Dreams Set to Come True for Two Local Kids

Montgomery Academy students will surprise 18-year-old girl named Hallie with the news she will travel to meet Justin Bieber for her magic moment. Hallie suffered a brain aneurysm at age 13 and the students at Montgomery Academy have been raising funding for her magic moment throughout the school year.

Although Hallie is a student at Carver High School, she is a part of the Montgomery Academy family. Hallie’s grandmother, Joyce Sweatt, was an employee of Montgomery Academy for more than 30 years. The Academy family has rallied around the Sweatt family during the ups and downs of Hallie’s treatment over the past five years.

Additionally, the Montgomery Academy Lower School students will surprise 12-year-old Abigail of Marbury with her magic moment on Thursday, April 28th AT 8:30 AM. Abigail, diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy, has requested a trip to Disney World with her family.

The Lower School has also been fundraising throughout the school year to sponsor Abigail’s magic moment. During an assembly in the gym, Abigail will learn the big news from students and faculty in the Lower School.

Magic Moments is the only wish-granting organization dedicated exclusively to children in Alabama suffering with chronic life threatening diseases. Founded in 1984, Magic Moments has granted over 4,400 magic moments to children in all 67 counties of Alabama. Magic Moments establishes lasting relationships with the families they serve that don’t end once the magic moment has been fulfilled. Magic Moments goes Beyond the Moment with programs such as their annual Family Camp and regional programs for their children and families throughout the year. Magic Moments works to create a caring support network for its families by not only connecting them to the organization, but to each other. For more information, visit www.magicmoments.org.