Chiropractic center collecting toys
By Danielle Pelkey
The North Jefferson News
Gardendale Chiropractic Center will be collecting Toys for Tots through Dec. 14. Every new patient that brings a new $10 or more gift will receive a free consultation and established patients will get a free 15 minute therapy. For more information, call 631-2433.
• On Dec. 1, the Beta Chi Chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa enjoyed an international Christmas brunch prepared by Jan Thomas at her beautiful home in Smokerise.
Wynema Vogel led the devotion. Members then played Dirty Santa. After coffee, new officers were selected for the 2008-2010 term. There will be no January meeting. The next meeting will be the first Thursday in February at 4 p.m. at the Gardendale Civic Center. All members are encouraged to attend.
Alpha Delta Kappa is an international organization dedicated to educational excellence, altruism and worldwide understanding.
• Mt. Olive Elementary will have a choir concert immediately following the PTA meeting on Dec. 11 at 6:30 p.m. For more information, please call 379-4900.
• The Birmingham Zoo will host Zoo Light Safari on Dec. 14-23 and 26-30 from 4 to 9 p.m. Breakfast with Santa will be on Dec. 1, 8, 15 and 22 from 7:30 a.m. to noon. Holidays with the animals will be on Dec. 15 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Central Baptist Church will present a drive-through dramatization of the life of Christ at the church through Dec. 10 from 6 to 9 p.m. This is a free event. Call 631-4231 for details.
• Happy birthday to Lori Hopson on Dec. 13. I hope you have a great day and a wonderful year. Lori is the wife of Steven Hopson and the mother of Anna and Ben.
Danielle Pelkey is The North Jefferson News correspondent for the Gardendale and Mt. Olive communities. She can be reached at 631-8716 or daniellet@njeffersonnews.com.