Community Grief Support Service’s (CGSS) eighth annual Lift Your Spirits Charity Gala will be  at Oct. 20 at Park Place in Mountain Brook. This year’s event honors Mal Moore, director of athletics at the University of Alabama.Mr. Moore's wife, Charlotte, died in 2010 after years of battling Alzheimer's, and he has become a great champion for the needs of Alzheimer's victims … [Read more...]

Holy Family Cristo Rey is looking for volunteers to assist with clerical work, serve as lunchroom monitors and work as teachers’ aids.Learn more about the school at the Cristo Rey Volunteer Information Session Sept. 22 from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. The session will be at the school at 2001 19th Street in Ensley. Lunch will be provided.To registeror for more details, contact … [Read more...]

Hannah Home Shelby will host the fifth annual Run Away 8K Race and Family Fun Walk Oct. 22 at St. Vincent's One Nineteen. The 8K begins at 8 a.m. and the walk at 9 a.m.  Awards will be given at 10 a.m.Hannah Home Shelby is a 13,000-square foot Christ-centered home that serves the needs of abused women and their children. It is a ministry of the King's Homes and serves the … [Read more...]

The 39th Annual Greek Food Fest will be Sept. 29-Oct. 1 from 10:30 a.m.-10 p.m. at Holy Trinity-Holy Cross Green Orthodox Cathedral.A true cultural experience, this festival is an act of love of Birminghamʼs Greek community and more than 100 parish volunteers.Besides Greek cuisine, attendees can enjoy live Greek music, Greek dancing by the youth and a warm, spirited … [Read more...]

George W. Bush, 43rd president of the United States and founder of the George W. Bush Foundation, will be the keynote speaker Oct. 6 at 7 p.m. for Faulkner University's 2011 Benefit Dinner at the Renaissance Montgomery Hotel and Spa at the Convention Center. Bush was sworn into office on Jan. 20, 2001, as president and commander in chief. He served two consecutive terms. The … [Read more...]