Hands on Birmingham will be hosting their annual junior board fundraiser on August 7. Southern Summer Night will take place at Avondale Brewery beginning at 6 p.m. Food will be available alongside music by Abba & The Hall Boys, a silent auction and the chance to win a "cabinet of cheer" -- a cabinet full of wine and spirits. Proceeds from this event are dedicated to … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2015
Make-a-Wish Alabama and Full Moon BBQ Team Up To Grant Child’s Wish
By Kaitlin Candelaria Lunch time on U.S. 280 is always an event. Today, there was the usual traffic and hot weather with some ponies mixed in. Nine-year-old Charlotte of Irondale was born with a rare terminal skin condition known as epidermolysis bullosa. Her skin does not bind to her muscles, causing painful sores, high infection rates and constant bandaging. "One … [Read more...]
Kulture Change: KultureCity Works to Create a World Accepting of Autism
By Kaitlin Candelaria One out of every 68 children in the United States will be diagnosed with autism. That’s 3.5 million people living in the United States who fall somewhere on the autism spectrum, a number that has more than doubled since 2000. These are the statistics behind the mission of KultureCity, an international nonprofit based in Vestavia Hills. KultureCity … [Read more...]
You Never Stop Learning…Sigh
By Sue Murphy I saw him in the aisle at Wal-Mart, standing beside his mother as she perused the school supply lists. He was seven, maybe eight, and the tips of his ears were a little sunburned. He stood there dutifully holding his new three-ring binder, but his thoughts were clearly elsewhere. All summer, he’d been swimming and playing and riding his bike, but now his mom … [Read more...]
Mountain Brook Board of Education Names Sklar as President
The City of Mountain Brook Board of Education named Brad Sklar president during its meeting on June 16. Sklar has served on the Mountain Brook school board for the past four years. He is a board member and shareholder at Sirote & Permutt law firm. “We are privileged to have Dicky Barlow as a great superintendent in addition to energetic board members,” Sklar said. “We … [Read more...]
