Several years ago, Brenda Peacock started painting angels to sell. “We had a local child that had cancer that I did a little fundraising for. After that, I thought that worked pretty good, I need to keep this up,” said Peacock. And she did keep it up. Painting angels would soon become her mission. Helping to end children’s…
Our Pay It Forward honoree this week is Connie Johnson of Hayneville. She’s making a difference by helping the elderly in her community.
A year and half ago, Amanda Meacham had a vision for helping other women get off drugs and get their lives back on track. She started holding yard sales to raise money for a recovery home and opened Angels in Disguise. “Angels in Disguise is about women helping women. A lot of broken women don’t have the opportunity to…
For the past nine years, Edna Savage has played a key role in the organization Save Kids of Incarcerated Parents, also known as SKIP, Inc.
It’s been said that Cubie Rae Hayes does a million dollars worth of work just for a hug and a smile. She’s well known in the community for pitching in and bringing resources together to make a difference. Hayes is a community advocate. Through her non-profit Citizens That Care, Inc., she has been able to come along side other non-profits…
This week’s Pay it Forward honoree is Angie Harris of Wetumpka. Shes spends much of her extra time volunteering at the Humane Society of Elmore County thrift store. She says it’s a great way to give back. Harris is a full-time cosmetologist and every other Saturday she’s at the thrift store and even on her vacation days. “She’s just always…
Love Loud Montgomery is a compassion ministry part of the Montgomery Baptist Association formerly known as Forest Park Ministry Center. They focus on immediate needs to longer-term needs of their guests. Donna McCullough is the executive director. For more than 20 years Love Loud Montgomery has been helping people. Donna McCullough was nominated for the way she cares for them….
Those who know him describe Jerry Smith as dependable, always on time, committed, and reliable. Jerry Smith is a retired bus driver and now drives people like William Bowman and others who are visually impaired to their appointments and places they need to go. “Well, one thing, being blind it’s hard for someone who is visually impaired to get out…
Pastor Stephen Smith has two churches, one in Selma and one in his home community of Pine Glen. He was nominated for his many years of service and being a great role model. For the past 40 years, Pastor Stephen Smith has been leading people in the Selma area. “We have a community building. We have helped a lot of…
Our Pay It Forward honoree this week is Mandi Blocker of Tallassee. She is a nurse at Tallassee Health and Rehab nursing home. Blocker was nominated by her mother-in-law for all she does as a nurse especially this past year during the pandemic. Being a nurse takes a special person. And Mandi Blocker says she knew from an early age…
