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FMS Single mom to 6 children in urgent need of clothing, baby items and utility bill assistance.

Local Fairhope family in need of assistance with an overdue utility bill in the amount of $543.08 to prevent disconnection. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Single mom is also in urgent need of Pull ups size 3T/4T Boys
Baby formula: Nutramigen hypoallergenic formula
Baby girls clothes 3-6 months and 6-9 months
Thank you so much for spreading kindness to this local struggling family in need.
Any donations can be delivered to Fairhope Middle School 2 Pirate Drive Attn: Social Worker

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Recently Filled Needs

Bay Minette Elementary Student Needs Shoes

A Bay Minette Elementary student needs new tennis shoes. She would love to have pink ones but any "girly" color will be perfect. She wears a child's size 9. Please ship/deliver your donation to Bay Minette Elementary, 400 E 9th Street, Bay Minette, AL 36507, Attention: School Counselor. Thank you for your kindness.

Field Trip Assistance Needed for 6th Graders at Elberta Elementary

Two 6th grade students need assistance with money to attend a field trip with their peers. The cost of the trip per student is $11.50 (total needed is $23) Donate to neighborhood bridges and we will make the payment to the school to cover the field trip. Thanks for helping these children!

Bay Minette Family Needs Washing Machine

A family in Bay Minette is in need of an electric washing mashing. The families washing machine recently broke, and they are not able to afford one at this time. Donation of a used washing machine or donations towards purchasing a washing machine would be greatly appreciated.

Fairhope Middle School students in need of snacks

We try to keep snacks on hand for students who are not able to bring one from home for various reasons, and this has become a growing problem in 2024. Students tend to like individual bags of chips, oatmeal cream pies, cosmic brownies, saltine crackers, mini packs of oreos and other cookies, cheese its, goldfish, pretzels, popcorn, etc. Any and all donations would be greatly appreciated and can be dropped off at Fairhope Middle School 2 Pirate Drive Fairhope AL 36532 Attn: Social Worker. Thank you for helping our hungry children!

Daphne Family Needs Help with Power Bill

Single working mother with children at WJ Carroll, Daphne Middle, and Daphne High needs help to keep their power on. AC issues over the previous month led to having to use window units, which led to an abnormally high power bill. Mom has already reached out to several local agencies for help with no luck. The total amount due by October 10th to keep the power on is $258. Please consider contributing towards this amount to keep the lights on for this family! Click "I Can Help" to donate. Thank you so much for spreading kindness in our community!

Belforest Family Urgent Need

A Belforest family has recently experienced a death in their family that has caused the mother to have to take unpaid time off of work. She is back at work now, but because of this unexpected time off she only has half of the needed rent payment for the month. This parent is already grieving and is now also dealing with the stress of impending eviction for her and her two children. The amount needed is $1,000 and is due by October 5th. Please consider making a donation towards keeping this family in their home during an already difficult time! Just click "I Can Help" to assist this local family. Any amount 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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