MBE in the community

Recently, Mountain Brook Elementary students participated in a number of charitable events in our community: Stop Hunger Now, Jump Rope for Heart, and Operation School Bell.

Every year, MBE sixth-grade students participate in a local charity project as a way to give back to the community as a group. This year, the students chose to spend an hour one morning before school volunteering to package meals at Canterbury Methodist Church with the Stop Hunger Now project. In total, the church’s project packaged more than 500,000 meals to provide nutrition to impoverished areas. 

MBE students also learned new rope jumping skills in connection with the Jump Rope for Heart unit, which promotes healthy habits for cardiovascular wellness and benefits the American Heart Association. Older grades (3-6) formed jump rope teams and created routines. At the same time, the school raised over $13,000.00 for the American Heart Association to promote heart health in our country. Coach Cherry Thomas said this year, students had better plans, performances and teamwork than she had seen in the more than 25 years she has been an educator. 

Additionally, the annual Valentine Project sold valentines created by the PTO for students to exchange in class. This year, the project raised $5,000 for Operation School Bell, which serves underprivileged elementary children in metro Birmingham, and Jefferson and Shelby counties by providing clothing, toiletries and school supplies.