout the year,” states Nancy Hammer, Headmaster. “Learning to give back to those around us is a tremendous lesson to teach our students. It’s a lesson they can use for the rest of their lives.”

There are Wildwood students and teachers giving of their time everywhere you look in the community. Not long ago, Wildwood held a “Day of Service” on a Saturday. On this day students and teachers from Wildwood volunteered their time to better the world around them. For example, the Kindergarten and 1st Grade classes wrote cards and drew pictures for service men and women in the VA Hospital in Atlanta. The 2nd Grade wrote letters and made artwork for local soldiers stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan. The 3rd Grade presented musical entertainment and spent their time with residents at Grandview Health Care in Jasper and Wildwood Health Care in Talking Rock. The 4th and 5th Grades helped at Art and Antiques in the Garden (a Master Gardener project) at Tate Gymnasium. The 6th and 7th Grades helped at the Plant Sale at Big Canoe and the 8th Grade students worked at the Thrift Store in Jasper. Service projects such as these present the students with opportunities to learn the value of giving their time and talents back to their community.

During the month of February, the Wildwood Student Council led the school in a food drive. “Love All You Can” was the slogan inspiring the student body to donate canned goods for C.A.R.E.S. Ministries. The students collected a pick-up truck load of non-perishable food items that will be distributed throughout the community.

Lastly, this year the students raised money for Wildwood’s scholarships fund with the “Count Your Blessings Fund’ program. Students raised money by selling baked goods, hosting car washes, completing yard work, babysitting, cutting grass, pulling weeks, etc. The “Count Your Blessings Fund was created by the Wildwood students to benefit other students accepted to Wildwood but without financial assistance would not otherwise be able to afford tuition and therefore would not be able to attend Wildwood. Once the students raise as much money as they can, friends, family and guests attending Wildwood’s annual auction and gala match the “Count Your Blessings Fund” total or bid an amount that is also contributed to the Fund. This year the Fund through the students’ efforts and bidders at the auction raised an incredible $4,662.00 to benefit children that Wildwood students don’t even know.

Wildwood Christian Academy is located in beautiful Marble Hill, Georgia just minutes from Big Canoe. Wildwood offers Kindergarten through 8th grade. The PreSchool at Wildwood, for 3 and 4-year-olds, is located on campus. Accredited by SACS and SAIS, the administration and staff implement the school’s mission of “Providing Excellence in Education in a Christian Environment”. You are invited to learn more about Wildwood or take a virtual tour by visiting the web site: www.wildwoodchristianacademy.com . For a personal tour, please call the Wildwood office at (770) 893-3300.