Trinity Smith, Sophia Myers, and Dianaii Carbajal Delatorre pose with their bicycles.
Kristian Russell | Yadkin Ripple
EAST BEND — Pleasure crammed the air in East Bend on Saturday evening, because the neighborhood got here collectively to have a good time its Small City Christmas. The occasion was held in entrance of East Bend Elementary College, the place the Christmas tree stands in all its glory. The night was full of leisure, toys, and a go to from Santa.
The festivities started with the singing of the Nationwide Anthem by Luke Poplin, and the reciting of the Pledge of Allegiance. The homegrown Christmas tree was then lit to sounds of cheers and pleasure from the group. Youth Pastor Jarad Warden spoke in regards to the three wiseman and their journey to Bethlehem.
After the skin occasion was accomplished, attendees headed contained in the East Bend hearth station for mild refreshments. Throughout this time, the winners of the fourth grade “What Christmas Means to Me” essay contest had been revealed. Trinity Smith, Sophia Myers, and Dianaii Carbajal Delatorre had been introduced because the winners and every of them obtained a brand new bicycle.
Organizers with the God and Nation Celebration, which hosts the occasion yearly, collected donations of canned or dry meals items or private hygiene and toiletry gadgets on behalf of East Bend Christian Ministries. Every year the committee donates to assist an area household in want.
