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(featuring) Alabama Family Trust The Alabama Theatre The Arc of Central Alabama ArtPlay Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Birmingham The Dance Foundation Glenwood Greater Birmingham Humane Society Habitat for Humanity Hand in Paw Hope for Autumn Foundation Jimmie Hale Mission The Learning Tree, Inc. Levite Jewish Community Center The Lyric Theatre Positive Maturity Smile-A-Mile Space One Eleven TumTum Tree Foundation UAB Institute for Arts in Medicine (AIM)

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Mission Statement Helping elderly and disabled individuals protect their government benefits while improving their quality of life with other assets.

Alabama Family Trust

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Administers supplemental or special needs trusts which offer these benefits: •

Assurance that beneficiaries’ use of supplemental needs trust funds stay compliant with all\ Social Security Administration and Medicaid regulations

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Protection from abuse, exploitation, and mismanagement of assets by “friends” or “family”

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Quality trust fund management for small ($1,500) to large (millions) supplemental needs trusts

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Low administrative fees (1.5% on the interest earned, not the principal) so funds last longer for the beneficiaries

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Long-term management and investment of trust assets by Warren Averett

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Charitable fund options when individual trust assets are depleted

TRUSTS FOR DISABLED INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES Alabama Family Trust is dedicated to serving disabled Alabamians by administering supplemental or special needs trusts. This non-profit pooled trust company has been serving disabled individuals of all ages for 25 +years since being established by the Alabama Legislature.

Alabama Family Trust shelters assets belonging to disabled individuals such as financial gifts and inheritances, legal settlements, child support, alimony, and other sources of assets.

A supplemental needs trust provides a way to improve the quality of life for a disabled beneficiary without jeopardizing their current or future eligibility for means-tested government benefits such as SSI and Medicaid.

2820 Columbiana Road Suite 103 Birmingham, AL 35216 205- 313-3915 www.alabamafamilytrust.com 2 B-METRO NOV/DEC 20

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The Alabama

Mission Statement We believe that the Alabama and Lyric Theatres are true Birmingham landmarks.

Showplace Society members can preserve and protect the Lyric and Alabama for generations to come. Will you help us make sure the shows never stop? www.alabamatheatre.com/showplacesociety/

Highlights The building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 In 1993 the Alabama Theatre received the designation of Official Historic Theatre of Alabama in 1993 In 2011 The Alabama Theatre received the Building of the Year Award from the Alabama Architectural Foundation. The award is presented to the one building statewide that best exemplifies how architecture can provide a meaningful impact on the citizens of Alabama in the past, present and future.

In 1998, the Theatre underwent a complete front door to back door restoration. The work was done by EverGreene Studios from New York City. In 8 months, the theatre went from its look of faded grandeur to a sparkling 1927 look with all the gold leaf paint either replaced or cleaned.

The Alabama Theatre was used primarily as a movie palace for 55 years, with the exception of the annual Miss Alabama pageant and the weekly Mickey Mouse Club. In 1987, the owners of the facility declared bankruptcy and the theatre was purchased by Birmingham Landmarks Inc., a nonprofit corporation.

The new Alabama Theatre for the Performing Arts hosts many live events, as well as films. Each year the Theatre hosts over 150 events attended by a 150,000 Birmingham area citizens. In 2009 The Hill Event Center, adjacent to the theatre, was opened to offer a ballroom and reception area for weddings, and other social and business events held at the theatre complex. We believe that the Alabama and Lyric Theatres are true Birmingham landmarks. Join the Showplace Society, whose members preserve and protect the Lyric and Alabama for generations to come.

Upcoming Events The Drifters, Cornell Gunter’s Coasters, and The Platters January 14, 2022 @ 7:30 pm Travis Tritt Solo Acoustic Tour January 15, 2022 @ 7:30 pm Little Feat with special guest Amy Helm March 20, 2022 @ 8:00 pm St. Paul & the Broken Bones April 16, 2022 @ 8:00 pm arch 20, 2022 @ 8:00 pm

1817 Third Avenue North Birmingham, AL 35203 205-252-2262 www.alabamatheatre.com B-METRO.COM 3

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The Arc of Central Alabama

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Mission Statement

The Arc of Central Alabama serves people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and their families through comprehensive and quality programming, advocacy efforts, education, and awareness, all in an effort to ensure those with IDD have the opportunity to reach their fullest potential for the most independent life possible.

Highlights • We are considered the only non-reject program in Alabama, meaning we accept all referrals through the proper channels and no one is turned away due to severity of disability, psychiatric diagnosis, behavioral challenges, or medical needs.

