The eighth annual James Bond Gala, “For Your Cure Only,” will be held Feb. 23 at The Club in Birmingham. The event is put on by ROAR (Radiation Oncology Accelerated Research), a nonprofit composed of women whose goal is to raise funds for cancer research programs for the department of radiation oncology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Organizers announced this … [Read more...]
Hope for the Holidays: ACS Project 33 Supporters Put a Personal Touch on Life at Hope Lodge
By Emily Williams The Statham family is planning to spend Thanksgiving creating what they hope will become not just a holiday tradition, but a family mission throughout the year. Brian and Andrea Statham of Mountain Brook – along with Brian’s mother, four siblings and all of the children and grandchildren – have planned to host a Thanksgiving lunch at the Joe Lee Griffin Hope … [Read more...]
Thousands Gather at Temple Beth-El for Jewish Community
By Ingrid Howard Early in the morning of Oct. 27, Robert Bowers opened fire in a Pittsburgh Jewish synagogue, killing 11 congregants. The massacre is being described as the deadliest attack on the Jewish community in the history of the United States. In response to the attack, Birmingham’s Temple Beth-El invited the community to a prayer gathering on Oct. 30. Thousands of … [Read more...]
By, With and Through Others: Retired Maj. Gen. Burford Uses Retirement to Work Toward Better Support for Veterans
By Emily Williams As a retired major general of the Alabama Army National Guard, it has been ingrained in David Burford to work “by, with and through others.” Burford’s father, 2nd Lt. Macon C. Pippen, was a veteran of World War II who died, partially due to his battle wounds, when Burford was 10 years old. “Somewhere in that 10 years I gained a respect for what he … [Read more...]
Repairing the World: UAB Cancer Center Celebrates Ed Meyerson’s Three Decades of Contributions
By Emily Williams “How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.” Ed Meyerson shared this Anne Frank quote with a gathering of doctors, administrators and supporters of the UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center on Oct. 23 at the Wallace Tumor Institute. The event honored Meyerson, a charter member of the cancer center’s advisory … [Read more...]