Thornwell Trustee Mary Wain Ellison inspired the young men of TPH Cottage to become artists for a day with encouragements of "Go big - get your arm into it! Take the white off the canvas!" Mary Wain helped the guys take blank canvases and turn them into big, bold works of art. With a long hallway in the cottage that looked like a gallery awaiting the next show, the boys created large art pieces that will enliven and brighten the walls for today and for years to come. Mary Wain brought her brushes and paints, along with her ...
More than 250 alumni/ae and family members gathered on the campus June 25-27 to reconnect with one another and share their common story of growing up at Thornwell. There were plenty of hugs to go around, for first time returnees as well as veteran reunion attendees. At the registration table, the meal tables, and around tables in the Mayes-Dowdle Alumni/ae House, alums swapped stories from days gone by, poured over hundreds of photos, and updated one another on siblings, children and grandchildren. During the business meeting on Saturday, new Thornwell Alumni Association officers were elected. ...
Thornwell youth attended the 2010 Montreat Youth Conference the week of June 6 and as usual, everyone had a terrific time. The conference theme this year was, “In These Waters,” using the week’s activities to remind youth that “God is present in both the stillness and tempests of their days.” Each evening, Thornwell youth enjoyed meeting with the youth from First Presbyterian Church, St. Marys, GA, during “back home group time” where group members were encouraged to reflect on and share any insights from the day’s lessons and/or activities. On Wednesday evening, our Thornwell group was invited for a pizza ...
We are pleased to have a group of very enthusiastic Thornwell volunteers on campus for a week. Members of First Presbyterian Church, Pensacola, FL, will be with us during the week of June 6 to paint walls and hang new whiteboards in The Learning Center, host afternoon activities at the church for the children, and last but not least – construct a large deck onto the back of Wilson Cottage. Upon their arrival, the group presented a check for $7000 to Nancy Lindeman, VP of Development for Thornwell, to cover the cost of materials they will use to build the ...
Alexis Reese and the young ladies of Brophy Cottage were pleased to present a check for $3808.50 to Mission Possible representatives Kurt Bishop, President of Mission Possible - Findley, OH; Rev. Herve Pierre, Field Leader, Mission Possible – Haiti and Rev. Moise Sam, Field Leader, Mission Possible – Dominican Republic. The Mission Possible group came to Thornwell’s campus to attend this summer’s Linking for Ministry Workshop and share the work of their ministries with those in attendance. Alexis and the youth of Hartness-Thornwell Memorial Presbyterian Church have been working hard since the January earthquake in Haiti, raising funds to ...
At a staff meeting this afternoon in the Hartness-Thornwell Memorial Presbyterian Church, Thornwell Home for Children President Robert W. (Skip) Stansell announced his plan to retire from Thornwell at the end of 2010. Stansell, who has served as president of Thornwell since February of 2001, said he and his wife, Peggy, made the difficult decision [...]
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Thornwell Trustee Mary Wain Ellison inspired the young men of TPH Cottage to become artists for a day with encouragements of “Go big – get your arm into it! Take the white off the canvas!” Mary Wain helped the guys take blank canvases and turn them into big, bold works of art. With a long [...]
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More than 250 alumni/ae and family members gathered on the campus June 25-27 to reconnect with one another and share their common story of growing up at Thornwell. There were plenty of hugs to go around, for first time returnees as well as veteran reunion attendees. At the registration table, the meal tables, and around [...]
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Thornwell Trustee Mary Wain Ellison inspired the young men of TPH Cottage to become artists for a day ...
More than 250 alumni/ae and family members gathered on the campus June 25-27 to reconnect with one another ...
Thornwell youth attended the 2010 Montreat Youth Conference the week of June 6 and as usual, everyone had ...
We are pleased to have a group of very enthusiastic Thornwell volunteers on campus for a week. ...
Alexis Reese and the young ladies of Brophy Cottage were pleased to present a check for $3808.50 to ...
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