• The Arc is the only provider in Alabama that can provide services for a person’s lifetime, supporting them at all ages, from birth to death.

• We are the state’s largest provider of services and also designated as a crisis center for individuals with IDD. • The Arc of Central Alabama has been accredited by both the Council on Quality Leadership (CQL) and Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF).

The people served by The Arc of Central Alabama are one of the most vulnerable groups often overlooked in society. The Arc serves 900+ of these amazing people 24/7, all 365 days of the year through our five core programs.

Community experience provides educational and adaptive life-skills training for adults with IDD (intellectual and developmental disabilities). Residential services support adolescents and adults with IDD in a comfortable, safe home environment. Employment support provides training for adults with IDD who desire to work and empowering individuals to be as independent as possible. Early intervention serves toddlers and their families through in-home therapy, special instruction, and resources. None of these programs would be possible without advocacy—advocating for the rights of people with IDD and funding to support their needs at the local state and national level.

6001 Crestwood Blvd.

Birmingham, AL 35212

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(205) 323-6383 www.arcofcentralalabama.org

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ArtPlay

Mission Statement We believe that the arts are transformative – that they entertain, educate and heal.

Along with our resident partners, we are able to inspire our community, students, performers, employees and you.

Highlights Community classes and camps throughout the year, explore any art form: music, dance, theatre, visual arts.

ArtPlay believes that the arts are for everyone. As the education and engagement initiative for UAB Visual and Performing Arts, ArtPlay provides opportunities to explore something new, create something inspiring or discover something about yourself you did not know. ArtPlay has served thousands of people in the Birmingham community over the past 10 years.

From community classes to summer camps, UAB campus celebrations to community programs, ArtPlay celebrates the creativity that lives in all of us.

Join us in the community for our FREE pre-K vocabulary program, Vocabby’s World.

UAB student? Get involved on campus with ArtPlay’s Student Arts Council.

Book your school’s FREE visit to the Alys Stephens Center or AEIVA to see world class artists through our “Meet the Artist” series.

Book your event at our beautiful Victorian ArtPlay House in the heart of Birmingham.

Social Facebook.com/artplayuab Instagram.com/artplayuab

1006 19th St S Birmingham, AL 35205 (205) 975-4769 www.alysstephens.org/connect B-METRO.COM 5

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Mission Statement

Big Brothers Big Sisters

of Greater Birmingham

Create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth.

Highlights • At Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Birmingham, our mission is to create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth.

• Our vision is that all youth achieve their full potential.

• Looking to get involved? Contact our Director of Volunteer Services today at krobbins@bbbsbhm.org or visit our website at www.bbbsbhm.org to learn more about becoming a Big!

As an affiliate of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Birmingham (BBBS) has provided positive adult role mentors for youth through its mentoring programs since 1973. BBBS is a non-profit whose main focus is empowering Birmingham area youth. BBBS’s mission is to create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth. The initiatives of BBBS bolster self-esteem and work to improve the chances that the youth served will achieve success in their academic, social, and family lives. BBBS of Greater Birmingham operates under the vision that all youth achieve their full potential.

BBBS serves youth between the ages of 7 and 18 and recruits, screens, trains, and matches volunteer mentors with youth. Each year, BBBS serves more than 1,300 youth in Jefferson, Shelby, St. Clair, Blount, and Walker Counties.

BBBS programs help children achieve success by working to improve behaviors and overall attitudes typically associated with the three risk factors mentioned above. By concentrating on issues related to peer pressure, encouraging students to finish school, and by opening doors to new opportunities BBBS and its’ mentors are increasing the likelihood of youth achieving academic success, establishing/maintaining positive relationships, and avoiding risky behaviors.

1901 14th Ave S. Birmingham, AL 35205 205-939-5590 www.bbbsbhm.org 6 B-METRO NOV/DEC 20

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Glenwood

Glenwood’s mission is to enable individuals to live life to their fullest potential. We provide an array of comprehensive services devoted to the protection of individual rights, anchored in the support and person-centered treatment of children and adults impacted by autism and other behavioral health needs. Outcome-focused services are provided through positive interactions, centered in dignity and respect of the individual’s rights.

Highlights

In 2020 Glenwood established the Ireland House as a transitional home for children to help prepare them for adult services In 2018 Glenwood completed its 9th and largest capital campaign at $10 million which allowed expansion of services to help meet increasing needs for families touched by autism

When you have a child with autism or other mental health concerns, you need specialized help. With 1 in 44 children born being diagnosed with autism and 1 in 6 school-age children experiencing a mental health issue, Glenwood’s leading-edge services help 8,000 families annually.

