Verizon $5K gift boosts Alabama Gives Day effort for tornado recovery
Verizon kicked off Alabama Gives Day with a $5,000 gift to the Alabama Tornado Recovery Fund and told employees about the opportunity to give by text on Feb. 2.
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Community Foundation tornado recovery grants pass $1 million
As of Oct. 26, 2011, the Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham has made grants totaling $1,019,913 for tornado recovery in 22 counties across Alabama, leveraging gifts from individuals, families, businesses and foundations, locally and across the nation, and fundraising efforts such as the Bama Rising benefit concert. In the first days after the April 27…
Sharpies help kids get good start in recovery
For children hit hard by the tornadoes last April, the change to get back to routine of school may come as a welcome relief. Thanks to another partnership inspired by the band Alabama and the Bama Rising concert last June, these youngsters will get extra help with their supplies. The Sharpie Corporation learned about tornado…
Marathon man aids tornado recovery in Alabama
Matt Anderson won’t run the Bank of America Chicago Marathon until October 9, but he took the first step to something important back in April when he chose this event as a way to remember a lost friend and help others hit hard by tornadoes across Alabama. “Although it will be a challenge for me…
BAMA RISING concert benefits statewide tornado recovery
Members of the band Alabama have announced a star-studded benefit concert for tornado relief, BAMA RISING, set for June 14 at the Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Arena. The Community Foundation is the philanthropic partner for this effort, which organizers say is designed to raise millions for so many across our state who were hit by the…