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ALABAMA APPLESEED<br />
<strong>Alabama</strong> <strong>Appleseed</strong> called on the legal profession at the State Bar’s annual meeting to lead the advocacy for a new <strong>Alabama</strong> constitution. State Bar<br />
President Mark White, in opening <strong>Appleseed</strong>’s panel presentation on constitutional reform in Point Clear on July 16, said there is no more important responsibility<br />
for lawyers today than to bring the constitutional foundation of the state into the 21 st century.<br />
Mr. White read the Lawyers Oath and asked if lawyers knew what they were supporting when they<br />
swore “to uphold the Constitution of the State of <strong>Alabama</strong>?” He quoted a number of provisions, including<br />
the absolute prohibition on the use of tax dollars for any building of roads, sewers or bridges –<br />
absent a constitutional amendment.<br />
<strong>Appleseed</strong>’s Executive Director John Pickens said that a goal of <strong>Appleseed</strong>’s Constitutional Reform<br />
Project is to engage the state’s entire legal community in a “historic engagement” of advocacy leading<br />
to a new fundamental law.<br />
<strong>Appleseed</strong>’s project director for constitutional reform, Craig Baab, commended the State Bar for its<br />
continuing leadership in calling for a constitutional convention. Lawyers are best trained to cut through<br />
all of the constitution’s verbiage to help educate the public about our constitution’s lack of transparency,<br />
clarity, accountability and basic democracy.<br />
Prof. Bryan Fair, who moderated the panel of experts, said that our 18 th century constitution, now over 800 pages and some 830 amendments long, was<br />
written to consolidate power in a few wealthy hands at the expense of most Alabamians He circulated to the audience pocket –size copies of the U.S.<br />
Constitution and the telephone-book size <strong>Alabama</strong> Constitution.<br />
Fair, an African-American, said that not only was the 1901 constitution drafted to disenfranchise<br />
people who looked like him, but that there were no black delegates, and no black person was<br />
even allowed to speak.<br />
<strong>Appleseed</strong> Board member Lisa Borden stressed the constitution’s language explicitly denying<br />
“any right to education” while protecting the “right to hunt and fish.” The issue too often is discussed<br />
in the context of raising taxes, instead of removing the current inequitable structure<br />
which ties the hands of school administrators and teachers. Thus, Perry County can only allocate<br />
$730 per student, but Homewood can allocate $8,300.<br />
Robert Huffaker, a former member of the <strong>Alabama</strong> Citizens’ Commission for Constitutional<br />
Professor Bryan Fair Introducing Panel<br />
Reform, stressed the need for home rule. “Local folks ought to decide” how to run their own lives,<br />
schools, businesses and government. He said that over 500 constitutional amendments deal with purely local matters, such as disposing of dead farm<br />
animals in Limestone County. If citizens could run their own local affairs the legislature would be freed to do a better job of managing state affairs.<br />
<strong>Appleseed</strong>’s Craig Baab<br />
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A Historic Engagement for <strong>Alabama</strong>’s Lawyers<br />
<strong>Appleseed</strong> Challenges Bar to Lead Effort for a Real Constitution<br />
Jim Williams, the head of the Public Affairs Research Council of <strong>Alabama</strong>, told the overflow crowd of<br />
150 that the constitution’s complete lack of uniform standards makes it difficult to fairly govern all Alabamians.<br />
He said there some 35,000 local laws adopted by the legislature but those laws are not<br />
readily available to all citizens.<br />
The strongest statement of the need for a better constitution was Prof. Fair’s, who said that his compelling<br />
interest in working for reform is to create a better community for his daughter and all of our<br />
children.<br />
<strong>Appleseed</strong> is coordinating the pro bono services of lawyers throughout the state to work on constitutional<br />
reform. To join our advocacy team please immediately contact Craig Baab at<br />
craig.baab@alabamaappleseed.org or (334) 263-0086.
