--- title: "Celebrate the Family Expo!" date: 2019-12-27 author: "Laurie Stroud" featured_image: "https://birminghamchristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Expo-save-the-date-banner_featured-image-scaled.jpg" categories: - name: "Entertainment" url: "/category/news/entertainment.md" - name: "Family" url: "/category/news/family.md" - name: "More" url: "/category/news/more.md" - name: "News" url: "/category/news.md" - name: "Parenting" url: "/category/news/family/parenting.md" - name: "Youth/Kids" url: "/category/news/family/youth-kids.md" tags: - name: "Featured" url: "/tag/featured.md" --- # Celebrate the Family Expo! **Special Feature** Here’s a snapshot of just some of the fun, free activities taking place at the Celebrate the Family Expo! Saturday January 11, 2020 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Hoover Met Complex’s Finley Center. **1. A “Herd” of[ Chick-fil-A Cows](https://www.chick-fil-a.com/locations/al/the-grove)** will be on hand to greet guests, take pics and share goodies. **![Just Keep Smilig Merry market 2018 Characters IMG 4547 1](https://birminghamchristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Just-Keep-Smilig-Merry-market-2018-Characters-IMG_4547-1-scaled-e1577496461501-150x150.jpg "Just Keep Smilig Merry market 2018 Characters IMG 4547 1")2. Meet Mickey & Minnie, Elsa and Paw Patrols’ Chase and Skye!** The cast will take pictures, sign autographs and perform at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. a sneak peak of their upcoming Characters on Parade Performance February 22, 2020. The characters are a part of the [Just Keep Smiling](https://www.justkeepsmiling.org/) ministry that assists families with children in medical crisis. **![Screen Shot 2019 12 27 at 7.25.24 PM](https://birminghamchristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Screen-Shot-2019-12-27-at-7.25.24-PM-150x150.png "Screen Shot 2019 12 27 at 7.25.24 PM")3. Kids’ Zone** courtesy [Deborah’s Party Rentals](https://debspartyrentals.com/) will include an 18 Foot Slide, Bounce House, and Interactive Mickey Park Learning Club. Plus Face Painting by Painted Personalities! **4. Live music** including performances by [Kevin Derryberry](https://www.kevinderryberry.com/) and [Marc Phillips](http://www.marcphillipsmusic.com/), local choirs and more. **5.** **Free Face Painting** by [Painted Personalities](http://www.paintedpersonalities.com/). **6. Special private lounge** area just for nursing moms courtesy of [St. Vincent’s Nursing Nook](https://healthcare.ascension.org/Locations/Alabama/ALBIR/Birmingham-St-Vincents-Birmingham). **7. Meet and greet** with *Birmingham Christian Family*(BCF) past cover stories and special guests like Hoover Mayor Frank Brocato. **8. Enjoy product and food samples** including sampling and voting for your favorite birthday sweets as part of our Birthday Ballot! **9. Receive resources** to meet the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of the family. **10. Onsite free recycling of electronics and free shredding** provided by [Gone For Good](https://uagoneforgood.com/), a program of [United Ability](https://www.unitedability.org/) from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. **11. Onsite [King’s Home Thrift Store](https://www.kingshome.com/) donation truck** to take your donations and provide you with a tax-deductible receipt. Your donations will help the women and children at King’s Home. 12\. **In search of the perfect pet?