“Nestled along Five Mile Creek, about twenty minutes northwest of Birmingham, sits a community rich in history, waiting to be rediscovered. Formerly a thriving mining town, Brookside’s coal driven economy crashed in the 1920’s. A depreciating coal market and United Mine Workers strike forced the local mining company to close its doors. The community never [...]

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We’re on a mission.
In April, we need 50 Birminghamians with big hearts to travel to the Gulf Coast. These volunteer teams will spend a week in either Biloxi, Miss., or New Orleans, to help with the ongoing rebuilding process, a year and a half after Hurricane Katrina.
I’m working with Hands on Birmingham, a nonprofit volunteer [...]

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BIRMINGHAM — Birmingham and Gurley students earn $1,000 awards, engraved medallions and trip to nation’s capital Honors also bestowed on other top youth volunteers in Alabama. Zachary Woolley, 16, of Birmingham and Lindsey Jones, 10, of Gurley today were named Alabama’s top two youth volunteers for 2007 by The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, a [...]

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