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Nov 22
2011Local emergency responder agencies answer the call of helping to feed the hungry this Thanksgiving...
Beginning to unload the food donations from the ambulancesFor the fourth year in a row, NorthStar EMS hosted the "Drive Away Hunger" campaign to benefit the homeless and hungry of the Jimmie Hale Mission.
Coverage of the event as shown on Fox 6
With sirens blazing and lights flashing, ambulances with LifeGuard and NorthStar arrived with vehicles loaded with canned goods and non-perishable food items. According to Brent Dierking, contact at NorthStar EMS, "Our goal is to fill as many ambulances as possible with food to help our friends at the Jimmie Hale Mission provide meals to those in need."
Makeitha Moore with Lifeguard, Brent Dierking with NorthStar EMS and Tony Cooper,
the Mission's Executive Director discuss how the food donations will helpSeveral nursing homes also partnered with this event and helped to donate items including South Health & Rehab, Highlands at The Oaks on Parkwood, Civic Center Health & Rehab, Northway Health & Rehab, Cherry Hill Healthcare and Eastview Healthcare.
Current Mission clients Tyrone and Alonzo were excited to help unload the food donationsThank you to everyone who participated in this food drive! If you would like to conduct your own food drive to help feed the hungry, click here to learn more.
Even More Video: Coverage of this event on CBS 42 and ABC 33/40
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Oct 26
2011Judy Bates, also known as the "Bargainomics Lady" will be signing copies of her latest book at our Homewood Bargain Center...
Judy Bates, the "Bargainomics Lady" will be at our
Homewood store this SaturdayJudy Bates is an avid supporter of the Jimmie Hale Mission and is also a bit of a local celebrity. You can catch her on Fox 6 mid-day on Tuesday and in the morning on Thursdays. She helps people find the best deal and offers tips on how to shop for bargains.
The cover of Judy's latest bookBates will be signing copies of her latest book, "Bargainomics: Money Management by the Book," at Mission Possible Bargain Center in Homewood on Saturday, Oct. 29 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Plus, once you've gotten your bargain-shopping book, you can actually shop for bargains at our Homewood thrift store!
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Oct 24
2011Get a head start on the holidays by learning how to help now...
The holiday season will be here soon, and with it comes the generosity many feel during this time. During the Thanksgiving and Christmas season, many feel called to volunteer or donate, but they might not know how.
Students from Miles College see inside our food pantryThat's why the Jimmie Hale Mission offers tours of its facilities. Those interested can sign up for our tour this Thursday, Oct. 27 at 11 a.m. and learn how they can help those less-fortunate during the hoildays.
The tour will take place at our Men's campus at 3420 2nd Avenue N., in downtown Birmingham. As mentioned, the tour will begin at 11 a.m. and last about an hour.
Tour guests pose questions to our Learning Center
Director, Edward PetersonAttendees will get a behind-the-scenes look and see our dormitory, dining hall and other important parts of the Mission's campus.
Tours are free and open to the public. Registration is appreciated for an accurate head-count. Those interested can register online or by email.
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Oct 10
2011Celebrating expansion and God's blessings at our Royal Pines Recovery Center...
We recently celebrated the growth we've experienced at our Royal Pines Recovery Center. We have been incredibly blessed with an increase to the capacity our rural recovery center and are now able to help even more men down the road to recovery.
We were so blessed with a large turn-out of supporters,
staff, clients and graduates at the dedication ceremony.Our Royal Pines facility, located in Blount County, helps men struggling with drug and alcohol issues. Using a Bible-based, 12 step format, the Jimmie Hale Mission's northern-most facility guides men back to life through God's love.
There is often a waiting list to enter Royal Pines, so the need for the increase was definitely there. And now the Jimmie Hale Mission is able to help even more who seek help.
Executive Director Tony Cooper shares his thoughts at the dedication ceremony
People like Ron, who was once a client of Royal Pines, but now is a successful graduate of the program. Ron's testimony, which he shared at the ceremony, about how he struggled with alcohol abuse, but thanks to Royal Pines, is now a deacon of his church. He also visits Royal Pines once a month to fellowship with the men currently in the program.
Representatives from the offices of Congressmen Robert Aderholt and Spencer Bachus attended the eventThe ceremony marked the end of construction to add on to the existing facility and the final product resulted in a building that resembles a Cross (from an aerial view).
The ceremony also included a plaque presentation to Ron North, who first came to the Mission's Shepura Men's Center over 20 years ago as a client and now serves as the Director for the recovery facility.
Anthony Cooper presented the plaque to Ron North.
Mr. Cooper works in the Development Office of the Mission
while Mr. North is the Director of Royal Pines (and a former client).Thank you to everyone who helped make this expansion possible and to everyone who joined us at this wonderful event!
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