Giving Back. Oh, let me count the ways!
1. A
Community Garden that will help feed those families in need of fresh fruits and vegetables and give our local public school students a chance to learn the importance and wonders of composting, gardening, and sharing.
2. In the name of our state slogan, "Alabama the Beautiful", we will hold organized
Keep Your Neighborhood Clean Days each month to promote and encourage volunteering and recycling and exercise.
3. Sponsor
Adobe Home Building Workshops and other
Green Living classes, including book signing opportunities throughout the year to recognize those who have and who want to make a difference.
4. Offer a variety of
Enterprise High School Scholarships for outstanding students who are aiming for a better and brighter future with an emphasis on Green Energy, Science, and Engineering.
5. For your terrible two has turned into a terrible teen, we offer
I Want To Lead weekend internships on and around our premises, teaching responsibility and self importance through accomplishment while also gaining valuable leadership and business skills in the daily operations that take place at the Giving Back Ranch and Alexandria's Bed & Breakfast which is applicable to college resumes.
6. Free weekly visits to the
Petting Zoo and
A Day On The Farm to acquaint both the young and old with friendly animals, their feeding habits and cleaning and egg laying retrieval times. Bring your boots!
7. Monthly
Family Fishing Days to allow area residents a chance to catch brim, bass, and catfish from several overstocked freshwater ponds on the property, or have a picnic under a tree, take a walk along the nature trails, and simply enjoy the beautiful surroundings and bounties of a fun-filled afternoon being together.
8. Monthly
Let's Talk! afternoon tea parties, especially designed for Moms and daughters which includes sharing secret recipes, messy cooking classes, and other fun-at-the-kitchen-table activities.
9. A half-mile
Spooky Halloween Trail for children and adults, with all proceeds going to the local Food Bank for the upcoming holidays.
10. Share our favorite holiday with those families less fortunate by cooking up a delicious, full-course
Thanksgiving Dinner so that we may all, as One Family, sit down together and count our blessings.
11. Annual
Christmas Tree Lighting tradition with joyful music and singing, hot apple cider and homemade treats, open free to the public while also giving visitors a chance to celebrate the spirit of giving by donating towards Toys for Tots or other local charitable programs.
12. Annual
Easter Egg Hunt with plenty of outdoor games, prizes and other exciting surprises, including a BBQ cook off. Warning: Steve is a master at the grill!
13. Food and fireworks and festivities at the
Proud To Be An American 4th of July celebration where local food and craft vendors can display and offer their special talents.
14. Sponsor free
CPR, Safe Boating, and Swimming Classes during the summer for various age groups.
15. And anything else that comes to mind as we progress... in "the city of Progress"... here in Enterprise, Alabama. My one and only goal is to bring people together and with every additional helping hand, we can act as a single unit, a close-knit community, and as a Family of diverse people not just wanting but also doing what's best for everyone.
IT IS BUT YOUR OWN PERSONAL TIME THAT IS THE ONLY REAL LIMITED RESOURCE ON EARTH. MAY WE ALL LEARN TO USE IT MORE WISELY.