<strong>Alabama</strong> <strong>Appleseed</strong><br />
Board of Directors<br />
Cassandra W. Adams<br />
Cumberland Community Mediation Center<br />
Birmingham<br />
Lisa W. Borden<br />
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz,<br />
P.C.<br />
Birmingham<br />
Brannon J. Buck<br />
Badham & Buck, L.L.C.<br />
Birmingham<br />
Henry A. Callaway, III<br />
Hand Arendall, LLC<br />
Mobile<br />
Richard P. Carmody<br />
Adams & Reese, L.L.P.<br />
Birmingham<br />
David Davis<br />
DavisDenny Advertising, Inc.<br />
Birmingham<br />
A. Jerome Dees<br />
Jones School of Law<br />
Montgomery<br />
Patricia C. Diak<br />
Haskell, Slaughter, Young & Rediker, LLC<br />
Birmingham<br />
Bryan K. Fair<br />
University of <strong>Alabama</strong> School of Law<br />
Tuscaloosa<br />
Samuel H. Franklin<br />
Lightfoot, Franklin & White, L.L.C.<br />
Birmingham<br />
A.H. “Nick” Gaede, Jr.<br />
Vice-President & General Counsel BE&K. Inc.<br />
Birmingham<br />
Kesa M. Johnston<br />
Oliver Kitchens, P.C.<br />
Roanoke<br />
Joe Alan Joseph<br />
Burr & Forman L.L.P.<br />
Birmingham<br />
Mark LaGory<br />
University of <strong>Alabama</strong> at Birmingham<br />
Birmingham<br />
Kimberly B. Martin<br />
Bradley Arant Rose & White, L.L.C.<br />
Huntsville<br />
Derrick A. Mills<br />
Marsh Rickard & Bryan, P.C.<br />
Birmingham<br />
Stephen C. Olen<br />
Cunningham, Bounds, Crowder, Brown &<br />
Breedlove<br />
Mobile<br />
Jerry F. Perkins, Jr.<br />
Vulcan Materials Company<br />
Birmingham<br />
Robert D. Segall<br />
Copeland Franco Screws & Gill, P.A.<br />
Montgomery<br />
Roman A. Shaul<br />
Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles P.C.<br />
Montgomery<br />
David L. Silverstein, Board Chair<br />
Bayer Properties, L.L.C.<br />
Birmingham<br />
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S COLUMN<br />
Taking Myself Too Seriously<br />
On more than one occasion I have been accused of being too serious – taking myself<br />
too seriously – being a bit stern looking – or on occasion being unapproachable.<br />
Hogwash!! People just don’t know me. So, even though we of <strong>Appleseed</strong> were engaged<br />
in some very serious activities at the recent State Bar meeting at Point Clear John Pickens<br />
(as the front page article of this newsletter shows), I had occasion to lighten up some<br />
in the two days that I manned our promotional table. I thought you might get a kick out of seeing this whimsical<br />
side of me.<br />
For two days I viewed from afar the caricature artist, Deano, sketch kid after kid and adult after adult at his<br />
corner of the promotional vendor area. He was doing these sketches free, courtesy of the State Bar. I noticed<br />
everyone having a great time seeing for the first time their own caricature. So, when I saw there was<br />
a lull in his business, I stepped over and asked him if he would draw my caricature. He readily obliged and<br />
asked me if I had any hobbies or activities that I particularly liked. I told him I was<br />
with <strong>Alabama</strong> <strong>Appleseed</strong> and asked him if he could sketch something with an apple<br />
theme. Well, his artistic imagination fired up. I don’t know where he came up with<br />
the curious-looking worm in the apple – perhaps it represents the unexpected surprise<br />
that comes with almost each advocacy project we undertake. The bag of <strong>Appleseed</strong>s<br />
– oh, yes, the seeds of justice that we sow!<br />
Laughing heartily from my caricature likely put me in a whimsical mood as I sat at<br />
our promotional booth and told people about <strong>Appleseed</strong> as they came by. During<br />
this time I had noticed that the Bar had also arranged to have the Geico Gecko<br />
roam around the conference area, cutting up with everyone and everyone making a big fuss over him/her.<br />
My main response to the Gecko was to stroll over twice to the Geico booth to try and get for my grandchildren<br />
a couple of stuffed animal Geico Geckos that I had seen all the kids with. But, I was too late and they<br />
were out. But, then late in the day when the Geico Gecko was strolling by our booth, I unexpectedly<br />
jumped up and asked for a picture – a perfect photo opp for Mr. <strong>Appleseed</strong> with the Gecko. So, here it is,<br />
but please, like some have said, don’t tell me there is some resemblance between the Gecko and me.<br />
Enough of sublime silliness and back to<br />
seriousness. As you can see from reading<br />
the articles in this newsletter, we at <strong>Appleseed</strong><br />
are about some serious business<br />
– from advocating for a new state constitution<br />
- to trying to eliminate payday lending<br />
– to working hard to support comprehensive<br />
health care and immigration reform<br />
– to helping low-wealth, rural Alabamians<br />
unravel generations of heirs to<br />
get clear title to their real property. These<br />
are important matters that are detrimentally<br />
and unfairly affecting many Alabamians who lack privileges many of us enjoy, often go unrepresented<br />
