It’s time for the Sweetest ‘Stache contest here in Birmingham. You can visit the Mustaches for Kids website to learn more about how this competition came to be and who benefits from the growth of facial hair for four weeks. Growing season in this case will be from April 1 - May 1, with a [...]

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It may be too late to put one on this morning, but we thought you’d be interested in knowing what some folks across the world are doing today to honor Fred Rogers on what would have been his 80th birthday. It comes from a place that many consider one of our sister cities:
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I could tell you that we’ve been quiet this week because of getting ready for the Mercedes Marathon on Sunday, though I’d be lying (as much as I wish I wasn’t).
This year the Mercedes Marathon will take over Birmingham’s central business district (and parts of the metro area) on both Saturday and Sunday, February 9 [...]

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It’s not too late to register for Hands On Birmingham’s annual Day of Service. Their goal is to get 2,000 volunteers working for good across the Birmingham metro area on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. They’ve got a wide range of projects from painting classrooms to landscaping. It’s quite a list and [...]

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This morning’s check presentation. Photo credit: Jimmie Hale Mission
Shoppers at Birmingham-area Western Supermarkets gave from their heart to support the activities of the Jimmie Hale Mission. This morning Darwin Metcalf, president of Western Supermarkets, presented a check for $13,579.80 to Tony Cooper, the executive director of the Mission.
The monies were collected from shoppers that chose [...]

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For those of you that made a resolution to give more of yourself in the coming year, here’s a request from The Community Kitchens of Greater Birmingham. They currently booking volunteer dates for the first three (3) months of 2008. The dates available as of when we received the information are:

St. Andrews Southside
 
Grace Church - [...]

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[ January 10, 2008; 10:30 am to 1:00 pm. ] Vulcan Park is looking for new recruits for their volunteer program!

They’ve seen a recent increase in attendance and have several school field trips booked for the New Year, leading to an expanded effort to recruit new docents (tour guides) and volunteers.

They’re inviting the public to attend this informal event to learn more about their volunteer [...]

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