In 1974 Glenwood started with a staff member working with 16 children in loaned space. Today Glenwood has 37 programs and 400 staff. Unique in offering a continuum of care, services start as early as 18 months and are available throughout the lifespan. The 363-acre main campus in southeast Jefferson County includes Allan Cott School for children with autism. These children live in four homes on campus and one off campus. Lakeview School and two homes on campus serve boys age 6-13 with severe emotional disturbances.

Six homes for adults and an adult day program are on campus, too. In the community Glenwood has or manages 15 homes for adults with autism.

Glenwood’s Avondale expansion offers evaluations, diagnoses and therapies, including speech and occupational. The Children’s Center’s Applied Behavior Analysis is changing lives for children age 2-6. A new Arts Center provides art, music, movement and dance for children and adults in Glenwood’s services.

Fall of 2021 – Glenwood Arts Center and expanded Children’s Center opened Glenwood is accredited by CARF, the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Services

Upcoming Fundraisers

Pecans for Autism (Nov 1-December 31). Every purchase of Pecans and Coffees raises funds for children and adults with autism.

The 18th Annual A Night Under the Big Top (March 4, 2022 at Haven). Black tie optional. Live music, casino games, silent auction.

30th Annual Ireland Legacy Golf Tournament (May 2, 2022 at Old Overton Club). Benefits adults with autism.

150 Glenwood Lane Birmingham, AL 35242 205-969-2880 www.glenwood.org B-METRO.COM 7

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Greater Birmingham Mission Humane Society Statement

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The mission of the Greater Birmingham Humane Society (GBHS) is to promote the humane treatment of people and animals through education, advocacy, and services.

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As of November 2021, over 46,000 spay/neuter surgeries have been performed since the opening of the GBHS Spay– Neuter and Critical Care Clinic in 2015.

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In 2021: – 16,867 animals received services from GBHS. – 6,761 animals were adopted and rehomed and – 2,325 animals were transferred to rescue partners across the country.

– 2,535 animals were placed in foster homes.

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In 2021, the GBHS partnered with Jefferson County and acquired property on Lakeshore Drive to build a new, state of-the-art hospital, adoptions center, and animal control facility on one campus.

The Greater Birmingham Humane Society (GBHS), founded in 1883, is the largest and oldest humane society in Alabama with a mission of “promoting the humane treatment of people and animals through education, advocacy, and services.” The GBHS provides a wide range of services to the community including adoptions, animal cruelty investigations, humane education, pet surrendering and prevention, Animal Care & Control, disaster preparation, as well as Pet Pantry where struggling pet owners are provided food for their pet. As of November 2021, the GBHS Spay/Neuter and Critical Care Clinic reached a major milestone of performing over 46,000 spay/neuter surgeries and provided hands-on training to over 600 4th year veterinary students in soft tissue veterinary surgery. Along with the Critical Care Clinic and Adoption Center, the GBHS also manages the City of Jasper’s Animal Control facility and the Animal Care and Control Center located in Woodlawn. Through these multiple locations and countless rescue partners across the country, the GBHS provides services to homeless, neglected, and abused animals all over the Southeast. GBHS also provides affordable veterinary care to rural shelters, rescue partners, low-income pet owners, veterans, and seniors. You can learn how to get involved by visiting our website or donate by texting GBHS to 243725.

300 Snow Drive Birmingham, AL 35209 8 B-METRO NOV/DEC 20

(205) 942-1211 www.GBHS.org

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Mission Statement Seeking to put God’s love into action, Habitat for Humanity brings people together to build homes, communities, and hope.

Highlights • Houses are not given away.

• Zero percent financing is offered to qualified families for new and repaired homes.

• Applicants qualify based on three criteria: (1) need for quality, affordable housing; (2) willingness to partner with Habitat Birmingham (minimum 300 “sweat equity” hours and 10 hours of homeownership education workshops); and, (3) Ability to pay down payment and repay a no-interest mortgage.

• Top 15 out of more than 1,200 Habitat affiliates in the US by Habitat for Humanity International

Habitat for Humanity

WHAT DOES HOME MEAN TO YOU? Home Matters Now More Than Ever. Housing affects us all – our social well-being, our community’s aesthetic appeal and stability, and our economy. Yet, purchasing affordable housing is out of reach for many working families. Habitat Birmingham builds and repairs homes in partnership with low-to-moderate income families to support affordable housing and disaster recovery needs in Jefferson, Shelby, Walker, and St. Clair counties.