when things go wrong, and not infrequently have little or no voice to effectuate positive change. So, as the<br />
summer draws to a close, we at <strong>Appleseed</strong> are back to sowing seeds of justice in order to make <strong>Alabama</strong><br />
a better place for all to live and work, and, yes, at times to play.<br />
Founders Advisory Board:<br />
Gov. Albert P. Brewer (Ret.) - Birmingham<br />
John L. Carroll - Birmingham<br />
Gregory S. Cusimano - Gadsden<br />
J. Mason Davis - Birmingham<br />
Judge John H. England - Tuscaloosa<br />
Dudly C. Reynolds - Birmingham<br />
Justice Janie L. Shores (Ret.) - Montrose<br />
Chief Justice C.C. Torbert (Ret.) - Opelika<br />
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ALABAMA APPLESEED BRIEFS<br />
Our work this year has focused on documenting the plight of consumers in <strong>Alabama</strong> trapped by payday loan debt, recording abuses of the payday<br />
lending industry, and researching viable alternatives to payday loans – specifically, as shown by the FDIC pilot, products and services that traditional<br />
lending institutions may develop and market as part of their CRA activities.<br />
Most any alternative to payday lending is preferable than these 400% interest short-term loans that trap customers in a cycle of high-cost debt.<br />
The need for resources in low-wealth communities is very real. Hardworking and self-respecting people should not have to do without, plead for<br />
help from their families, churches or charities, or turn to desperate<br />
means of making ends meet. But rather than eliminate or<br />
even alleviate these needs, payday lending only heightens<br />
them, making desperate people more desperate. We support<br />
policies that help create safe affordable resources for people<br />
living paycheck to paycheck. A 36% annual interest rate cap<br />
forces lenders to offer products that are more affordable, or give borrowers a reasonable amount of time to pay them off. The cap is the only policy<br />
solution that has stopped predatory payday lending in 15 states plus DC, and prevented payday lenders from targeting military families.<br />
This fall, on September 24th , <strong>Alabama</strong> <strong>Appleseed</strong> has developed and will host a High Cost Credit Summit in Montgomery, which will feature renowned<br />
reform experts from the Consumer Federation of America and the Center for Responsible Lending, as well as state advocates from various<br />
states who have developed successful reform campaigns in their states, and representatives from myriad social and legal networks who support<br />
reform. The summit’s target audience includes key law and policy makers from <strong>Alabama</strong> who will be instrumental in obtaining necessary reform<br />
measures to protect <strong>Alabama</strong> consumers. We are thankful to our friends at <strong>Alabama</strong> Arise, AARP/<strong>Alabama</strong> and the <strong>Alabama</strong> Poverty Project for<br />
their contributions in planning and marketing this event.<br />
SAVE THE DATE<br />
SEPTEMBER 24TH<br />
High Cost Credit Summit<br />
<strong>Alabama</strong> Department of Archives and History<br />
624 Washington Ave., Montgomery<br />
Registration begins at 8:30<br />
Program: 9:00 – 4:00<br />
ATTENDANCE IS FREE<br />
Featured speakers include:<br />
Jean Ann Fox, Consumer Federation of America<br />
Uriah King, Center for Responsible Lending<br />
Hank Klein, AARP/Arkansas volunteer<br />
Sue Berkowitz, S.C. <strong>Appleseed</strong> Legal Justice Ctr.<br />
Rep. Patricia Todd, <strong>Alabama</strong> Legislature, Dist. 54<br />
John Olsen, FDIC<br />
Michael Milner, Federal Reserve<br />
Coming this Fall: High Cost Credit Summit<br />
In July, the Center for Responsible Lending (CRL), a nonprofit, nonpartisan research<br />
and policy organization in Durham, NC, released a report entitled “Phantom Demand”.<br />
This unprecedented report shows that the high demand that the payday lending<br />
industry claims for their short-term 400%+ APR loans is not real; but, rather, a<br />
sizeable majority of payday lending volume is generated by payday debt itself – borrowers<br />
needing to open a new loan shortly after repaying a previous loan because<br />
repayment left them with inadequate funds for other needs. In short, the industry’s<br />
requirement of full repayment of the loan plus a sizable fee typically in two weeks<br />
time, virtually guarantees that the customer will have another shortfall before their<br />
next payday and have to come right back to re-borrow; thus explaining the $27 billion<br />
dollar annual loan volume. Not bad for an industry that began in the 1990’s!<br />
“Phantom Demand” documents for the first time the extent of rapid re-borrowing of<br />
payday loans. A full three quarters of loan volume of the payday lending industry is<br />
generated by borrowers who, after meeting the short-term due date of the loan, must<br />
re-borrow before their next pay period. While repeat borrowing of what is marketed<br />
