Month: March 2018
“Healthy Hearts for Horizons”
Horizons School students are preparing for a Culinary Extravaganza at the Jeff State Valleydale Road Campus April 13. The theme for the evening is “Healthy Tailgating and Outdoor Grilling” and includes live music and a tailgate-style dinner grilled by Keith Richards, Taziki’s Mediterranean Cafés founder. Proceeds benefit The Horizons School, a community-based educational program promoting …
“School is in Session!”
Education Extra Marion Sides rings original bell from Thompson High School, 1921, at the recent opening of the new Thompson High School. The bell was gifted to Sides in 1958 and she donated it to Alabaster City Schools at the High School grand opening. Sides taught at Thompson Elementary for 30 plus year and volunteered …
“West Side Story” Presented by Briarwood Christian School
Education Extra Students from Briarwood Christian School recently took to the stage to perform the classic musical, “West Side Story,” under the direction of Mrs. Lee Eady. “It’s a rather large and difficult production but the kids like to be challenged,” says Eady. “I also like that there is a great lesson the kids and …
Author & Former CEO of 40 Days for Life in Birmingham
City Scene David Bereit became an outspoken pro-life advocate after Planned Parenthood announced plans to build an abortion clinic in his Texas town in 1998. He helped to start and build a local grassroots coalition that rallied 60 churches and thousands of people together and dramatically reduced abortions in the region. Planned Parenthood recognized the …
National Christian Foundation Alabama Turns 10
Mission Makers A Celebration of Generosity: National Christian Foundation Alabama Turns 10 After retiring from the food brokerage business in 2008, Birmingham’s Tom Bradford felt God calling him to use his gifts to establish The National Christian Foundation (NCF) Alabama, an affiliate of NCF, the largest Christian Foundation in the country. He was later joined …
