By Ginny CooperJournal staff writerAn annual festival in Homewood is making the humble salamander the star of the show.The Friends of Shades Creek will host the 10th annual Salamander Festival at the Homewood Senior Center from 3-5:30 p.m. on Jan. 25 to celebrate the little critter's unique characteristics.Michelle Blackwood, president of Friends of Shades … [Read more...]
Robert MacArthur: ‘We Need to Really Commit to Our Community’
By Keysha DrexelJournal editorBefore he moved from Boston to Birmingham almost three years ago, Robert MacArthur saw firsthand the difference one person can make in the life of a struggling child.And now that he is on the junior board at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens, the 26-year-old said he’s using that firsthand experience to try to give back to students in … [Read more...]
Jennifer White: ‘I Can’t Imagine Not Being Involved’
By Keysha DrexelJournal editorIn the last year she has served on the junior board of Horizons School, Jennifer White said she's learned that there's more to real philanthropy than writing a check.The 35-year-old Vestavia Hills woman said by volunteering at the school in Birmingham that aims to help young people with intellectual disabilities learn how to live … [Read more...]
Tommy Mayfield: ‘A Good Education is a Gift’
By Keysha DrexelJournal editorWhen he first started volunteering at Cornerstone Schools of Alabama in 2009, Tommy Mayfield was a little uneasy about going out into the community and asking for money to help the school, he said.But the 32-year-old Mountain Brook resident said when he thought about the Cornerstone students he had met, any reluctance to do whatever … [Read more...]
Agents of Change: Robert MacArthur
Name: Robert MacArthurAge: 26Residence: BirminghamOccupation: Hedge fund manager for Forager Capital Management in Crestline.Education: Graduate of Magruder High School in Maryland and Amherst College in Massachusetts.Organization: Birmingham Botanical Gardens junior board member.For more information: Visit www.bbgardens.org. Robert … [Read more...]