as a short-term, small dollar loan has long been documented, this report verifies for<br />
the first time how quickly most payday lending customers must turn around and reborrow<br />
after paying off their previous loan. Among the over 80 percent of payday borrowers<br />
who conduct multiple transactions: half open new loans at their first opportunity<br />
(immediately or after a 24-hour or more waiting period in states where one is re-<br />
quired); 87% within two weeks (generally before their next payday); and only 6 percent of repeat payday loans are taken out 30 days or more since<br />
the previous loan was paid off.<br />
Finally, there is documentation that refutes the industries claims that their products are simply “emergency loans” designed to get a borrower<br />
through a troubled time - an unexpected expense - and back on their feet again. This report shows that most payday borrowers are not able to<br />
clear a monthly billing cycle without borrowing again. This “churning” accounts for 76 percent of total loan volume, and for $20 billion of the industry's<br />
$27 billion in annual loan originations. The 59 million churned loans per year by the national payday lending industry cost borrowers $3.5 billion<br />
in fees.<br />
To read this report in its entirety, please visit our website.<br />
Payday Loan Demand: Real or “Phantom?”<br />
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Health Insurance Coverage Project Provides<br />
Voice for Uninsured Alabamians<br />
Our Health Insurance Coverage Project is on the move, and over the past few months we have<br />
worked to advocate around the state and in Washington, D.C. for comprehensive healthcare reform.<br />
Initially, this project’s sole focus was on state-level efforts to expand health insurance coverage to the<br />
thousands of uninsured Alabamians. However, as healthcare reform has become a top national priority<br />
for the Obama Administration and Congress, as well as the most likely way to increase coverage<br />
for Alabamians, we have transformed our state-level program into an initiative to promote the passage<br />
of national healthcare reform. Because of the complexity of the national reform discussion, we have<br />
sought to help inform Alabamians through hosting public events on health reform and through publications<br />
and interviews with news media. We have also maintained contact with <strong>Alabama</strong>’s delegation in<br />
Congress, urging them to support comprehensive reform that will bring quality and affordable health<br />
care to all Alabamians. Our core message on healthcare reform has been that “A healthy <strong>Alabama</strong> is<br />
a prosperous <strong>Alabama</strong>.”<br />
In early April, along with <strong>Alabama</strong> Arise, we hosted a rally at the <strong>Alabama</strong> State House as a part of<br />
Atlanta attorney and health advocate Kathie McClure’s nationwide Purple Bus Tour supporting healthcare<br />
reform (www.votehealthcare.org). In May, we worked to promote and participated in a healthcare summit in Dothan held by Congressman Bobby<br />
Bright of <strong>Alabama</strong>’s 2 nd District. The well-attended summit featured speakers representing a wide range of interests in the healthcare debate including<br />
government, non-profit and private enterprise. On July 2 nd , again with <strong>Alabama</strong> Arise, we planned and hosted a healthcare town hall meeting with 5 th<br />
District Congressman Parker Griffith at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville. In true town hall form, the meeting was a spirited and engaging<br />
event attended by more than 200 people eager to ask questions of and express their concerns to Congressman Griffith. Origionally scheduled for an<br />
hour, the neeting actually stretched to nearly two and a half hours as Griffith and his constituents<br />
continued their reform conversations face-to-face well after the formal presentation<br />
ended. Also in July, we attended and participated in a healthcare forum hosted and moderated<br />
by 7 th District Congressman Artur Davis at the Alys Stephens Center in Birmingham. At<br />
this forum, attended by over 400 people, a diverse panel of <strong>Alabama</strong> experts from the healthcare<br />
sector, large and small business interests and nonprofit and consumer advocacy agencies<br />
fielded questions from the Congressman and the audience. Much of the evening’s discussion<br />
focused on some of the more difficult and controversial aspects of proposed health<br />
reform legislation such as financing health reform and the inclusion of a “public option” to<br />
compete with private insurance companies. Each of these events was a success because<br />
each engaged Alabamians in the healthcare reform conversation and demonstrated participants’<br />
genuine interest in and general support for meaningful change.<br />
Throughout the summer, we have also provided radio interviews, emailed weekly updates and<br />