Ways to Give • Make a donation online or by mail • Partner with a family to build or repair a house • Purchase a Habitat for Humanity specialty car tag • Shop and donate items to Habitat ReStore • Shop Amazon Smile and select Greater Birmingham Habitat for Humanity • Support special events: Women Build, Grill To Build, Corporate Challenge • Include Habitat Birmingham in your will or estate plan

• Top 15 home builders in the Birmingham area by the Birmingham Business Journal

4408 Lloyd Noland Parkway Fairfield, AL 35064 205-780-1234 www.habitatbirmingham.orgB-METRO.COM

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Hand in Paw

Mission Statement To improve human health and well-being through Animal-Assisted Therapy

Highlights In 2021, Hand in Paw celebrated 25 years of service to the community Today, Hand in Paw has 61 Program Partners, 68 Therapy Teams, and 27 Visit Assistants Hand in Paw has 3 main program areas: HIP Heals which focuses on mental health, wellness and compassion. HIP Reads which focuses on education, literacy and special education. HIP Cares which focuses on life skills, mentoring and animal advocacy.

Hand in Paw is Alabama’s premier Animal-Assisted Therapy provider and a national leader in this growing field. At Hand in Paw, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, we train qualified animals and their owners to work as a team in therapeutic settings. HIP teams become heroes to people of all ages dealing with emotional and physical life challenges. These Therapy Teams deliver positive distraction, motivation, empathy and compassion in several medical centers, schools, and human service organizations across Central Alabama and Tuscaloosa. At no time has Hand in Paw charged for its services.

In January of 2019, Hand in Paw held a ribbon cutting ceremony to unveil their newly renovated and expanded campus thanks to a $2 million Capital Campaign.

Upcoming Fundraisers Mutt Strut (April 23). Hand in Paw’s annual dog-friendly 5k and 1 mile fun run at Homewood Central Park. handinpaw.org/muttstrut Picasso Pets (August 13). Hand in Paw’s signature auction featuring a chic cocktail reception, star therapy animals, delectable drinks and hors d’oeuvres, and a live auction happening on August 13th at The Harbert Center.

Giving Tuesday (November 29). A global day of giving back powered by social media. Give to Hand in Paw on Giving Tuesday, November 29, 2022 to help bring Animal-Assisted Therapy to those who need it most! Donate at handinpaw.org/givingtuesday The Pack The Pack is a community of dedicated monthly givers committed to helping Hand in Paw grow and achieve its mission. By joining The Pack, you enable Hand in Paw to invest in specific areas of our work, expand our programs and continuously touch the lives of people in need because we know we have your ongoing support. Become a Pack member at handinpaw.org/thepack

617 38th Street South Birmingham, AL 35222 205-322-5144 handinpaw.org 10 B-METRO NOV/DEC 20

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Hope for Autumn Foundation

Hope for Autumn Foundation’s mission is to provide new hope and assistance for families battling childhood cancer, to support innovative research in childhood cancer therapies, and to increase community awareness of childhood cancer and cutting-edge treatment options.

Highlights We are considered the only non-reject Since 2012, HFAF has assisted childhood cancer families in Alabama with over $450,000 Since 2012, HFAF has provided over $204,000 to childhood cancer research at Children’s of Alabama and UAB HFAF organizes the largest childhood cancer awareness day in the state in September, called Give Hope Day HFAF has been voted Hoover’s Best Local Cause in 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021

HFAF began as a small backyard crawfish boil held to raise money for a family whose daughter, Autumn, was battling leukemia. The crawfish boil grew over the years in size and revenue, and in 2012, Hope for Autumn Foundation was founded as a 501(c)3 public charity. Previously, the foundation was able to assist one to three families per year, once a year, with the crawfish boil revenue. Currently, HFAF accepts financial assistance applications year round from families from the Alabama region that are battling childhood cancer. The funds raised by HFAF also directly benefit Alabama’s Center for Childhood Cancer and Blood Disorder’s Developmental Therapeutics program, which is a cutting-edge research and treatment program located in Birmingham at Children’s Hospital of Alabama. This program serves the children with incurable cancers, providing treatments that are not widely available. Finally, HFAF works to raise awareness of childhood cancer simply because awareness leads to funding, and funding leads to cures.

Upcoming Fundraisers 2022 Hope for Autumn Foundation Crawfish Boil (April 30 from 3-9p.m.). Tickets can be purchased online at www.hopeforautumnfoundation.org. The Hope for Autumn CrawfishBoil will be an afternoon of music, food, and fun.

