Filed under: AL, Birmingham, Birmingham Alabama, Birmingham, AL, Civic Engagement, Helping Hand, Jefferson County, Meals on Wheels, volunteerism
The following is taken from an entry posted on Birmingham Freecycle by Alma Moore, the volunteer coordinator for the Jefferson County Meals on Wheels program administered by the Jefferson County Council on Aging:
Meals on Wheels of Jefferson County is looking for volunteers to deliver meals to senior citizens in Jefferson County. Our program relies heavily upon a large volunteer force that delivers meals to about 75% of our clients. We deliver approximately 740 meals a day Monday – Friday from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Of our 64 routes, 57 are delivered by volunteers. The other 7 are delivered by staff members. We could not offer this service to the senior citizens of Jefferson County without our dedicated volunteers.
We are currently looking for volunteers to deliver meals on routes in various parts of the county. A route consists of 10-15 clients. Most of our volunteers deliver 1-2 days a month. Some more often, some less.
We currently need volunteers for the following days/routes:
(IF YOU DO NOT SEE A DAY/ROUTE THAT FITS YOUR SCHEDULE, WE ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR SUBS IN ALL PARTS OF THE COUNTY THAT CAN DELIVER WHEN THE REGULAR VOLUNTEER IS NOT ABLE TO MAKE IT).
- BESSEMER: 1st week of the month(you can volunteer for one or all days of this week),3rd Friday, 5th Thursday, 5th Friday
- HUEYTOWN: 2nd Thursday, 5th Monday, 5th Tuesday, 5th Thursday
- PLEASANT GROVE: 1st Monday
- FAIRFIELD: Every other Friday
- TITUSVILLE: 5th Monday, 5th Friday
- HOMEWOOD: 3rd Wednesday, 4th Wednesday, 5th Wednesday
- IRONDALE: 1st Friday, 3rd Friday, 4th Friday, 5th Friday
- CENTER POINT: 2nd Monday
- TRUSSVILLE: 2nd Thursday
- FORESTDALE: 4th Friday, 5th Tuesday, 5th Friday
- FOREST PARK: Every other Friday, 5th Thursday
- CRESTWOOD: 5th Tuesday, 5th Friday
- BLUFF PARK: 2nd Thursday
- VESTAVIA: 1st Friday, 5th Monday
- GARDENDALE: 3rd Monday, 5th Friday
You can contact Moore via e-mail at amooremow@bellsouth.net. We will need you to complete a volunteer application and authorization to run a criminal background check and motor vehicle report. She says that she can email the forms to you to complete, sign and fax back to her.
If you have questions, you can also call her at 592-0413, ext. 4, Monday – Friday from 7:30 – 3:30 p.m. Please try not to call during delivery hours as our phones are very busy due to meals are being delivered.
Let her know if you’re interested.
Cheers.
Filed under: 35211, AL, B'ham social events, Birmingham, Birmingham Alabama, Birmingham Public Library, Birmingham, AL, Cities, Photographs, The Ticker, library, urban issues
Today’s dreary start will hopefully not keep attendees from enjoying the Birmingham Public Library’s new West End branch opening ceremony scheduled for 10:30 a.m. this morning. Located at the intersection of 14th Street SW and Tuscaloosa Avenue (1348 Tuscaloosa Avenue, SW), this new structure replaces one located two blocks away, providing additional space and operating hours for patrons. The original blog entry also contains links to a Birmingham News article and images taken during the long construction process. Clicking on the image of the building will take you to the order of ceremonies and a history of the library in the West End section of Birmingham, Alabama.
It will serve as an anchor into the Tuscaloosa Avenue commercial revitalization district and the surrounding West End community, already beginning to see a sea of change with recent projects taking place on the campus of Princeton Baptist Medical Center, including their new parking garage and planned addition to their main building.
For more information about the opening and other events going on with the library, I’d suggest visiting their blog. They’ve been keeping really busy over there based on what I’ve been reading.
One more question…
So let’s see what kind of responses I get… My mother’s coming to Birmingham for the first time today (and unless she’s running around finishing getting ready, she’s a regular reader of this site). What should she not miss during her first trip into town? I’m interested in seeing what (or if) anyone responds.
Enjoy the day,
Cheers.
Filed under: AL, B'ham social events, Birmingham, Birmingham Alabama, Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham, AL, Catalyst, Cities, Civic Engagement, Junior Patrons, News Media (as source & subject), TechBirmingham, Year of Alabama Art, art, civic/service organizations, cultural institutions, urban issues, yp events
Or rather there are some really cool benefits. An e-mail that arrived in the inbox yesterday evening announced that the ONB Magic City Art Connection is presenting an e-Art Loan program. Similar programs have become quite popular in other cities, where people are able to enjoy art in new and creative ways.
Entry into the contest is limited to members of Catalyst, TechBirmingham and the Junior Patrons at the Birmingham Museum of Art.
A new piece of art will be featured bi-monthly according to the contest site on al.com, with the drawing for this current piece, Petition Series: In the Morning… by Peter Whitting of Pikesville, MD, (pictured to your left) being “loaned” on February 23 with the feature announced on March 1.
Other organizations interested in participating in the art loan program are invited to contact ONB Magic City Art Connection director Eileen Kunzman at 595.6306 or via e-mail at findart@bham.rr.com.
It’s definitely an interesting way to get the word out about this year’s festival, scheduled for April 27-29 in Linn Park. It was also a great way to remind people about this year’s Art Bash on March 31.
This would also be a good place to mention that if you’re not planning to attend Cool School this evening, or if you’re just not quite ready for Mardi Gras/Carnival to end, that there’s a little party going on at the Museum’s new Alabama Folk Art Gallery at the Young & Vann building downtown this evening beginning at 5:30 p.m.
More later,
Cheers.
Filed under: AL, B'ham social events, Birmingham, Birmingham Alabama, Birmingham, AL, Cities, Civic Engagement, Rotaract, WorkPlay, civic/service organizations, yp events
Just last week someone asked me if Rotaract had announced plans for another gala similar to their Dress Up, Get Down gala last year. The event was mentioned often on this site last spring, including here (almost a year to the day). I told them I had no idea. I got home and checked one of the email addresses and found an announcement that this year’s event was getting ready to happen in two weeks, now slightly less than two weeks away, on Friday, March 2. from 8 p.m. – 12 a.m. at WorkPlay.
This PDF provides specifics about the beneficiary of the gala, the young professional civic organization’s Ready 2 Read Initiative; this link provides access to a Fox 6 News story on the organization’s efforts. Clicking here will take you to a digital version of this year’s invitation and provide a link to purchase tickets online for the event. It is a great opportunity to support providing tangible support to our city’s youth in preparing them for their future.
Cheers.
Filed under: AL, Birmingham, Birmingham Alabama, Birmingham, AL, Cities, Muse of Fire, Shakespeare, Sloss Furnaces
Elizabeth Bradley of Muse of Fire has released the cast list for their latest production, Henry VI. Click here to view the list (Microsoft Word document). For those not familiar with what they’ve done, you’re missing out on a creative way to interact with one of our largest historic landmarks, Sloss Furnaces, while getting to check out some really cool Shakespeare. Henry VI is scheduled for performances on May 19 & 20.
General casting for the performances are closed according to the official website, however the role of The Boy is still open. They’re asking that The Boy look 11-14; they’re also giving parents an opportunity to review the cut of Henry VI being used before letting their children audition for the part.
Elizabeth has asked that interested parties contact her directly to schedule an audition time.
For additional information, or if you’ve just become a MySpace junkie, click here to view the group’s page on the popular social networking site.
Cheers.
