The Campus Civitan Club at LBWCC has partnered with Santa Claus to deliver letters and official, personalized “nice” certificates to Covington County children.
Santa is always interested in children, and in helping good causes. So he agreed to take time from his busy Christmas schedule to sign letters and certificates to local children who’ve been good this year.
The Campus Civitan charges $5 for letters, which are professionally printed and include a color photograph of Santa; and $10 for certificates, which are shipped in 9X13 envelopes, and are suitable for framing or saving in memory books. The certificates are signed by both Santa and Rudolph.
Letters and certificates can be reserved by emailing the Campus Civitan sponsor, Kristy White, at . Checks should be payable to Campus Civitan and mailed to Campus Civitan, c/o Kristy White, P.O. Box 1418, Andalusia, AL 36420.
Letters are mailed on Wednesdays and Fridays, with the last mailing set for Mon., Dec. 19.
All proceeds from these letters will go to the UAB Civitan International Research Center. Campus Civitan is required to host an annual project benefiting the center in order to reach honor club status.
Do you aspire to be Bird Bird, Dora, Tinkerbell or Spiderman?
Then try out to be one of the many characters in Meredith’s Miracles “Cookies with Characters” event, organizer Janna McGlamory said.
“We need about 80 people for this year’s event,” she said. “We have more than 45 costumed characters that we will feature.”
Auditions are open for those in the eighth grade and up and will be held Jan. 5 at 5 p.m. at the First Baptist Church’s fellowship hall.
“We’re looking for energetic people,” McGlamory said. “There are several characters who are in full costume, and there are some that require the actors or actresses to look the part.”
While costumes will be provided the day of the show, organizers said it helps for character hopefuls to come to auditions “in character” with hair and makeup.
Among the costumes are Dora, Big Bird, Mario and Luigi, Beauty and the Beast, Hello Kitty, Rapunzel, Barbie, Tinkerbell and friends, and many more.
This is the sixth year for the event, which will be held Sat., Feb. 25, at 2 p.m. at the Kiwanis Community Center.
Meredith’s Miracles is a non-profit foundation named in honor of Meredith McGlamory, who passed away from a form of childhood cancer in 2003. The charity assists parents who have to leave the area to get specialty medical care for their children. Meredith’s Miracles helps with non-medical related expenses, such as gas, lodging and food, for families within a 60-mile radius of Andalusia.
For more information, call 222- 3265.
John David Thompson provided background music at the piano during the second annual Springdale open house this past weekend. Hundreds enjoyed in the tour, which featured displays by local merchants, individuals, and civic groups.
The Andalusia Kiwanis Club named C.L. Kirkpatrick its 2011 citizen of the year and honored Dee Catrett as Kiwanian of the year at its annual banquet Monday night.
Kirkpatrick was recognized for his gift of more than seven acres of property and $200,000 for the establishment of Kirkpatrick Park.
Kirkpatrick, Kiwanis president Gwen Kelley said, turned his family’s personal tragedy into a blessing for the Andalusia community.
In the aftermath of Hurricane Ivan in 2004, fire destroyed the Kirkpatrick home and claimed the life of Mr. Kirkpatrick’s wife, Sallie Ann Kirkpatrick. Mr. Kirkpatrick and members of his family wanted to create a permanent memorial to Mrs. Kirkpatrick and give back to the community that has supported him for years. The result is a beautiful addition to the city’s park system.
And Kirkpatrick hasn’t stopped giving. He is involved in the planning of a children’s play area to be added to the beautiful facility.
Catrett was recognized for her work with the Kiwanis Covington County Fair.
In presenting the award, Kiwanis past president Steve Thomas said Catrett “never says no” to Kiwanis projects.
“She is always encouraging, and has a great sense of humor,” he said. “She is deeply committed to the success of the fair.
“Sometimes we call her the ticket queen,” he said. “She always makes sure we have plenty of people working in the booth, and she takes responsibility for counting the cash each night.
“You can talk to anybody in the organization and they will tell you that she is dedicated and hardworking.”
Each year, the club also recognizes Legion of Honor Kiwanians after 25 years of service. Lapel pins are given every five years. Those recognized, all of whom are past presidents of the club, included John Hill, 60 years; Roy Windham, 45 years; Bill King, 35 years; and Tony Wells, 30 years.
Frank Allen Gifford, 7, (left) and Makenna Macks, 4, visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus at Andalusia’s annual Christmas Tree Lighting event Thursday night.