** Visit the Expo! and meet furry friends up for adoption. Talk with [Shelby County Humane Society](https://shelbyhumane.org/) staff for insight on the kind of pet that is best for you and your family and how to best care for it. Special thanks to our Title Sponsor [Heritage Preschool, ](https://heritagepreschool.com/)our Major Sponsors[ St. Vincent’s Nursing Nook](https://healthcare.ascension.org/Locations/Alabama/ALBIR/Birmingham-St-Vincents-Birmingham), [Shades Mountain Baptist Church,](http://www.shades.org/) [Vision Financial ](http://www.vision-financialgroup.com/)[Group](http://www.vision-financialgroup.com/) and [Tiger-Rock Martial Arts](http://greystonemartialarts.com/) and our Event Sponsors including [Children’s of Alabama](https://www.childrensal.org/) and [Renewal by Andersen](https://www.renewalbyandersen.com/). Our exhibitors include [101 Mobility](https://go.101mobility.com/alabama-solutions/?campaign=CP_PPC&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIz7qB24zg5gIVyrzACh1VbQFVEAAYASAAEgIZsPD_BwE), [Alabama Credit Union](https://www.alabamacu.com/), [Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Birmingham](http://www.bbbsbhm.org/), [Brookdale University Park](https://www.brookdale.com/en/communities/brookdale-university-park-birmingham.html), [Classical Conversations](https://www.classicalconversations.com/), [The Center for Executive Leadership](https://thecenterbham.org/), [Crafter’s House](http://thecraftershouse.com/), [Creative Mindz](https://www.facebook.com/Creative-Mindz-Mobile-Arts-and-Crafts-Studio-587125055117626/?ref=br_rs), [Cookie Destiny](https://www.cookiedestiny.com/), [Cookie Cutter’s Children’s Haircuts](https://www.haircutsarefun.com/hoover-al/), [Epilepsy Foundation of Alabama](https://www.epilepsy.com/alabama), [Emily’s Heirloom Pound Cakes,](https://www.emilysheirloompoundcakes.com/contact) [Galleria Woods](https://www.brookdale.com/en/communities/galleria-woods.html), Grandma Betty’s Pepper Jelly, [Gone For Good](https://uagoneforgood.com/), a service of [United Ability](https://www.unitedability.org/), [Heritage Preschool](https://heritagepreschool.com/), [Heritage Christian Academy](https://www.hcachristian.org/), [Ironstream Media](http://www.ironstreammedia.com/), [Jimmie Hale Mission](https://jimmiehalemission.com/), [Just Keep Smiling](https://www.justkeepsmiling.org/), [Kevin Derryberry Music](https://www.kevinderryberry.com/), [King’s Home](https://www.kingshome.com/), [Live Well with Stacy](https://livewellwithstacy.com/), [Lou Lou’s](https://www.facebook.com/louloushoover/), [Linda Harper Music](https://www.lindaharpermusic.com/), [Nothing Bundt Cakes](https://www.nothingbundtcakes.com/bakery/al/birmingham?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIyfPn5Me65gIVhpOzCh0hrAWxEAAYASAAEgJNEfD_BwE), [Pampered Chef](https://www.pamperedchef.com/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMItoPzj47g5gIVRtbACh1FqQQmEAAYASAAEgI1qfD_BwE), [Prince of Peace Catholic School](https://www.popcatholic.net/), [Samaritan Counseling Centers of Greater Birmingham](http://samaritancc.org/), [Shades Mountain Baptist Church](http://www.shades.org/), [STEPS Ministries](https://lifeimprovementsteps.com/), [Shelby County Humane Society](https://shelbyhumane.org/), [Sav-A-Life Shelby](https://savalifeshelby.org/), Simply Sheets, [Tiger-Rock Martial Arts](https://hoovertrma.com/), [Vacation Concierge](https://www.vacationconcierge.org/), [Valleydale Church](https://www.valleydale.org/), [Vision Financial Grou](http://www.vision-financialgroup.com/)p, [WDJC](https://wdjconline.com/), [ Worldsong Missions Place](https://alsbom.org/venue/worldsong-missions-place/), [WoodmenLife](https://www.woodmenlife.org/), [Your Kids Urgent Care](https://www.yourkidsurgentcare.com/) and [Yucatan Candles](http://yucatantrading.com/). Look forward to seeing you and your family as we Celebrate the Family & 20 Years of Good News!Visit us at [www.birminghamchristian.com/expo](http://www.birminghamchristian.com/expo) for the most up to date and detailed schedule. †