3722 Chalybe Walk Hoover, AL 35226 (954) 410-8362 www.hopeforautumnfoundation.org B-METRO.COM 11

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Mission Statement To transform men and women directly affected by homelessness, addiction, and unhealthy living into those who lead healthy, self-sufficient, and productive lives for the glory of God.

Jimmie Hale Mission

Highlights Founded in 1944 by Jimmie and Jessie Hale The mission has 3 residential facilities in the Greater Birmingham area A capital campaign is being launched in 2022 with the goal to raise $10 million to make improvements at the Shepura Men’s Center, Royal Pines Center, and Jessie’s Place Facility Michael Coleman took helm as Executive Director in November of 2019. Coleman succeeded Tony Cooper when he retired after 32 years of leading the ministry.

The Jimmie Hale Mission (JHM) has been making a difference in the Birmingham area for over 75 years and is one of the most well-known nonprofits organizations in central Alabama. Its purpose is to help those suffering from homelessness through education and remediation, job readiness and spiritual support.

What began as a storefront chapel for men in 1944 has expanded to a multi-campus organization serving men and women and those impacted by addiction.

JHM has long said that while the recovery process does begin with a meal – meeting a physical need – it doesn’t end there. JHM is focusing its attention now on those working towards complete transformation through its Active Recovery program.

JHM’s Active Recovery is a 15-week residential program that offers an intensive, clinically-structured, faith-based group approach to transformation. It leads clients to understand and overcome past traumas and life issues that contribute to their substance abuse, homelessness and unhealthy living.

Jimmie Hale Mission is helping create healthy, contributing citizens in our community.

All services are offered to clients at absolutely no cost through the generosity of JHM’s donors

P.O. Box 10472 Birmingham, AL 35202 (205) 323-5878 www.JimmieHale.com 12 B-METRO NOV/DEC 20

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The Learning Tree, Inc.

The mission of The Learning Tree is to provide a warm and loving environment with individualized, empirically validated services and supports to persons with significant educational, medical and behavioral challenges; helping them develop and maintain a quality of life expected by non-disabled members of their family and community.

Locations THE LITTLE TREE PRESCHOOLS 664 Powers Ave. Anniston, AL 36205 (256) 770-7323

GROWING INDEPENDENCE BEHAVIORAL SERVICES (334) 425-6418

2006 Rueben Dr. NE Huntsville, AL 35811 (256) 679-0632

Birmingham Clinic 2233 Cahaba Valley Dr. Birmingham, AL 35242

RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS Birmingham Campus 120 Yeager Parkway Pelham, AL 35124 (205) 623-8533

Montgomery Clinic 2185 Normandie Drive Montgomery, AL 36111

Jacksonville Campus 6344 Roy Webb Rd. Piedmont, AL 36272 (256) 447-9349 Tallassee Campus 101 S. Dubois St. Tallassee, AL 36078 (334) 252-0025 Mobile Campus 5451 Able Court Mobile, AL 36693 (251) 649-4420

Contributions from caring people like you have made it possible for The Learning Tree to serve children for more than 38 years, providing help and hope for families.

The Learning Tree is a nonprofit organization, founded in 1983, to provide educational and residential services for children and adolescents with developmental disabilities, including autism. Today we serve children in more than 40 counties across the state of Alabama.

Every family’s situation is different and it’s hard to know who to turn to when you are reaching out for help for your child, call on us today.

Montgomery Clinic – Troy 126 Church Street Montgomery, AL 36104 Anniston Clinic 664 Powers Avenue Anniston, AL 36205 Mobile Clinic 5465 Able Court Mobile, AL 36693 ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE Executive Director Dr. Marc Williams 101 S. Dubois St. Tallassee, AL 36078 (334) 252-0025

RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT OFFICE, Sheila Sears, Director of Development, Birmingham, Alabama (251) 533-6044 B-METRO.COM 13

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Levite Jewish Community Center

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Mission Statement

The mission of the Levite Jewish Community Center is to enhance Jewish identity by providing programs and activities that promote cultural enrichment, cultivate educational development, and provide for the wellbeing of its members.

Highlights

• Through our Farmers to Families program, we distribute more than 6,000 pounds of food each month to families in need.

• Recently awarded a grant through the Robert Meyer Foundation to build an outdoor pavilion for our camp and youth programs.

• Home to Alabama’s largest indoor/ outdoor pool inflatables for fun for the whole family.

• New Member promotion – Put “the J” in your January for only $20 from now until January 31.

The Levite Jewish Community Center prides itself on being a welcoming facility to people of all faiths, ages, genders, sexual identities, and socioeconomic backgrounds. We are a family-oriented recreational and educational facility that is open to the entire community. As a recipient of United Way dollars, we impact more than 10,000 residents of the Birmingham community annually.

