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Trust us, you don't want to miss this hysterical segment of BrightStone News! Join our BrightStone Student News team as they give us a sneak peek of A Night Full of Comedy, celebrate our 25th Anniversary, and tell us what's happening over at the garden! ⭐️✨

WBST - BrightStone News - Ep 2 Trust us, you don't want to miss this hysterical segment of BrightStone news! Join our BrightStone Student News team as they give us a sneak peek of A Night ...

We are beyond excited to announce that Boston Celtics 2024 NBA Finals champion, Luke Kornet, will be our Emcee for A Night Full of Comedy! 🎭

You won’t want to miss our star-studded lineup with BIG surprises around every corner! Get your tickets quickly before we sell out! ⭐️

🗓️September 5, 2024
📍The Fisher Center @ Belmont

🎟️Get your tickets here🎟️
thefishercenter.com/events

Happy National Nonprofit Day! ❤️

Today we recognize nonprofit organizations for their outstanding service in our community. There are more than 1.8 million registered nonprofits in the United States alone!

At BrightStone, we offer a chance for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities to learn based on their individual needs, discover their full potential, and share their talents. Our contributions as a nonprofit help shape our community and provide hope for a brighter future. Join us in celebrating Nonprofit Day this year by helping us reach our goal of one hundred $25 donations in honor of BrightStone's 25th Anniversary!

Donate now at the link below:
brightstone.org/donate

Just thinking about A Night Full of Comedy has us laughing! 🎭✨

Don’t miss your chance to join us for a night full of laughs celebrating BrightStone’s 25th Anniversary! Grab your tickets below before we sell out!!

🗓️September 5, 2024
📍The Fisher Center @ Belmont

🎟️ Thefishercenter.com/events 🎟️

This August, we recognize National Make-A-Will Month, and reflect on the significance and impact a Will carries within our community. No matter your age, having a Will to plan for the future allows you to provide for your loved ones and the organizations you care about. Your Will creates a legacy that gives both in your lifetime and beyond.

We invite you to honor your legacy by joining BrightStone’s Legacy Society to help improve the lives of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, provide peace of mind to their parents and family members, and ensure we have the resources to continue serving our community for decades to come.

Learn more about honoring your legacy and supporting BrightStone’s mission at the link below:
brightstone.org/legacy

Happy Birthday to the coolest guy in town! 😎Noyan is a great friend to all of his fellow BrightStone students and always has a smile! We hope you have a wonderful day Noyan 🥳💛✨

Want to expand your philanthropy while playing golf at the prestigious Governor's Club?? Come join us in celebrating BrightStone’s 25th Anniversary at our Jim Hinton Golf Memorial on October 7th!🏌️‍♀️

Registration is free. Fundraise to play!

Don't miss this opportunity to share the day with our incredible students and community members out on the course! ⛳️

Learn more and register at the link below 👇
BrightStonegolf.com

Thank you SRM Concrete for your incredible donation of 20 brand new iPads to our educational programming at BrightStone!!! Our students are thrilled to have these new tools in their classrooms to further their learning, exploration, and discovery 💡 We are so grateful for your support of BrightStone’s students and mission! ❤️

Three cheers for the Birthday pals!! Hip hip hooray!! 🎉A very Happy Birthday to Alea and Josh! We hope you both have a spectacular day! 🥳✨💕

Psssttttt have you heard who’s coming to A Night Full of Comedy?! 🎭 ✨

Jessica and Barbi have all the hot gossip. Can you guess who they think it is? 🧐

Don’t miss your chance to join us for a night full of laughter celebrating BrightStone’s 25th Anniversary! Grab your tickets today for as low as $75! You won’t want to miss the surprises!! 🤫

🗓️September 5, 2024
📍The Fisher Center @ Belmont

🎟️ Thefishercenter.com/events 🎟️

Happy Birthday to our Princess Anna! 👑 All of Anna’s BrightStone friends and family had wonderful time celebrating her at lunch today! We hope you have a wonderful rest of your birthday Anna 🥳✨💕

Be a VIP at our Night Full of Comedy!✨
You won’t want to miss a special pre-show VIP reception with delicious bites and open bar. Click the link below to get your VIP tickets today! 🎟️

Thefishercenter.com/events

Celebrate BrightStone’s 25th anniversary with us September 5th @ The Fisher Center at Belmont! Enjoy a night full of laughter featuring Tennessee Native and star of multiple comedy specials... The Nicest Man in Standup! Other special guests, including comedic magician Stephen Bargatze, and more!

