This week’s Pay It Forward honoree is 18-year-old M.J. Harris of Selma. His mother nominated him for all that he does to help the community. He will recieve a gift of $333 on behalf of Alabama News Network and The Vance Law Firm!
This week’s Pay it forward honoree is Alberta Ronoakes of Tuskegee. She has been driving a school bus for 24 years and works hard to make sure all her kids are taken care of. Alberta Ronoakes has spent much her of her life raising 6 kids and driving a school bus for 24 years. And she does it for…
Charles and Alice Freeman are passionate about feeding anyone and everyone who is hungry in the Selma area. This past year they filled a great need because of the pandemic. Charles and Alice Freeman are motivational speakers. But it’s not all about just speaking for them. In fact, they they have a ministry called ‘Love Thy Neighbor’ where their love…
Our Pay it Forward honoree this week is Jerria Martin of Selma. She is making a difference by working to create a drug-free community. Jerria Martin gradauted from Princeton in 2013 with her Masters of Divinity. She never knew she’d come back home to Selma. But she did and is making a difference in a big way with a drug-free…
This week’s Pay It Forward honoree is Ina Washington from Montgomery. She is a school counselor at T.S. Morris Elementary School and she goes above and beyond for her students each and every day.Ina Washington is in her 19th year as an educator. It’s easy to see that her students adore her and have missed seeing her face to face…
This week’s “Pay it Forward” honoree is 92-year-old Alva Stuckey from Wetumpka, who works hard to serve veterans in a suicide prevention program. In 2009, Marine officer Lee Stuckey founded “AHERO” veterans program, which stands for America’s Heroes Enjoying Recreation Outdoors. It was after he had struggled with his own issues returning from combat. “After a real kinetic combat deployment…
Nick Rankins is a mentor, a teacher, a coach, and role model. He founded an organization that includes a community garden where he’s not only growing good food, but growing boys into good men. “We try to catch them young and bring them up through the program. Putting them around positive role models. One of the things is, younger guys…
In late October, Hurricane Zeta slammed the Selma-Dallas County area snapping and uprooting trees and knocking our power to thousands of homes. There were people waiting in long lines at the few stores that were open just to get what they need. “They were bringing emergency people in, but didn’t seem like it was happening quick enough so we just…
This week’s Pay It Forward honoree goes to Nan Brown Curtis of Selma. She is a two time cancer survivor and makes it her mission to educate others and give them hope. “My heart is in it because I want other people to survive and to make it. Don’t let fear– fear will stop us and end things for us…
Jemecia and Trinette Ross love helping those in need. “Even before the pandemic came or existed they were doing things for their neighbors. Helping children that might need some clothes are something. If you heard about somebody that might have lost a home to a fire and might have had unfortunate circumstances fall upon them, they still did that,” said…
