The Kiwanis Club of Homewood-Mountain Brook recently presented two Walter Zeller Fellowship Awards for outstanding service to the Homewood community.Members of the Graphos family received the medal and certificate awarded posthumously to Sammy Graphos, a fixture in the Homewood main business district before his passing in October. Graphos was owner and operator of … [Read more...]
Mission Accomplished, Bringing a City Together: Suzan Doidge Retires After 14 Years With Mountain Brook Chamber
By Ally MorrisonMountain Brook is a better place because of one important person: Suzan Doidge, according to Mountain Brook City Manager Sam Gaston. Doidge, who has spent the past 14 years as executive director of the Mountain Brook Chamber of Commerce, recently announced her retirement. In response to her retirement announcement and as a part of their … [Read more...]
Invest in Hope: American Cancer Society Sets 42nd Annual Hope Gala for August
By Ally MorrisonThe American Cancer Society will host the 42nd annual Hope Gala on Aug. 20 at the Birmingham Country Club to raise money for cancer research and education. Anna Comer, Kristin McPherson and Sumner Starling will be this year’s co-chairs, and the gala will feature four honorees: Lee Edwards, Lesly Simon, Cary Wahlheim and Dana Wolter. This … [Read more...]
‘Special Leader of Young Men’: Scoutmaster Steve Lloyd Dedicated Himself to His Own Boys and Then Hundreds of Others
By Susan SwaglerScout leader Steve Lloyd, who guided and influenced a generation of young men, has stepped down from his leadership role of Boy Scouts of America Boy Scout Troop 97 at Trinity United Methodist Church in Homewood after 22 years of service.Long after his own boys, Adam, Russell and Michael, earned their Eagle Scout badges in 2006, 2009 and 2016, … [Read more...]
A Century of Service: Junior League Marks Anniversary with 100 Acts of Service Project
By Ally MorrisonEstablished in 1922, the Junior League of Birmingham is celebrating 100 years of service, leadership, partnerships and development of women’s potential. In 1916, a service group from St. Mary’s Church focused on supporting servicemen who were called to fight at the Mexican-American border. Calling themselves “Volunteer Relief,” they collected … [Read more...]