Thank you Advance Financial for letting us participate in your "Advance Your Health" program that helps call awareness to the needs of those with disabilities. Our Program Coordinator was excited to speak with you all and share about how we provide for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. We are so grateful for your continued support of BrightStone's mission!

Happy Birthday to our sweet student and resident of BrightStone’s Ferrell Home, Matthew! We hope you have a lovely day continuing to celebrate with your friends and BrightStone family! 🥳💛✨

Backlight Productions allows adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities to write new musical If you've ever done theater, it's always a great moment to see where it's all coming together. The journey to the stage for one show is especially unique.

Happy Ben Day!!! 🥳 ✨What an amazing time we had celebrating our BrightStone student Ben today with his friends and parents! Wishing you a very Happy Birthday Ben! Lots of love from your BrightStone family❤️🎉

Thank you to all of our bowlers, staff, students, families, and volunteers for an incredible evening at the Franklin Family Entertainment Center in support of our UniFIVED fundraising week! A special thanks to Bone and Joint Institute of Tennessee, and Kramer Davis Health for your support and for coming to join the fun! 🎳

Our incredible one-night-only event is just six weeks away! Tickets for A Night Full of Comedy are going fast but great seats are still available! 🎭✨

You won’t want to miss a night full of laughter celebrating BrightStone’s 25th anniversary!

September 5th @ The Fisher Center at Belmont

Get your tickets today 🎟️
TheFisherCenter.com/events

Thank you to everyone who has supported our UniFIVEd fundraising week so far! We are extremely grateful for your generosity and for helping us share BrightStone's mission! ❤️

Want to participate in UniFIVEd?? You can directly impact the lives of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and help us bridge the gap between our cost of student tuition and the cost to run our programs by donating now at brightstone.org/donate

CURRENTLY DONATIONS ARE BEING MATCHED UP TO $10,000!

Thank you for all of your support! ✨

IT’S HERE! UniFIVEd, BrightStone’s biggest fundraising week of the year, starts TODAY!! 🥳🎉✨

Please show your support and help
us bridge the gap between student tuition and our operational costs. Your contribution
helps ensure we keep BrightStone affordable for those we serve. Your donation can directly change the life of an adult with an intellectual or developmental disability.

Thanks to an anonymous donor, donations are being matched right now up to $10,000!

Ways to support BrightStone this week:

✨ Make a donation - visit brightstone.org/donate to help us continue to enrich the lives of our students!

🍕Head on over to California Pizza Kitchen at CoolSprings Galleria TODAY for dine-in, take-out, catering, or online orders, and they will donate 20% of all food and beverage sales back to BrightStone all day! If you are ordering in-person show your server the flier here, or if you’re ordering online used the code: BACK20%

🌮 Celebrate Taco Tuesday at Chipotle Mexican Grill tomorrow, Tuesday July 23 from 4-8pm! Visit the Chipotle on Carothers Pkwy in Franklin and show them the flier here or use code LAHL6KB when ordering online and 25% of sales will be donated back to BrightStone!