The LJCC is home to a 380,657 sq. ft fitness center that includes the latest Life Fitness and Cybex crosstraining machines. We also offer over 45 group fitness classes a week, personal training, a five-mile hiking and biking trail, and a large outdoor pool with a baby pool. Alongside our fitness offerings, we also boast a respected early childhood program, summer and year-round camps, and a wide range of other activities and programs. Everything from Jewish programming to aquatics classes are available at our beautiful facility, conveniently located on 70 wooded acres off Montclair Road.

At the LJCC “Community” is quite literally our middle name. We take pride in being an active partner of both the Birmingham Jewish community as well as the broader Birmingham community. We make it our responsibility to create, serve, and enhance the community through our mission every day.

LEVITE JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER 14 B-METRO NOV/DEC 20

3960 Montclair Road Birmingham, AL 35213 (205) 879-0411 www.bhamjcc.org

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The Lyric

Mission Statement We believe that the Alabama and Lyric Theatres are true Birmingham landmarks.

Showplace Society members can preserve and protect the Lyric and Alabama for generations to come. Will you help us make sure the shows never stop? www.alabamatheatre.com/showplacesociety/

Highlights With 750 seats on two levels, 12 opera boxes and an intimate 60 feet from the stage to the back of the balcony, there isn’t a bad seat in the house.

Built with architecture resembling the bell of a trumpet, the acoustic power of the Lyric is sure to captivate every audience.

Designed with live entertainment in mind, the Lyric will welcome the best concerts, symphonies, theatre productions and live performances in the Southeast.

The beautifully restored Lyric Theatre stands proudly with over 100 years of history and is hard at work creating a new century of stories after its grand reopening in February 2016. Set in the heart of Birmingham, this once-Vaudeville theatre is the beloved home to concerts, symphonies, operas and theatre productions as well as many community events.

Built in 1914 for B.F. Keith’s Vaudeville circuit, the Lyric is one of few theatres still existing today that was specifically designed to maximize the acoustics and close seating needed for vaudeville shows. Major stars such as the Marx Brothers, Mae West, Sophie Tucker, Will Rogers and Milton Berle played the Lyric.

The Lyric was once the finest performing arts theatre in the city and through its $11.8 million restoration, it is again. Listed on the National Register as part of the Birmingham Downtown Retail & Theatre Historic District, this century-old venue is a beacon of history, entertainment, and culture in the heart of Birmingham.

The theatre offers a wider stage and closer audience—better suited for performing arts such as the symphony, ballet, opera and theatre. The Lyric should always be thought of primarily as a performing arts theatre and is an unequaled venue for live performances of all types.

Upcoming Events The You & Me Tour: An Evening with Drew and Ellie Holcomb February 20, 2022 @ 8:00 pm She’s A Woman starring Miz Cracker February 26, 2022 @ 8:00 pm Marc Broussard March 4, 2022 @ 8:00 pm Lyle Lovett and his Acoustic Group March 17-18, 2022 @ 8:00 pm

1800 Third Avenue North Birmingham, AL 35203 205-252-2262 www.lyricbham.com B-METRO.COM 15

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Positive Maturity

Mission Statement Positive Maturity’s mission is to enhance the lives of older adults through social services and civic engagement.

Highlights Positive Maturity’s 6th annual Top 50 Over 50 is here! Come check out our new recipients! www.top50over50.com RSVP, the Foster Grandparent Program, and the Senior Companion Program are looking for volunteers in Blount, Jefferson, Shelby, and Walker Counties. If you, a friend, or family member is 55+ and would like to be connected with a meaningful volunteer opportunity please contact Positive Maturity at 205-803-3211 or at our website www.positivematurity.org Positive Maturity has 5 programs designed to keep adults 55 and older active, independent, and connected to their community. Come check us out at www. positivematurity.org

Positive Maturity has been a central Alabama’s aging community since 1971. Over the past 50 years we have strived to keep adults 55 and older active in their communities, independent in their homes, and able to sustain through community resources. Positive Maturity is one of the few senior organizations that offers all three AmeriCorps Senior Corps programs; Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP), and two volunteer stipend programs; the Foster Grandparent Program and Senior Companion Program. Stipend programs provide our seniors with rich volunteer opportunities in their communities while allowing them to earn a small stipend, reimbursement for transportation, and meal allowance. These benefits will not interfere with any current entitlement benefits they may already be receiving and are not taxed.

