Living Democracy 2019
- June 19, 2019
- Jake's Family Restaurant serves up more than food
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In rural areas, it is common to find a place where people gather informally to discuss things that are going on both in the community and the world at large. For the residents of Chatom, Alabama, that place is Jake’s Family Restaurant.
- By Melissa Dennis
- June 18, 2019
- LD 2018 Alum Laura Agee goes home to serve
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Laura Agee, a Living Democracy alum who worked in her hometown of Camden in the summer of 2018, never doubted that she would go home after she graduated from Auburn University.
- June 17, 2019
- Check out books, blood pressure at this library
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In addition to checking out books and summer programs, visitors can now stop by the Washington County Public Library for a free blood pressure check.
- June 14, 2019
- Giving to the Giving Garden
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Behind the old jail and its rusted-out cells, new life sprouts every year in Elba. The community's Giving Garden is a plot of land where volunteers can help grow cucumbers, tomatoes, bell peppers, and other produce that is then donated to the Elba Community Food Bank.
- By Jack West
- June 13, 2019
- Elba Rotary Club members network to learn, serve
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Inside of the First Baptist Church in Elba, just around lunchtime on Tuesday, you can find the intersection of community service and community business. The members vary in age, background, profession, but they all make up the Rotary Club in Elba.
- By Whitt Watts
Last Updated: April 04, 2019