Don’t forget our biggest fundraising week of the year, UniFIVEd, starts on Monday!! Show your support by eating some pizza! That’s right! Pizza! 🍕 🍕🍕

Head on over to California Pizza Kitchen at CoolSprings Galleria on Monday, July 22 for dine-in, take-out, catering, or online orders, and they will donate 20% of all food and beverage sales back to BrightStone! If you are ordering in-person show your server the flier here, or if you’re ordering online use the code: BACK20%

See y’all there! 😎🍕

Happy John Scott and Cole Day! We had such a fun time celebrating these Birthday Buddies today with delicious spaghetti 🍝 and yummy sweet treats🍦! We hope you both have a very Happy Birthday and a lovely weekend! 🥳💛🎉

Don’t miss out on what’s happening at BrightStone! Join our WBST student news team in their first-ever newscast as they bring you the brightest stories about our recent Summer Olympics! ✨
And stay tuned for their live coverage of UniFIVEd next week as they report on all of the fun!

WBST - BrightStone News - Episode 1 Join our BrightStone News team as they bring you the brightest stories about our recent Summer Olympics.

It’s time for our 2nd Annual UniFIVEd fundraising week July 22-26! 🎉✨

UniFIVEd is five days of fundraising, celebrating the talents of our adult students, and connecting BrightStone with the community. The campaign began last year in response to the Community Foundation's cancellation of The Big Payback, a fundraising effort that BrightStone and other nonprofits relied heavily on.

The funds raised through this year's campaign will be directed to BrightStone's Growth Assistance Program, helping to offset the gap between tuition and operational costs in order to keep BrightStone affordable for families in need.

Follow along with us for all the fun and live updates from our students as they enjoy their week out in the community!

See ways to participate in UniFIVEd below!

🍕Eat at California Pizza Kitchen! 🍕
Monday, July 22. All Day
1800 GALLERIA BLVD, FRANKLIN, TN 37064
Use code BACK20% at CPK.com, or bring this flier with you in person - https://brightstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/BrightStone-Flyer.pdf
20% of sales will be donated!

🌯Eat at Chipotle Mexican Grill! 🌯
Tuesday, July 23. 4 - 8 pm
5041 CAROTHERS PKWY, FRANKLIN, TN, 37067
Use code LAHL6KB online or bring the flier in with you
https://brightstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/493873-flyer-2.pdf
25% of sales will be donated!

✨Donate now at brightstone.org/donate✨

Thank you to the Knights of Columbus for their incredible donation to BrightStone! Our students were thrilled to meet you and we are so grateful for your support!

Did you hear?? Tickets are selling fast and you won’t want to miss the laughs!! 🎭✨

Join us for BrightStone’s 25th Anniversary BIG celebratory event - A Night Full of Comedy! Featuring Tennessee Native and star of multiple comedy specials... The Nicest Man in Standup!

Other special guests, including comedic magician Stephen Bargatze, and more!

September 5th @ The Fisher Center at Belmont

Get your special VIP tickets. $250 includes prime Orchestra level seating and a special pre-show VIP reception with food and open bar. Free parking. Click the link below to get your tickets today! 🎟️

Thefishercenter.com/events

Happy Birthday to BrightStone’s very own Celine Dion! We had an awesome time celebrating our talented Cheyenne today! Wishing you a wonderful and fun birthday, Cheyenne! 🥳💖✨

Join us for a Night Full of Comedy in celebration of BrightStone’s 25th Anniversary and help enrich the lives of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities! ✨🎭

Featuring Tennessee native and star of multiple comedy specials… THE NICEST MAN IN STANDUP! It’s a night full of laughs with other special guests, including Comedic Magician STEPHEN BARGATZE!!!🪄🎩✨

September 5, 2024
The Fisher Center at Belmont
5:30 PM VIP Reception
6:30 PM Door Open for All Guests
7:30 PM Show Starts

We’re going BIG!! Due to the big name of our headliner, we have been asked to be discreet with our marketing promotions to keep this a private BrightStone event. We hope you will join us for incredible night and our first BrightStone event ever at the Fisher Center!

Visit the link below to get your tickets today and view more details about the event. See you there! 💛

TheFisherCenter.com/events

We have the best volunteers!! Thank you Forest Hills Baptist Church for helping us clean windows on this hot day and making our back porch look so beautiful! We are so grateful for your continued support! 💛

To learn more about our volunteer opportunities at BrightStone, please contact [email protected]