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SCHOOLS
Raising of the Green
OVER THE MOUNTAIN JOURNAL
The Rotary Club of Homewood held its St. Patrick’s Day Fundraiser at Little London Kitchen on March 17. Guests were treated to live Celtic music courtesy of Hooley and food and beverages. The event also featured a live auction emceed by Homewood High School principal Dr. Joel Henneke, as well as online and silent auctions. Proceeds of the event go to the Educational Foundation of the Homewood Rotary, benefiting Homewood High School seniors heading to college. Since 1984, the club has awarded over $200,000 to 142 students.
Bekah and Faith Hamby, Debbie Sema, Carol Chesnutt and Mike Hathorne
Lura and CD Denson
Journal photos by Jordan Wald
The Rotary Club of Homewood Raises Money for Students with St. Patrick’s Day Fundraiser
Homewood High School principal Joel Henneke; Homewood Rotary Club fundraising chair Jennifer Kyle; and club president Rhett McCreight.
Greg, Sara and Peggy Powell
Mary Lou Reynolds, April Ellis and Sandy Nelson
Tobie and Katie Smith
Ty Miller, Trey Booth and Bobby Norman
Patrick Kyle, Dan and Ann George, Lucky and Amy Davis
RISE’s Rebel 5K Color Run Honors Sam Cunningham
Journal photos by Jordan Wald
Vestavia Hills High School’s Rebel Impact through Service and Engagement group raised more than $10,000 during its annual Rebel 5K Color Run at the school on March 5. Participants from sixth graders to adults ran in the event, and proceeds benefit the Adolescent and Young
Adult Oncology Program of the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB. The event honored Vestavia Hills High junior Sam Cunningham, who was diagnosed with leukemia in 2017. After a four-year battle, his cancer went into remission, only to return in November. Cunningham had a successful
CAR-T cell transplant, and the week after the race, he was diagnosed cancer-free again, according to Kym Prewitt, who is the Youth Leadership Vestavia Hills sponsor and works with the RISE program. Prewitt said the event had a record number of runners this year.
Above, Sela White, William Fu and Laura Buder. Below, John Ham and John Mark Butler.
Above, Anne Elisa Stephen and Katherine Gaston. Below, Mary Alex Maluff, Mary Whit Stoddard and Sophie Mae Talbert.
Above center, event honoree and canceer survivor Sam Cunningham, with from left: Tripp Wiggins, Joe Eshleman, Avery Thrower and Freddy Nelson.
