Annual Christmas Party at Central OAC

Friday was the annual Christmas party held at Central Outreach and Advocacy Center. It is a special day where volunteers, board members and guests celebrate the Christmas season together. We still run the center like a normal day providing services to those in need, but with a twist!  When you enter the center you can't help but smell the hot apple cider steaming in everyone's cup. In the conference room the table is set with more sweets and goodies then your heart could ever desire. Set up in the back room is a piano playing all the favorite carols by the lovely Ms. Betty. The Christmas party at the OAC was a unique experience that will not soon be forgotten. It was a couple hours out of the day where people from all different life situations, each bearing different burdens, came together to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. The energy inside the center was powerful, smiles replaced frowns, love replaced hate. Guests were able to let down their guard and truly enjoy the Christmas season that usually just brings them more trouble and frustration. My favorite part of the day was singing Christmas carols in the room filled with guests and board members alike. A man named Fred came and sat down between me and Leslie and sang carols in his lovely super bass voice. Betty passed out 100 year old sleigh bells for the guests to play during Jingle Bells, 12 Days of Christmas and other favorites. The room was overflowing with singing,smiling and laughter as we all belted out our Christmas favorites. I took a video on my phone which I will post below, the song is Joy to the World! I can truly say that the Christmas Party at the OAC was my favorite party of the season.