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FHPH Senior Needs Assistance with Dorm/College Items

Fairhope High School Senior is living with her grandmother due to mom's housing instability. She has been accepted to college and wants to pursue a career in real estate or business. She needs help purchasing items for her dorm room. Her amazon wishlist is linked below. Please ship items to Fairhope High School, to the attention of the school social worker (Mary Parker). The address is 1 Pirate Dr. Fairhope, AL 36532.

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/15EI1CLTZ74S8?ref_=wl_share

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FHPH Senior Dorm Room Needs

Fairhope High School Senior is living with her grandmother due to mom's housing instability. She has been accepted to college and wants to pursue a career in real estate or business. She needs help purchasing items for her dorm room. Her amazon wishlist is linked below. Please ship items to Fairhope High School, to the attention of the school social worker (Mary Parker). The address is 1 Pirate Dr. Fairhope, AL 36532.
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1BR0JZ9H38VFM?ref_=wl_share

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RHS Family Need Help with Bills

RHS has a family who needs help paying for their electric bill. Mom is disabled and unable to work and is a single mother to 4 children. They have an overdue balance of $365.21 for the electric bill. If you are able to help, please donate through Neighborhood Bridges and a payment will be sent directly to the electric company.

RHS Gas Cards

RHS is asking for donations for gas cards. These are helpful to have on hand to give out to families in need on a case-by-case basis. As we near the end of the school year, parents come up for meetings and/or special ceremonies for students. We would like to help families out as needs arise with transportation to these types of events. In addition, it helps when families have to come check out a student for illness or appointments. We would like to collect $150 to put towards gas cards. If you are able to help, please donate any amount up to $150 through Neighborhood Bridges and gas cards will be purchased and given to the school social worker. Thank you for your kindness.

RHS Special Needs Student Needs Help Paying for Graduation Items

RHS has a special needs student who wants a class ring for graduation. The deposit has been paid for the ring, but he has a remaining balance of $300. Mom is a single parent and disabled. Any help, big or small, is greatly appreciated! If you are able to help, please donate through Neighborhood Bridges and a payment will be made directly to the vendor. Thanks for helping our Golden Bear Family!

Fairhope Senior Dorm Needs

A senior at Fairhope High School, who is living with relatives due to his mother's health, needs assistance with dorm room necessities. If you would like to help this young man on his journey to college, please click the link below for his wish list. Items can be shipped to the high school: 1 Pirate Drive, Fairhope, AL 36532 Attn: Mary Parker, social worker. Please ship starting April 20 due to spring break. Thank you for showing kindness!
Link: Amazon.com

RHS Student Needs Clothes

RHS has a student needing clothing. The thick jacket he wore daily has worn out and he needs a new one. We would also like to provide a lightweight jacket for him to use as the weather warms up along with some summer shorts and shirts. If you would like to help purchase these clothes, please CLICK HERE to purchase from the Amazon Gift List. Please ship/deliver any donations to Robertsdale High School, 1 Golden Bear Dr, Robertsdale, AL 36567, attn. Ms. Peturis. Thanks for helping our Golden Bear Family!

RHS Family with Special Needs Child Needs Help with Utility Bill

RHS has a special needs student whose family needs help with their utility bill. They have an overdue balance of $444.11. The family has been struggling financially and now are experiencing more stress because dad lost his job last week. Mom is disabled and unable to work. If you are able to help, please donate through Neighborhood Bridges and they will make direct payment to the utility company. Any donation, big or small, is greatly appreciated!

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About Baldwin County

Andy Burton - Area Director

A resident of Fairhope since 1971, Andy is the original owner of Andrees Wine, Cheese & Things. She is a graduate of Johnson & Wales University with a degree in culinary arts, worked as a personal chef for many years and was also an adjunct professor at the culinary school in Gulf Shores. Andy’s involvement with neighborhood bridges started when saw needs posted on Facebook and began donating. In 2021 she became an Area Director and is happy to be a conduit for kindness. Andy has one son and two grandchildren. In her free time she enjoys playing bridge and traveling the world.

Dena Pittman - Area Director

A lifelong resident of Baldwin County, Dena is an associate broker with Coldwell Banker Reehl Properties. She has been a local Realtor for over 25 year meeting the housing needs of the community. Upon learning about Neighborhood Bridges, Dena immediately felt compelled to meet the needs of local children in the school system through donations. In 2021, she was appointed as Area Director, along with Andy and Lori, with plans to expand Neighborhood Bridges to every school in Baldwin County in the near future. Serving daily through kindness is so very important, as we live in such a giving community. Dena has 2 children, Whitney and Hayden who attended Spanish Fort schools. Whitney now works in the music industry and lives in Nashville, while Hayden is a college football player and student at UAB in Birmingham.

Lori Terral - Area Director

I have been a resident in Fairhope since 2004. It is truly a pleasure to call Fairhope my home, I wanted to see this community thrive and do what we can to make it the best it can be. Neighborhood Bridges is a wonderful outreach of kindness to the children in our community, that is all done anonymously. I was asked to be an area director along with two other ladies. It has been so exciting to see how giving our community is, so many needs have been filled already. I am a graduate of LSU, and have been a stay at home mom. I am married to Gregg Terral and I have 4 grown children. I also have one beautiful granddaughter!

Miranda Schrubbe - Area Director

A Birmingham native, Miranda is a community volunteer living in Fairhope. She worked as a medical social worker before becoming a full-time mother. Following her husband’s service in the U.S. Navy, Miranda and her family settled in Baldwin County, where she has been involved in several local nonprofit organizations. A long-time advocate for the local public schools and students, Miranda is honored to be a part of neighborhood bridges --- helping behind the scenes and serving as the Area Director for the Foley and Elberta communities. She is married to Dr. Ben Schrubbe; they have 3 adult children – Hannah, Georgia and Adam.

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