Those of you who have been here in Georgetown Village for a while might remember Gracie Kiltz at Georgetown High School. She is the darling young student who is in a wheelchair, is cognitively impaired, and who was elected as Homecoming Queen a few years back by the students at Georgetown High School. It was an extremely moving moment for all of Georgetown and made nationwide news! We were so excited for Gracie…and SO proud of the students who elected her as their Queen! Gracie was a special needs student who was loved by many for her beautiful smile every day.
Finding out that there was no further education program for Gracie after high school, her mother Erin Kiltz began looking for programs that might make Gracie have even more enriched days after she graduated. Erin found that the programs funded by the government were dismal and cold and didn’t provide a very bright future for sweet Gracie.
And so it began….She found Brookwood in Brookshire, Texas. All you have to do is visit their campus one time and you are moved for life. What an amazing program! And it is fully funded by individual donated funds. The program is faith based and emphasizes that every single person has something to give…regardless of their physical or mental impairments. And it is so true. Erin began a program here that is growing now by leaps & bounds and will soon serve 75 adults with cognitive impairments. There is so much to tell you about this program that we couldn’t possibly include it all in this newsletter. Suffice it to say, it is worth checking them out on Facebook. This organization makes all 4 of us happier than you can imagine.
One of the most rewarding things we do is give back to the communities that give so much to us. How proud we are to live, work, and play in Georgetown. We feel honored to take a portion of each of our home closings & donate it to the non-profit of your choice. Thanks to our clients who hired us for their real estate needs, we were able to donate more than $5,000.00 to this very worthwhile program last year. We hope you will check it out! And be sure to stop by their shop…directly to the side of El Monumento Restaurant. You will be amazed!
