Laurie Stroud
You Can Bank On It – Small Business Success
In Alabama, small business owners and entrepreneurs alike make up more than half of our state’s work force. Small businesses have many diverse needs and NobleBank & Trust has several options to help smaller companies grow and thrive. NobleBank & Trust now offers a prepaid business solution through BizNOW™, a low cost, prepaid offering for …
Reading Mission
KaiLian Davis, a Prince of Peace Catholic Church teen parishioner, tutored Cameron Hunter in a summer literacy program as part of a John Carroll Catholic High School mission trip to the Black Belt community of Vredenburgh, Ala. Prince of Peace was a sponsor of the literacy program.
5 Steps to Protect Children in the Digital Age
Let’s be honest. It isn’t easy raising children in a day and age where hundreds of thousands of dangerous images and messages are not only just a click away, but the clicks are happening on devices that our children are often carrying in their pockets. Consider these stats from CovenantEyes.com and CommonSenseMedia.com: 1 in 4 …
Understanding Social Security Benefits
Over 64 million people today receive some form of Social Security benefits. (Source: Fast Facts & Figures About Social Security, 2015) But Social Security is more than just a retirement program. Its scope has expanded to include other benefits as well, such as disability, family, and survivor’s benefits. Disability Benefits. If you become disabled, you …
How to Help a Senior that has Fallen Prey to Common Scams
There is an increase in the instances of foreign scammers preying on senior adults. Three common scams I see use religion, prizes, and loneliness to gain access to the senior’s assets. Charity/Religion Scam. In this scenario, the scammer calls the senior and pretends to be a charity or religious organization. The scammer may pray with the senior …
Saint George’s Middle Eastern Food Festival
Birmingham’s only Byzantine Catholic Church will host its 35th Middle Eastern Food Festival September 8-10. The Festival will take place at St. George Melkite Catholic Church at 425 16th Avenue South. True to its name, the Festival will offer homemade culinary choices like rolled grape leaves, Kibbee and Mediterranean-style chicken. The “mile long” sweet booth …
Amy Grant: Granting an Alabama, Big Oak Wish
When Amy Grant takes the stage at Samford University’s Wright Center September 20 for a concert benefiting Big Oak Ranch, a near 25-year-old wish will come true. The story of the wish begins with 1989 Westminster Christian School graduate Maureen Willard. The very next year Big Oak Ranch acquired the Rainbow City, Ala. school and …
Marriage Builder Romance Weekends
Deer Run Retreat offers intentional intimate weekend retreats for married couples in all seasons of life. The goal is to give couples an opportunity to focus on each other without interruptions and without to-do lists. Each weekend is limited to 15 couples who enjoy private rooms at The Lodge, nestled within 100 wooded acres of …
