THANKS FOR HELPING 'LIGHT THE NIGHT' (UPDATED 10/13/2011)

A very special thank you goes out to everyone who helped us raise money for the 2011 Light the Night Walk for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.  Our Mars Hill Team raised $2400 for this worthy cause!

 

TORNADO RELIEF (UPDATED 5/11/2011)

When the massive tornado outbreak of April 27 devastated large portions of north Alabama, the MHBS Family was at work within hours. Working through home churches, over 100 MHBS students and faculty were on the ground in Hatton, Moulton, Phil Campbell and Hackelburg helping clean debris, cooking meals and bringing in supplies. On Friday, May 6, the junior and senior classes spent the day south of Hatton, cleaning fields and pulling twisted metal from trees. The freshman and sophomore classes will be engaged in similar help on Wednesday, May 11. In addition, every class was involved in projects to collect supplies and donations that will be earmarked for Hatton and Phil Campbell. Students conducted bake sales, arranged for donations from local merchants and helped sort and pack supplies. Two truckloads of relief supplies were delivered on Monday, May 9. Approximately $3,000 was collected for students and their families. MHBS students and faculty also provided end-of-the-year packages for students at Phil Campbell High School.

 

MHBS FOLLOWS THE 'GOLDEN RULE'; INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS STEP UP TO ASSIST OTHERS

Jesus taught that we are to treat others as we would have them treat us. He also stressed the importance of compassion and service. MHBS attempts to follow His lead. Students are expected to be involved with community service projects and to use every opportunity to help others in need. One example of an individual project came when junior Taylor Simpson knew of a nine-year-old who was in need of a heart transplant. The family needed help paying for a generator for their home. Taylor made and sold $5,000 worth of bracelets to help provide the family with the generator. Taylor's "act of kindness" is one example of what happens on a regular basis.

 

ANNUAL CANNED FOOD DRIVE

One of the many community service activities for MHBS students involves the canned food drive at the end of the fall term. Caitlyn Watkins and Addison Pointer sift through and organize the hundreds of cans of donated food. The food that was collected was distributed to local relief agencies and churches that distribute food to needy families in the Shoals area. As a result of the canned food drive, Caitlyn and Addison started a weekly "Handy Meal" for low-income residents in West Florence. Working out of the Handy Community Center, they collect food and/or donations to purchase food, arrange for volunteer cooks and servers and oversee weekly meals to between 100-150 individuals.

 

SERVICE PROJECTS FOR MHBS STUDENTS:

• Light the Night
• Cerebral Palsy Telethon
• Habitat for Humanity
• Collecting aluminum tabs for Ronald McDonald House
• Northwest Alabama Special Olympics
• Restoration and Upkeep of the historic John Coffee Cemetery
• Red Cross Blood Drive
• Assisting with hurricane, tsunami, tornado relief projects
• Canned Food Drive for local charities
• Toys for Peru
• Haitian Earthquake Relief
• Tornado Relief efforts for communities in Northwest Alabama