Leeds Moody Messenger

Published 4:41 pm Friday, May 3, 2019

The Leeds Area Chamber of Commerce recognized the outgoing high school seniors who participated in their Diplomat Program during this school year.  Those recognized at the April chamber luncheon were Katheryn Rice, Shelby Truitt, Nicole Armstrong, Dalton Cates, Camell Looney and Presley Anderson.  Also, Jay Lamar with Alabama Tourism was the guest speaker who gave lots of information on the Alabama Bicentennial.  Leeds Primary School is one of the designated schools who received a grant as a bicentennial participant.  Leeds Jane Culbreth Library has scheduled a number of events during this calendar year to celebrate and educate.   Alabama 200 is a three-year celebration of the people, places and events that form our Alabama history.  Everyone is encouraged to explore and learn about Alabama, to get involved and consider what your community can do to celebrate.  We are in the process of getting the upcoming Leeds Fall Festival John Henry Celebration on the list of Alabama Bicentennial events.  To learn more about Alabama 200 and to purchase Alabama 200 merchandise, please visit the website www.alabama200.org.

I reached out to another person on social media last week who gave me permission to share her cause and comments.  Mandy Johnson shares that it’s very easy and free to raise free money for our schools.  Many of you shop at Publix and your families shop there, too.  A percentage of your purchase will go to the school of your choice when you sign up as a fundraiser for your school.  You can create a Publix.com account and then search for your Publix partner school to raise money for.  It’s all online and after you sign up, you just put your phone number in the pin pad at the register.  It’s as simple as that.  Mandy has been a little disappointed to see the number for Leeds Primary and would like to see that number increase.  She says we can even have people in other states raise money for our babies.  This can be applied at any school that Publix sponsors.  Mandy will be happy to help anyone who has questions and says, “Come on, let’s help our schools and babies, grandchildren.”

Remember our first Leeds Historic Downtown First Thursday Street Fest scheduled for this afternoon, May 2, from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. on 9th Street. Charity Bowden as seen on The Voice and country artist, Erica Ryleigh, will be among the performers on stage at the gazebo.  Food trucks, street vendors, downtown shopping, Leeds Farmer’s Market, car cruise-in, Corvette Club night, lots of kid’s games and activities and much more will be available for your entire family to enjoy.  Bring your lawn chairs and hang out together for a great community event!

Eden Westside Baptist Church will host an Elevation Student Worship service for grades 7-12 tonight, May 2, at 6:30 p.m. at their Leeds River Campus.  A weekly College Bible Study will begin on Tuesday, May 7 at 6:30 p.m.  Both events are free, open to the public and will be held weekly.   For more information, please visit www.EdenWestside.org or call 205-338-7711.

Leeds Spring Fling scheduled for this Friday, May 3 from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. at Leeds Elementary School.  Enjoy games, inflatables, vendors, food trucks, silent auction, raffles, and much more!  This event is a fundraiser for Leeds Elementary School.

Leeds Masonic Lodge Community Breakfast will be at 8 a.m. this Saturday, May 4.  Contact T.V. Weaver at 205-699-6742 for information.

Chick-fil-A Leeds is hosting a Mother Son Date Night from 4:30 p.m. until 8 p.m. this Saturday, May 4.  The event itself is free and tickets will be sold to cover the cost of two meals.

Maura Davies and Kevin Wheeler are the Leeds Arts Council featured artists in May.  You are personally invited to the opening reception this Sunday, May 5, from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. to view their beautiful photography.  Admission is free.  For more information, please call 205-699-1892.

Leeds City Council is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Monday, May 6, at Leeds Civic Center Meeting Room.

Moody Kid Quilts Group will meet on Monday and Tuesday, May 6-7, at Moody City Hall.  For more information, please contact Clydene Dyer at 205-515-4751 or Barbara Willingham at 205-400-4560.

Moody Lions Club will meet at 7 p.m. on Monday, May 6, at White’s Chapel.

Moody Kiwanis Club is scheduled to meet at Noon on Tuesday, May 7, at Moody City Hall.

The Central Parliamentary Unity will meet at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 8, at Leeds First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall.  For more information, please contact Grady Sue Saxon at 205-699-2440.

The Moody Area Chamber of Commerce will host their monthly luncheon at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 9, at Moody City Hall.  Meeting with include lunch and a great speaker.  RSVP to Andrea Machen at 205-640-6262.

The Little Cahaba Running Club Rails and Ales Scholarship Run is scheduled for Saturday, May 11.  This event is a fundraiser for Leeds Middle School students to attend their annual field trip.  This year, this group will be going to Philadelphia and New York City.  Registration is $29 until May 4.  For more information, email coachjeffthomas@yahoo.com.

Job Openings:  St. Clair County Economic Development and local chamber of Commerce organizations have teamed up to host a Job Expo at Moody City Hall on May 8 from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m.  Employers will be accepting resumes at this job fair.  Some of the employers will include Valmont, U.S. Census Bureau, Jack’s, Village at Cook Springs, Jeremiah’s Hope Academy, Red Diamond, Trinity Highway Products, Alabama Career Center, Darrell Walker Workforce, CMC Impact Metals, Unipres, Benjamin Moore and more.  Please visit www.stclairedc.com for more details.

Thought for the week:  “Listen and silent are spelled with the same letters. Think about it.”

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