Farmers Virtual Field Trips
How do peanuts grow? When do Alabama farmers grow different fruits and vegetables? What’s
the difference between a cow, a bull and a calf? Alabama farmers will answer all those questions
and much more during Virtual Field Trips every Friday at 10 a.m. through May 22. Viewers can ask
questions through the comment section, and each video will include links to educational activities.
Scheduled topics for the month of May, subject to change, are: ● May 1 - Catfish ● May 8 -
Greenhouse and nursery products ● May 15 - Forestry ● May 22 - Cotton and other row crops
For more information or to join the virtual field trip visit the Alabama Farmers Federation Facebook
page and click on Events. Or visit https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?v=599696553951000
Girl Scouts of Southern Alabama Seeking Nominations for Leading Ladies
Girl Scouts of Southern Alabama (GSSA) will host its Third Annual Leading Ladies event in June to celebrate women and organizations in southern
Alabama that have distinguished themselves as outstanding members of the community through individual excellence and high levels of achievement.
Nominations for Leading Ladies awards and the Leading Workplace for Women Award are open until May 20.
Women selected for the Leading Ladies Award will exemplify quality leadership skills and outstanding community support, especially when they are
directing those efforts to support the advancement of girls and women.
Previous nominees include Kate Carver, Cathy Pope, Samantha
Coppels, Ann Richardson, Carol Hunter, Monique Michele Rogers,
Rhonda Lucas, Ashleigh Simon, Anne Laurie McClurkin, and
Shellie Teague.
The Leading Workplace for Women selected will be an organization that
supports and encourages opportunities for women to develop leadership
skills to further grow their careers. Equal opportunity in the workplace
helps women reach their potential and allows the community to fully
benefit. Previous nominees include Lifelines Counseling Services, Feeding
the Gulf Coast, and Daphne Utilities.
The nominees will be honored with a reception at
Moe’s Original Bar B Que in downtown Mobile on June 25, 2020. For more information on how to nominate an employee or workplace,
please contact Alicia Schneider at [email protected].
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