Members of the Mobile Fire Retirees Association planted fruit trees and built raised, wheelchair-accessible garden planters at the Mulherin Home this week — and put out a call for fresh produce donations.
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Coverage of volunteers from South Alabama News, the local news source for Mobile, Baldwin and the surrounding counties of the Alabama Gulf Coast.
Brewton
Rubber Ducks and Murder Creek: East Brewton Closes Out a Fourth of July Weekend on the Water
The winning duck in East Brewton’s annual Fourth of July duck race was plucked from Murder Creek on Saturday afternoon, capping two days of Independence Day celebrations across the Escambia County area.
Clarke County
Nearly 80 Years On, Thomasville’s American Legion Fourth of July Barbecue Still Packs the Post
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.
Mobile
Salvation Army Angel Tree Distribution Brings Christmas Relief to Mobile Families
About 900 Mobile-area families picked up Christmas gifts at The Salvation Army’s Angel Tree distribution near Dauphin Street, aided by dozens of volunteers.
Mobile
Vandals Damage Holiday Gift Drive for Mobile Families Facing HIV
A break-in at a Mobile church storage site damaged or stole donations meant for 120 holiday gift boxes destined for AIDS Alabama South clients and families.
Mobile
Mobile Cat Rescue Scrambles to Replace Medicine After Refrigerator Failure
A volunteer-run Mobile cat rescue is seeking donations after an overnight refrigerator failure destroyed vaccines and antibiotics for more than 100 cats.
Local News
Teenagers Take Up Sponges for a Mobile Mayoral Campaign
A group of Mobile high school students calling themselves the Bess Empowerment Team organized a car wash on Cottage Hill Road to raise money for Bess Rich’s 2005 campaign for mayor.