In addition, Positive Maturity provides adults 50 and older (60 for meal eligibility) with an activity center, Shepherd Center at Don Hawkins and an Information and Referral program. Our center is filled a variety of activities such as line dancing, chair and floor exercises, quilting, arts & crafts, and more! Free to join for adults 50 and older, and for adults 60 plus, a free lunch MondayFriday. Transportation can also be arranged for members of the Eastlake Community if needed.

109 Oxmoor Road, Suite 152 Birmingham, AL 35209 205-803-3211 www.positivematurity.org 16 B-METRO NOV/DEC 20

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Smile–A–Mile

Smile-A-Mile’s mission is to provide hope, healing of the spirit and love for the whole family during the childhood cancer journey. Through year-round meaningful and educational programming, SmileA-Mile helps those in Alabama who are affected by childhood cancer thrive during treatment and the years beyond.

Highlights All programs Smile-A-Mile offers are provided at no cost to the families.

Through our Hospital Outreach Program, Smile-A-Mile provides both inpatient and outpatient programming to patients and their families.

Smile-A-Mile started in 1985 as a summer camp for children in Alabama with cancer. Over the years, the organization has grown to be a year-round program serving children and their families from diagnosis, during treatment and through the years beyond. A childhood cancer diagnosis impacts the entire family.

Unfortunately, once a child completes treatment, the cancer journey does not end for the child or the family.

There are often lifelong emotional and physical side effects of treatment. Smile-A-Mile is dedicated to providing these survivors and their families with a sense of normalcy, improved mental well-being and tools to help them cope with the disease no matter where they are in their journey. These year-round programs focus on bringing the family together while also meeting the unique needs of patients, survivors, parents and siblings. Smile-A-Mile’s home, Smile-A-Mile Place, is located in Birmingham but programs reach families from throughout the state. There is no other organization in Alabama serving this population with fully comprehensive programming for the entire family.

Smile-A-Mile has awarded patients and survivors over $1,000,000 in scholarships for post-secondary education.

Smile-A-Mile is committed to serving our families all across the state of Alabama.

Smile-A-Mile’s Regional Outreach Program provides programming in areas with the highest numbers of families. These include Tuscaloosa, Huntsville/Decatur, Auburn/ Opelika, Montgomery, Dothan and Birmingham.

We are dedicated to continuing support for bereaved families through programming, support groups, remembrance ceremonies and keepsakes which serve as tangible reminders of their children.

Upcoming Fundraisers 30th Annual Red Nose Ball • presented by Cellular Sales and Charity Steel • The Birmingham Sheraton Hotel • February 26, 2022 • Guests will enjoy a silent auction, live auction, seated dinner and live music.

More information can be found at www.rednoseball.com

1600 2nd Avenue South Birmingham, AL 35233 205-323-8427 www.smileamile.com B-METRO.COM 17

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Mission Statement The TumTum Tree Foundation’s mission is to enrich the lives of children in Alabama who face life-altering and life-threatening illnesses.

TumTum Tree Foundation

Highlights The TumTum Tree Foundation is America’s longest running wine auction dedicated to supporting children’s charities.

In 2021, TumTum Tree Foundation was awarded by the AFP, the Most Outstanding Charitable Organization in AL. In 32 years, the TumTum Tree Foundation has donated $15 million to Alabama’s children’s charities.

The 2021 TumTum Tree Foundation wine auction was the most successful event to date. It raised $1.3 million to distribute among twelve beneficiary partners (which you can find at www. tumtumtreefoundation.org/currentbeneficiaries).

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It was a spur of the moment inspirational kind of thing, two big-hearted wine-loving Birminghamians with a great idea but no experience in wine auctions. They had attended the Napa Valley Wine Auction and wanted to do something similar, to benefit children’s charities in their home state. The first beneficiary was Magic Moments, a local Alabama organization granting wishes to children with life threatening medical conditions. It was 1990, nestled in the cozy comfort of Frank and Pardis Stitt’s Bottega Restaurant, attended by 75 patrons who raised around $25,000. No one knew where the auction would go from there . . . What mattered was the impact on the children and the excitement that filled the room. Something great happened that night, and over the last three decades wow has it grown.

One of the auction lots that first night was two bottles of Grace Family Vineyard Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, which sold for $2000. The donor called Dick Grace to let him know what his wine had sold for (a record at that time), and the following year Ann & Dick Grace participated as Honorary Chairman, and the event netted $75,000. Each auction since has had honorary chairmen from the wine community, an all-star list of very generous people making great wine.

