Hundreds turned out at American Legion Post 112 in Thomasville for a barbecue tradition dating to 1947, where volunteers cooked 1,800 pounds of Boston butts to raise money for the high school marching band.
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Coverage of fundraiser from South Alabama News, the local news source for Mobile, Baldwin and the surrounding counties of the Alabama Gulf Coast.
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Professional Rodeo Returns to Robertsdale in August for Its 28th Year Supporting Youth Mental Health
The Jennifer Claire Moore Foundation brings its 28th Annual Professional Rodeo to Baldwin County August 6-8, with proceeds funding youth mental health and wellness programs in local schools.
Baldwin County
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Roy Moore Brings Chief Justice Campaign to Mobile and Orange Beach
Republican chief justice nominee Roy Moore scheduled a Mobile breakfast address and an Orange Beach fundraiser, bringing his bid to return to the Alabama Supreme Court to the coast.
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Lorrie Morgan Headlines Sparks Rally as Democrats Weigh Davis Exit and Bingo Indictments
Country star Lorrie Morgan headlined a Mobile fundraiser for Democratic gubernatorial nominee Ron Sparks, where the talk among some 200 Democrats turned to Artur Davis and the federal gambling-corruption indictments.
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Democrats Rally Around Foster and Nicrosi as June Primary Nears
Don Foster told the county Democratic committee he would stack his record against either Republican. Across town, criminal defense lawyers filled a courtyard for attorney general candidate Michel Nicrosi.
Baldwin County
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Poker Run in Lillian to Raise Money for Honor Flight South Alabama’s WWII Veterans
Honor Flight South Alabama announced an all-day fundraiser at H&D Cycles in Lillian, featuring a poker run, raffle and silent auction, capped by a ceremony honoring local World War II veterans.
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St. Paul’s Students Raise $1,717 for the Heart Association on Wear Red Day
An out-of-uniform day and a bake sale at St. Paul’s Episcopal School turned National Wear Red Day into $1,717 for the American Heart Association, all of it raised by the school’s Interact Club and service leadership class.
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At Mobile Convention Center, Fred Barnes Tells 600 What He Thinks History Will Say About Bush
Journalist and Bush biographer Fred Barnes headlined the Alabama Policy Institute’s annual fundraiser in Mobile, predicting the president would leave office to hisses and be judged more kindly later.
Mobile
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President Bush Was Set to Headline a $750,000 Sessions Fundraiser in Mobile
A June reception at the Arthur R. Outlaw Convention Center, at $1,000 a ticket, aimed to raise $750,000 for Jeff Sessions’ 2008 re-election campaign, with the president himself as the draw.
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Mint Juleps at Oakleigh: A Toast to Garfield and the Coming Antiques Roadshow
The Historic Mobile Preservation Society’s fourth annual Bravery and Beauty Mint Julep Party was set for June 8 at Oakleigh, blending a fundraiser with a nod to James Garfield’s 1877 visit and the coming Antiques Roadshow.