published Op-Ed articles in papers around the state, helping to de-mystify health reform and<br />
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keep Alabamians informed about the effort’s progress.<br />
All of these events and activities have provided our health coverage initiative with unique and important<br />
opportunities to represent Alabamians and advocate for meaningful healthcare reform. As the reform<br />
debate becomes more focused in the coming weeks, we look forward to continuing to serve as a voice for<br />
<strong>Alabama</strong>’s uninsured.<br />
What You Can Do to Help Promote Healthcare Reform<br />
Recently in Washington, D.C., we met individually with a number of <strong>Alabama</strong>’s Congressmen and their staffs.<br />
From these meetings we learned that our Representatives and Senators are hearing almost exclusively from<br />
constituents who oppose healthcare reform. It seems that many of these callers are not well-informed about<br />
the true reform proposals and are reacting to scare messaging alleging “socialized medicine” and<br />
“government rationing.” We do not believe that these voices are representative of Alabamian’s opinions on<br />
reform efforts. However, while at the Capitol, we were told many times by Congressmen and their staffs that<br />
it is critical in the coming weeks for them to hear from their constituents who support comprehensive healthcare<br />
reform. Please call your Congressmen today to voice your support. To find up-to-date contact information<br />
for <strong>Alabama</strong>’s Representatives and Senators in Congress, you may visit:<br />
http://www.congressmerge.com/onlinedb/index.htm.<br />
www.alabamaappleseed.org<br />
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Immigration Policy Project on the Move<br />
We are pleased to announce that <strong>Alabama</strong> <strong>Appleseed</strong>’s Immigration Policy project will continue thanks to a<br />
generous grant made by the Four Freedoms Fund. This grant will support Shay Farley, Legal Director and<br />
Zayne Smith, Immigration Policy Fellow, as we continue our advocacy efforts for the immigrant population of<br />
<strong>Alabama</strong> and work to support the national movement for Comprehensive Immigration Reform, expand our outreach<br />
and engage the Latino community throughout <strong>Alabama</strong>.<br />
This year has been a busy year for Congress with the onset of a new president and the promise of a new direction for America. We have seen a few examples<br />
of these promises in the form of Healthcare reform, clean energy and the nomination of our first Latina Supreme Court nominee. Perhaps one of the most controversial<br />
and daunting pieces of legislation slated for debate late this year (or early next year) is Comprehensive Immigration Reform (CIR). Sen. Charles<br />
Schumer (D-NY), Chairman of the Senate Immigration Subcommittee has announced that a comprehensive immigration bill will be presented to Congress by<br />
Labor Day of this year.<br />
In addition to a comprehensive bill, the White House has made multiple immigration related policy announcements in July. These include the launch of a revamped<br />
287(g) program to more accurately reflect new ICE policies; federal contractors and subcontracts are now required to use E-Verify; and they rescinded<br />
the ineffective No-Match rule requiring the Social Security Administration to notify employers that employees' social security numbers did not match. While this<br />
move by the White House is a step in the right direction, this is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to immigration reform.<br />
In order for <strong>Alabama</strong> <strong>Appleseed</strong> to become an active leader in the national debate here in <strong>Alabama</strong>, we have joined Reform Immigration For America, a national<br />
campaign consisting of hundreds of organizations and individuals from across the United States that support and advocate for immigrant rights. Shay<br />
attended the launch of this campaign at a conference in Washington, D.C. where 36 states were represented and over 700 people participated. She was able to<br />
meet with various <strong>Alabama</strong> Congressmen and their staffs, attend workshops and strategy sessions, and participated in a national town hall meeting that discussed<br />
immigration reform.<br />
Through our work and success of the “Welcoming <strong>Alabama</strong>” billboard campaign earlier this year, we were invited to join the Welcoming America Campaign.<br />
This is a nation wide movement designed to create a welcoming atmosphere for new immigrants in communities across America through the use of positive<br />
media campaigns, education of the non-immigrant communities, and the continued welcoming campaigns in various states. Recently, Shay attended a development<br />
and strategy session in Denver, CO. to lay the groundwork and direction of this campaign.<br />
Finally, due to our hard work and dedication to the immigrant community in <strong>Alabama</strong>, we were asked to help lead in building the capacity of immigrant groups<br />
