🌱 Which Fairhope nonprofits depend most on government grants this year?

Good morning Fairhope! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Which Fairhope nonprofits depend most on government grants this year?
• How a Fairhope native turned an ER scribe job into med school
• How Robertsdale’s new 6A region stacks up against Fairhope

Today's riddle: Why did the football player hit the vending machine? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Cloudy with a thunderstorm, with a high of 90 and low of 75 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: An afternoon t-storm or two, temps: high: 93, low: 76.
• Sunday: Intervals of clouds and sun, with a high of 92 and low of 76 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

1. Fairhope non-profits by government grant share of revenue in 2024 (baldwintimes.com) — Fairhope residents can see how heavily local nonprofits rely on government grants, with Baldwin Community And Economic Development Foundation getting 91% of its 2024 revenue from those funds. The report also breaks down contributions and changing asset levels for groups like Fairhope Volunteer Fire Dept, South Alabama Land Trust, Eastern Shore Art Association, and others that shape services and quality of life here.
   

2. From bedside to white coat: UAB Emergency Medicine's Scribe Program (uab.edu) — A Fairhope native, Hannah Sterndorf, is turning her UAB emergency department scribe experience into a path to medical school, showing local students one way into healthcare careers. Alongside fellow former scribes, she describes how documenting real-time ER care built clinical confidence, mentorship connections, and a clearer sense of working directly with patients.
   

3. HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PREVIEW: Robertsdale to compete as second-smallest school in largest new Class 6A (gulfcoastmedia.com) — Robertsdale’s football team will battle in a tough new Class 6A region that includes Fairhope, Foley, Davidson, and Daphne, despite being one of the smallest schools in the classification. Coach Justin Jones sees this season as a true fresh start, leaning on a small senior core and emphasizing consistency to finally end the Bears’ long playoff drought.
   

4. Tributes honor Kristen Beard DeLaney after fatal boat crash, ALEA investigation continues (mynbc15.com) — A Baldwin County boating crash near Wolf Bay left a Fairhope man injured and a Mobile woman dead, prompting an ongoing ALEA investigation. Tributes from schools, nonprofits, and her employer remember Kristen Beard DeLaney’s faith, leadership, and dedication, while authorities detail how two crowded vessels collided on the Intracoastal Waterway Saturday night.
   

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📸 Around Fairhope

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Fairhope

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday July 25

• Nic Schuck -- Author Signing — Page & Palette →
  Page & Palette, 32 S Section St, Fairhope
  1:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday July 24

• Brandon Styles MAGIC SHOW
  Eastern Shore Chamber of Commerce Brandon Styles Theater is located at OWA, 1501 South OWA Blvd., Foley, AL 36535
  7:00 pm
• Darci Lynne: Up Close & Personal Tour
  Eastern Shore Chamber of Commerce OWA Theater
  7:00 pm
• ''Radium Girls'' - presented by Theatre 98
  Eastern Shore Chamber of Commerce Theatre 98 350 Morphy Avenue Fairhope, AL 36532
  7:30 pm

Saturday July 25

• Comedy, Magic & Impressions! Brandon Styles VARIETY SHOW
  Eastern Shore Chamber of Commerce Brandon Styles Theater is located at OWA, 1501 South OWA Blvd., Foley, AL 36535 Park in OWA's parking lot and walk through the clock tower entrance near Groovy Goat Restaurant. Once you pass Hershey's, turn right and Brandon Styles Showroom is locate
  7:00 pm
• ''Radium Girls'' - presented by Theatre 98
  Eastern Shore Chamber of Commerce Theatre 98 350 Morphy Avenue Fairhope, AL 36532
  7:30 pm

Tuesday July 28

• Sertoma Club Meeting
  Eastern Shore Chamber of Commerce District Hall, in Fairhope.
• Comedy, Magic & Impressions! Brandon Styles VARIETY SHOW
  Eastern Shore Chamber of Commerce Brandon Styles Theater is located at OWA, 1501 South OWA Blvd., Foley, AL 36535 Park in OWA's parking lot and walk through the clock tower entrance near Groovy Goat Restaurant. Once you pass Hershey's, turn right and Brandon Styles Showroom is locate
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday July 24

• Darci Lynne: Up Close & Personal Tour
  Eastern Shore Chamber of Commerce OWA Theater
  7:00 pm
• Brandon Styles MAGIC SHOW
  Eastern Shore Chamber of Commerce Brandon Styles Theater is located at OWA, 1501 South OWA Blvd., Foley, AL 36535
  7:00 pm
• ''Radium Girls'' - presented by Theatre 98
  Eastern Shore Chamber of Commerce Theatre 98 350 Morphy Avenue Fairhope, AL 36532
  7:30 pm

Saturday July 25

• Comedy, Magic & Impressions! Brandon Styles VARIETY SHOW
  Eastern Shore Chamber of Commerce Brandon Styles Theater is located at OWA, 1501 South OWA Blvd., Foley, AL 36535 Park in OWA's parking lot and walk through the clock tower entrance near Groovy Goat Restaurant. Once you pass Hershey's, turn right and Brandon Styles Showroom is locate
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Looking for Oscar, he hasn’t come home tonight.
  He usually stays around the backyard so it’s unusual that he’s not home. Please contact me if you have any information about him. (Nextdoor Nelson/Liberty)
• This lil girl needs a home.
  Her and her brother showed up a few days ago and I have been feeding them but I already have 3 cats and can’t keep her. She’s young, super friendly… (Nextdoor Fish River)

• Driveline posted a job opening for Flex Merchandiser in Fairhope. Apply here.
• City of Fairhope Alabama posted a job opening for ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER - Full Time in Fairhope. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fairhope here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: He wanted his quarter back. (Thank you Pat S. for sending it in!)
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