BY GRACIE GOODMANFOR THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — Established more than two decades ago, the Penguin Project uses theater as a way to empower children and young adults with disabilities. Participants are involved in specially adapted musical productions that give them an opportunity to develop performance skills, express themselves creatively and gain experience on stage.Beyond the performances themselves, the program focuses on personal growth....
Opelika children are helping people in Malawi have clean water with H2Opelika project BY OBSERVER STAFF OPELIKA — Children across Opelika are working together this summer to help provide safe drinking water to children and families in Malawi through a citywide fundraising effort called H2Opelika.The campaign encourages children to operate lemonade stands in their yards, neighborhoods, churches and other locations through Aug. 31. Money raised...
BY KADIE TAYLORTHE OBSERVER EAST ALABAMA — Supporting nonprofits that serve East Alabama, the Nonprofit Center of East Alabama’s building houses multiple nonprofits and regular events, helping create opportunities for organizations to support community members in need.“The Samford Cannon Foundation had the vision for this building,” said Carrie Thomas, director of the Nonprofit Center of East Alabama. “They actually had a relationship with a...
A golf cart wreck nearly took his life. Now he intends to help others with brain injuries. BY DANIEL SCHMIDTTHE OBSERVER AUBURN — Nearly a year after a golf course accident left 20-year-old Collin Long with a fractured skull and a brain injury doctors expected would change his life forever, his family is turning the anniversary into a celebration rather than a reminder of tragedy.On July 20, the Auburn University Club golf course will host a...
BY DANIEL SCHMIDTTHE OBSERVER OPELIKA — Despite humid weather and heavy cloud cover, hundreds packed downtown Opelika to celebrate Juneteenth, the holiday marking when the last enslaved Black Americans in Texas learned they were free on June 19, 1865, with a vibrant celebration.For Henrietta Snipes, one of the celebration’s longtime organizers, the work behind Friday’s event began long before the first vendor arrived, and planning for next year...
BY KADIE TAYLORTHE OBSERVER EAST ALABAMA — The Philanthropy 2026 Luncheon was hosted at the Nonprofit Center of East Alabama on June 18. Sponsored by the Samford Cannon Foundation, Philanthropy 101 is a three-week summer program for rising seniors at Opelika High School. Through classroom learning and hands-on experiences, students are able to see firsthand the growing needs in their community while developing the understanding, desire and...
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D1 LIFE FOUNDATION RECEIVES DONATION — Deborah Pegues and Jalen Plott accept a donation for the D1 Life Foundation, which was established in memory of Dylan Pegues following his death in June 2022. The foundation provides scholarships to high...
CONTRIBUTED BY THE CITY OF AUBURN AUBURN — Vulcaflex S.p.A., manufacturer of synthetic leather used in the automotive industry, announced it will open a full-scale manufacturing operation in Auburn representing a total investment of approximately...
BY DANIEL SCHMIDTTHE OBSERVER OPELIKA — Despite humid weather and heavy cloud cover, hundreds packed downtown Opelika to celebrate Juneteenth, the holiday marking when the last enslaved Black Americans in Texas learned they were free on June 19,...
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