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Alabama State Council on the Arts Secures New Funding Alabama State Council on the Arts recently secured new funding from a national grant program to advance creative aging programs for older adults in Alabama and secured $23,000 for its Better with Age: Alabama’s Creative Aging Initiative. Recognizing that older adults have many contributions to make to their communities—but that they often face ageism and isolation and have been disproportionately affected by COVID-19— the Council on the Arts sought funding from the Leveraging State Investments in Creative Aging program, a joint initiative of the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA) and Aroha Philanthropies.
Faulkner Gets Alabama Power Foundation Grant The Alabama Power Foundation awarded Faulkner University a generous grant toward its new College of Health Sciences and the future Autism Clinical Center through its Health and Human Services, The Energy to Thrive grant. The grant was presented to Faulkner President Mike Williams and Vice Chancellor Wayne Baker on April 20 by executives of Alabama Power Company Leslie Sanders, Vice President of the Southern Division and Mike Jordan, External Affairs Manager. The grant funds will be used to build, equip and furnish Faulkner’s pro bono Clinical Center, including the Clinic Simulation Lab in order to increase the quantity and quality of the free therapy services provided.
Faulkner University Adds Physical Therapy Program Faulkner University’s College of Health Sciences continues to expand with the most recent addition of its third program, Physical Therapy (PT), after being granted Candidate for Accreditation status by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), effective April 27, 2021. The PT program will begin August 23 and is approved for a maximum entering class size
Delta Air Lines Goes Bigger at MGM
of up to 50 students.
Delta Air Lines will be reactivating more
“Art in the Garden” Raises Funds for Local School
capacity at the Montgomery Regional Airport (MGM) in the month ahead. The
The Montgomery Christian School (MCS)
airline began the month of April with
2021 Art Splash Committee hosted its annual
larger aircrafts servicing MGM. This
fundraising event, Art in the Garden, on
means more seats for travelers on Delta’s
May 13, raising $250,000. MCS provides
four daily flights between Montgomery
an academically challenging education in a
and Atlanta.
Christian environment to families with limited school choice. Proceeds will provide MCS
American Airlines Relaunches Non-Stop Flights to Washington, D.C.
scholarships to deserving students in need. The “COVID-friendly” event was held in the backyard of Tom and Amy Methvin’s home
American Airlines resumed non-stop flights from Montgomery Regional Airport
time, air traffic has rebounded at MGM
(MGM) to Reagan National Airport (DCA)
as business and leisure travel increase.
in Washington, D.C in April. The service,
American Airlines also will continue
which began in January 2020, was
to offer three daily flights to Charlotte
suspended at the start of the COVID-19
Douglas International Airport (CLT) and
pandemic when air travel drastically
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
dropped across the nation. Since that
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in Montgomery’s historic garden district. The day-long fundraiser began with a Garden Preview Event, which was open to the public, followed by an Artist-Sponsor Party to recognize artists and sponsors for their support. The event also included a Virtual Auction Event.