throughout the South by serving as a member of the Steering Committee of the South East Immigrants Rights Network (SEIRN). SEIRN represents many<br />
groups and organizations that are primarily devoted to serving the immigrant population throughout the South East. While each organization maintains its own<br />
identity and governance, a common vision is shared. That vision is for organizations and the immigrant population which they serve to collaborate together to<br />
develop unified campaigns for change and strategies to shift the politics of the region in a positive direction.<br />
$30 Million in Heir Property Found in Calhoun County<br />
<strong>Appleseed</strong> Attends Uniform Law Commission National<br />
<strong>Appleseed</strong>’s team of pro bono lawyers and law students have identified over 700 parcels of<br />
land in Calhoun County that appear to be heir property with a tax assessed value of over $30<br />
million. The team has similar studies underway in other counties to obtain a clearer picture of how much land in <strong>Alabama</strong> is heir property, and how the<br />
owners can better access the value of their land. The result could be helping lower-income Alabamians use the value of their property now tied up in<br />
legal knots.<br />
Heir property – land conveyed from one generation to the next without a valid will – often is owned by many family members who frequently do not live<br />
on the land and can’t afford to improve it. Similar work undertaken at Auburn University found that over $45 million of heir property in Macon County is<br />
overwhelmingly owned by families living at or below the poverty level. The ability of those families to access the locked up wealth in their land could<br />
help improve their economic lives.<br />
Pro bono counsel leading this effort are Gray Borden of Lightfoot, Franklin & White, and Mel McElroy of Maynard Cooper & Gale. Law student interns<br />
Laura Cade, Jackie Dulock and Dan Bruno worked directly with the Calhoun County revenue Commissioner in gathering and evaluating the data upon<br />
which these results are based.<br />
Craig Baab, <strong>Appleseed</strong>’s Heir Property Project Director, attended the July 13 plenary session of the Uniform Law Commission in Santa Fe, NM. The<br />
commission undertook the first full review of a draft model state law that would help lower-wealth families retain their heir property and protect it from<br />
abusive takings. The committee that prepared the draft is chaired by one of <strong>Alabama</strong>’s commissioners, Bob McCurley, head of the <strong>Alabama</strong> Law Institute.<br />
Baab is an Official Observer to the work of the committee, and will advocate adoption of the resulting model law throughout the country.<br />
<strong>Appleseed</strong>’s Heir Property Project is funded by the Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation and the Kellogg Foundation.<br />
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<strong>Appleseed</strong>’s Nick Gaede Commemorating 10th Anniversary<br />
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2009 BREWER~TORBERT AWARD LUNCHEON<br />
Honoree<br />
Ms. Odessa Woolfolk<br />
10th Anniversary Celebration of <strong>Alabama</strong> <strong>Appleseed</strong><br />
Odessa Woolfolk Addresses Luncheon Gathering<br />
<strong>Appleseed</strong> Chair David Silverstein Addressing Luncheon Gathering<br />
Cathy Crenshaw, Odessa Woolfolk, Marsha Folsom<br />
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April 30 th LUNCHEON SPONSORS<br />
<strong>Alabama</strong> <strong>Appleseed</strong>’s Board of Directors wishes to extend our sincerest thanks to the following sponsors of this luncheon honoring<br />
Odessa Woolfolk. In support of <strong>Alabama</strong> <strong>Appleseed</strong>, the event sponsors have pledged and donated $102,720. We are most<br />
grateful for this support and for this expression of gratitude to Odessa Woolfolk for her untiring commitment to public service.<br />
Platinum Sponsors - $10,000<br />
Harbert Management Corporation Vulcan Materials Company<br />
Cathy Crenshaw<br />
Royal Cup Coffee<br />
Silver Sponsors - $5,000<br />
Bronze Sponsors - $2,500<br />
Southern Poverty Law Center<br />
White Arnold & Dowd<br />
AT&T/<strong>Alabama</strong> Baker Donelson Bradley Arant Boult Cummings<br />
<strong>Alabama</strong> Power Foundation<br />
Bainbridge Mims Rogers & Smith<br />
Bayer Properties<br />
BBVA Compass<br />
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute<br />
Brasfield & Gorrie<br />
Gov. Albert P. Brewer<br />
Cowin Equipment Company<br />
Cumberland School of Law<br />
Energen/<strong>Alabama</strong> Gas Corporation<br />
H. Brandt Ayers<br />
Marian & Craig Baab<br />
Birmingham News<br />
Birmingham-Southern College<br />
Lisa Borden<br />
Delores Boyd<br />
Brannon Buck<br />
W. J. Cabaniss<br />
Henry Callaway<br />
Clarus Consulting Group<br />
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