This week’s Pay It Forward honoree is MPS security officer Earnestine Woods. She founded “Have a Heart 4 Children.” It’s an organization that started with one child with special needs and lead to many more. “The students with disability are just her special angels. That’s what she called them and for 20 years she has done a Christmas party for…
At the beginning of the pandemic, our cameras captured Metropolitan United Methodist Church in action as they served thousands of people in west Montgomery. And they haven’t stopped. “We were able to serve over 18,000 households and move over 70 tons of food during pandemic,” said Pastor Richard Williams. Pastor Williams has partnered with other volunteers and agencies to make…
This week’s “Pay it Forward” honoree is a caregiver to a family in Montgomery. Her nominator says when she cares for someone, she cares with her whole heart and soul. “The meaning of life is to find your gift, but the purpose of life is to give it away. That sums you up perfectly. You found your gift and you…
Shannon Stringer has been working hard since the pandemic started to assist the residents in her care. And it hasn’t always been easy. Here’s how she’s paying it forward. Shannon Stringer helps plan activities for the senior residents at Charleton Place in Deatsville. But when the pandemic hit, things changed not only changed for the activities she planned but for…
Buena Browder has been serving the Montgomery and Chilton County communities for almost 30 years. She, along with her husband, co-founded the Faith Crusade Montgomery Rescue Mission, which provides shelter, a thrift store, and food to those in need. She recently opened Abner House, a place for women veterans. “There are homes for male veterans, but very few for…
Pastor Anthony Williams started Helping Hand Food Ministry five years ago. This year, as you can imagine, the need is greater than ever before. Williams is a man on a mission. “There is a need in Macon County– it’s a food desert area. We found out a lot of kids were going hungry on the weekends. We moved to the…
The Vance Law Firm and Alabama News Network are honoring Nikki Zeigler of Wetumpka. Those that know her best, say you’ll always catch Nikki Zeigler wearing a smile. and almost always has her hands full serving others in the Montgomery and Wetumpka area. It’s easy to see her passion for giving back as she regularly coordinates projects that keep her…
Alabama News Network and The Vance Law Firm are honoring Sherri Albert of Prattville. She volunteers with the YMCA, helping deliver boxes of food to residents in several housing communities. She helps recruit and connect residents with some of the free programs and activities in the area, and assists with other outreach on her own time too. Most recently she …
The Vance Law Firm and Alabama News Network are honoring Rosetta Johnson of Montgomery. Her non-profit Caps and Socks Inc. collects and delivers caps, socks and other winter clothing items to nursing home residents and elderly communities in and around Montgomery. They are small tokens, Johnson says, that mean so much to those on the receiving end. Caps and Socks…
The Vance Law Firm and Alabama News Network are honoring Laria Stinson of Montgomery. Her non-profit, Express-O of Love , is a diaper bank that regularly helps provide about 120 River Region families with supplemental diapers and wipes. It’s a constant need that has been highlighted by the pandemic. Stinson says her non-profit has grown significantly in recent months, now…
