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Rite Aid Foundation awards $15,000 to Impact Alabama

Submitted by Donna Wallace-King, Community Web Producer

Wednesday, February 27th, 2013, 11:47am

Rite Aid Foundation awards $15,000 to Impact Alabama

The Rite Aid Foundation announced today a $15,000 grant to Impact Alabama. A non-profit organization based in Birmingham, Impact Alabama works collaboratively with higher education institutions and their surrounding communities in order to develop and implement social justice projects that work to achieve fundamental and systemic change throughout the State of Alabama. The organization will use the grant to expand FocusFirst, a vision screening program for children ages six months to five years, in Head Start classrooms and lower-income daycares across the state. The Rite Aid Foundation previously awarded Impact Alabama a $15,000 grant in 2010.

“Every child deserves quality healthcare, regardless of their environment or their family’s ability to pay,” said Gayle Rife, Manager of The Rite Aid Foundation.

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Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee events start this Thursday

Submitted by JoBeth Davis, Community Web Producer

Monday, February 25th, 2013, 1:32pm

Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee events start this Thursday

For a full list of events and more information, CLICK HERE.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2013

Welcome Reception

Selma Mayor George Evans and City of Selma

5:30 pm – 7:00 pm

Selma Riverfront Amphitheater

Location: Off of Water

Mass Meeting

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Speaker: Rev. Al Samson

Tabernacle Baptist Church

Location: 1431 Broad Street

Miss Jubilee Pageant - Fee: $5

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

School of Discovery

Location: 1200 Water Avenue

FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 2013

Education Summit

9:00 am – 3:00 pm (Registration begins 8:00am)

St. James Hotel

Location: 1200 Selma Avenue

Children’s Sojourn - Fee $7.00

Various Speakers and Presentations

9:00 am – 2:00 pm

Shiloh Baptist Church Auditorium

Location: 1416 Selma Avenue

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Black Belt Adventures Announces Big Buck Photo Contest Winners

Submitted by JoBeth Davis, Community Web Producer

Friday, February 22nd, 2013, 12:24pm

Black Belt Adventures Announces Big Buck Photo Contest Winners

Montgomery, Ala. — The winners for the Alabama Black Belt Adventures Big Buck Photo Contest have been announced.

The organization, a public-private partnership that promotes outdoor recreation and tourism in Alabama’s Black Belt, sponsored a “big buck” photo contest for deer harvested in the 23-county region.

Winners have been chosen in three categories -- youth typical (up to 12 years old), youth typical (ages 13-18) and adult typical. Photos were posted on Facebook, and three finalists were determined for each category based on the highest number of “likes” received. Sports journalists then picked the winners.

The winners were:

Youth typical (up to 12 years old): Clark Bain of Carrollton. Other finalists in this category were Lyman Thomas Ramsey and Ethan Duncan.

Youth typical (ages 13-18): Danner Butler of Mobile. Other finalists in this category were Tanner Cox and Noah Hadley.

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AUM women's basketball hosts annual Pink Zone game on Thursday

Submitted by Donna Wallace-King, Community Web Producer

Monday, February 11th, 2013, 3:13pm

AUM women's basketball hosts annual Pink Zone game on Thursday

The Auburn Montgomery women’s basketball team returns to the AUM Gymnasium at 5:30 p.m. this Thursday against Spring Hill, with the Warhawks hosting their annual Pink Zone game in honor of breast cancer awareness.

All fans attending Thursday’s game are encouraged to wear pink in support of the cause. Donations will be accepted upon entry, with all proceeds going towards the Joy to Life Foundation and the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation.

Everyone who makes a donation will be entered in a raffle to win a variety of prizes, including a pink Joy to Life trash can and a day pass to the AUM Wellness Center.

The Warhawks will honor all breast cancer survivors in attendance at the conclusion of the game.

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Civil Rights Exhibit: Birmingham to Atlanta to Selma

Submitted by JoBeth Davis, Community Web Producer

Thursday, February 7th, 2013, 4:12pm

Civil Rights Exhibit: Birmingham to Atlanta to Selma

Mayor George Evans announced today that the Birmingham 2013 Traveling Civil Rights Exhibit will arrive in Selma on Monday, February 11, 2013. It will open to the public on Tuesday, February 12th. The exhibit will be on display at the George P. Evans Reception Center, 2 Lawrence Street from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday through Saturday, and from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM on Sunday, for a month.

Selma is the second of many stops the exhibit will make, including Washington D.C.; Montgomery, AL; New Orleans, LA; Memphis, TN; New York, NY; Columbia, SC and Jackson, MS. The exhibit will make its way back to Birmingham in September, 2013 in commemoration of the bombing of 16th Street Baptist Church. Earlier, Birmingham Mayor William Bell received the White House endorsement for the 50th year commemoration of 1963, a pivotal year in civil rights history. Birmingham has extended invitations and received commitments from cities across the nation to share its story with the world.

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AUM athletics give back to community for MLK Day

Submitted by Donna Wallace-King, Community Web Producer

Thursday, January 24th, 2013, 10:36am

AUM athletics give back to community for MLK Day

In conjunction with the university-wide Martin Luther King Day of Service initiative, several of the Auburn Montgomery athletic programs took part in a variety of community service projects across the area over the past week.

Representatives from baseball, men’s and women’s soccer, men’s and women’s basketball, cheerleading, men’s and women’s tennis and men’s and women’s cross country all participated or have plans to participate in the initiative.

“It’s outstanding to see such widespread community engagement from our athletic programs,” Athletics Director Steve Crotz said. “Giving back to Montgomery is very important to AUM athletics, and there is no better time to emphasize this point than around a holiday celebrating a man who did so much, both for Montgomery and our nation as a whole.”

The AUM baseball team traveled up to Millbrook to assist the Alabama Wildlife Federation at a local pond.

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City of Selma to Honor Citizen Hero

Submitted by JoBeth Davis, Community Web Producer

Friday, January 18th, 2013, 6:42pm

The City of Selma will honor Auburn University graduate student Nathaniel “Doug” Bacon who risked his life to rescue a stranger who jumped off the Edmund Pettus Bridge on Tuesday, January 8, 2013.

Mr. Bacon was driving through Selma on his way home to Auburn when he spotted a woman about to jump off the bridge. Without hesitating, he immediately drove to the other side of the bridge, stripped down to his underwear, and swam out to rescue the woman. When he reached the Selmont side of the river bank, first responders were waiting to administer lifesaving treatment.

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