As the auction grew, so did the list of beneficiaries and we began to expand our reach towards other local organizations serving children in need. In the Fall of 2005, we changed our name to the TumTum Tree Foundation. We wanted to better capture our mission in our name – to enrich the lives of children by providing a beacon of hope, and a respite from their daily challenges, safely beneath their own TumTum trees, as inspired by Lewis Carroll’s poem Jabberwocky.

The heart of this organization has always been the children we serve. And their spirit is captured in the participants – kind people, generous wine makers – who come together joyously to have fun and enrich the lives of children. We are the TumTum Tree Foundation. We are the longest running charity wine auction in the United States devoted to raising money for children’s charities. Our sole function is the production of the wine auction and we have raised over $15 million dollars since inception.

Upcoming Fundraisers 33rd TumTum Tree Foundation Wine Auction will be held November 3-5, 2022 (details TBA soon)

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Mission Statement

AIM is part of a patient-centered approach to health care that addresses the needs of the mind, body and spirit. AIM strives to transform the environment of care and enhance healing and well-being for our patients, families and staff through creative arts experiences.

UAB Institute For Arts in Medicine (AIM)

Highlights AIM services are provided by professional Artists in Residence at UAB hospital and by credentialed creative arts therapists at Children’s of Alabama and St. Vincent’s East.

Artists in Residence specialize in visual arts, music, dance and movement, creative and expressive writing, and storytelling.

Research suggests arts in health can: • Reduce anxiety and perceived pain in the hospital setting • Help to prevent the onset of mental illness and age-related physical decline • Support the treatment or management of mental illness, noncommunicable diseases and neurological disorders • Assist in acute and end-of-life care AIM works closely with the UAB’s School of Health Professions Department of Occupational Therapy (OT) to study the impact of its programs and add to research in the field of Arts and Health.

AIM is part of a whole-person approach to healthcare focusing on the mind, body, and spirit of a patient or caregiver. AIM is part of the growing field of arts and health that acknowledges that the arts play a critical role in human well-being as supported by research and experience. “Arts and health” aligns with the World Health Organization’s definition of health as a “state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.”

AIM was created in 2013 and developed out of the education and outreach program of the Alys Stephens Center in partnership with UAB Medicine. As a pilot project AIM started with art programs conducted by trained Artists in Residence in two hospitals for 10 hours a week.

The Institute has grown to provide programs for 70 hours a week and has served over 170,000 patients, families and staff at UAB Hospital, St. Vincent’s East and Children’s of Alabama. Art experiences are provided at bedsides, group settings and in hospital waiting areas. AIM also offers programs beyond healthcare settings, including workshops for senior adults in HUD-subsidized independent living facilities and in-person and virtual programs for people with disabilities and chronic illness.

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Mission

Space One Eleven

Space One Eleven showcases Building a stronger and more contemporary art exhibitions that vibrant community through are free and open to the public, and Visual Art Exhibitions and Art function as a forum in which people Education.

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from diverse backgrounds can gather to enjoy and interpret contemporary art.

Space One Eleven offers a variety of art classes, serving a diverse range of learners from rising 2nd graders to adults. Studio class fees for young artists in grades 2 through 12 are based on a sliding scale, thereby removing financial barriers to art education of the highest quality.

In Space One Eleven’s 2D and clay studios, art classes unite participants from across the Birmingham Metropolitan area and are designed to spark the imagination.

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The Dance Foundation

Mission

The Dance Foundation’s mission is to teach the art of dance to tall, inspiring creativity, curiosity and confidence.

Dance is a joyful, transforming experience for students of all ages, abilities, and circumstances.

The Dance Foundation embodies this belief with programs in our Downtown Homewood facility and beyond. Your support helps provide dance classes to children in social service agencies and schools throughout Birmingham, tuition-assistance to students in our Studio Program who are in need, and affordable studio and performance space for artists and organizations who need a place to call home.

The Dance Foundation, a nonprofit organization, has been a gathering place for learning with and through dance for more than 40 years.

Highlights

• We employ almost 30 dancers and musicians who make the magic happen each day, year-round.

• Nearly 1,000 children dance with us each week through the school year • Students in preschool, students who have disabilities, and students who are building language arts skills are all learning to dance and learning through dance with us.

• Dozens of community artists call our studios ‘home’ and teach a variety of dance genres, engaging hundreds of students each week.

• Our Tiny Dances production last June featuring area adult choreographers was a success, and supported many adult dance artists in our community who were navigating the pandemic and its impact on making art

1715 27th Court South, Homewood, AL 35209 • (205) 870-0073 • thedancefoundation.org 20 B-METRO NOV/DEC 20