Month: December 2023

Pell City civic club announces Jingle Bell 5K, ‘fun run’ for Dec. 9

Coming up in two and a half weeks is a community athletic event that members of the Pell City Rotary Club hope will create a morning filled with family activity that also helps young men in the area.

Open to all ages and abilities,the Pell City Rotary Club’s first Jingle Bell 5K and Fun Run is even expected to attract a visit from Santa himself.

Money raised from the run will be used to help get the St. Clair County Boys Ranch back into full working order, there are lots of needs after being closed for several years.

For the rest of the story, check out the Daily Home/St. Clair Times article here

A nurse, a doctor and staff now tend to patients at a community clinic, a scene unaffordable for so many and non-existent just a few years ago.

A food pantry is well-stocked, giving those in need an opportunity to feed their families during hard times.

An adult learns to read for the first time through a literacy program, and high school students are learning to help one another cope with depression and suicide through creative, powerful podcasts.

Meals are delivered to first responders on the job as a thank you for jobs well done.

A museum opens, capturing the oral histories of the city’s citizens before their voices are lost to subsequent generations.

The list is long. The needs are longer. That’s why Pell City Rotary Club dedicates its efforts to serving the community year after year, acts that have been ongoing since 1974 when a group of business leaders founded the club with only 25 members.

Today, membership has more than tripled, and the growth continues. So does their service.

For the complete article, check out Discover, The Essence of St. Clair County