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Sally Stories “This was my grandfather's farm. The name is Geci's Orchard. He came home from World War 2 and bought...

“We are doing this on our own. We have the Blue Plate restaurant in Tuscaloosa and Dothan. We came down to Ft. Morgan...

"We are military pilots. This is a good day for surfing when the waves are like this. We surf by the jetty because it...

"When I moved to Mobile, I started working at a Dollar General. That didn't work out because I have asthma and can't...

“I was born in Chicago and grew up in Fort Lauderdale when it was much smaller. I surfed, fished, scuba dove and...

“I grew up in Vicksburg, Mississippi. We lived next to the high school and I found a tennis racket in the garbage can...

“I am in line for the food bank. I volunteer at a different food bank, but this one has produce. I am taking a box to...

“I grew up in Hayneville between Montgomery and Selma. I taught for 24 years, most of that time was fourth grade. My...

“I started volunteering at the Food Bank. I was jobless for a while and this is my way of giving my time back to the...

“I was adopted when I was less than a year old. My mom told me October 5, 2015. I was 21 years old. My parents kept it...

"Torment is how I would describe the last two years. Reece took his life on February 12, 2018. He was 17. We didn’t...

“I grew up in Indiana. We lived on a farm during the Depression. We grew potatoes, field corn, and tomatoes and never...