New tradition being made at Pell City Library
It’s a tradition believed to be as old as Grimm’s popular fairy tale, Hansel and Gretel, and it’s making its holiday debut at Pell City Library this month.
The Library Guild is presenting a children’s workshop Dec. 8 and Dec. 10. The object of the lesson and ultimate sweet tooth? Their very own gingerbread house.
Children will be able to decorate pre-assembled gingerbread houses for Christmas on Dec. 8 at 6 p.m. and Dec. 10 at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Register by calling the Pell City Library at 205-884-1015.
Christmas in Park brings community together
Returning to Lakeside Park Dec. 17, Christmas in the Park brings along with it an entire community.
From Rotary Club to St. Clair Realtors to Community Garden to high school sports teams to local book clubs and Sunday School classes to the St. Clair County Airport, it is a true coming together of community in service to community. They come from all corners, backgrounds and faiths to make sure that St. Clair County families do not go hungry at Christmas.
Two hundred and fifty boxes from the Christian Love Pantry are filled with holiday fare as well as essentials – flour, cornmeal, crackers, jam, preserves, fruits, canned vegetables, stuffing mix, dry pasta, sauces, soups, fresh produce and turkeys.
It’s 95 pounds worth of good food and good wishes.
In recent years, St. Clair County Airport has stepped in to provide toys for the children, and Debbie Parmenter and Sue Turton had high praise for Airport Manager Wendy Watson, who coordinates securing nearly 300 high quality toys for boys and girls of all ages and helping distribute them the day of the giveaway.
Bags of candy are also created by Seventh Day Adventist Church to be given out to the children.
It represents an opportunity, Turton and Parmenter said, to share the gift of food to those in need during the holidays and bring the community together to make it happen.
In November, the Love Pantry did likewise for Thanksgiving, packing and giving out 150 boxes of food to qualifying St. Clair County households. And at Easter, those in need are served as well.
Throughout the year, Love Pantry ensures St. Clair County residents who qualify are able to get help through their emergencies up to twice annually. “We provide enough food to them through crises,” Turton said. “It is not a grocery store.”
Instead, she noted, it’s an act of kindness and a helping hand when they are needed most.
