Painting for a Purpose

Thursday, April 26th at 6:00pm

Uptown Art (formerly known as Sips-n-Strokes) is hosting a fundraising event for Tuscaloosa's One Place, A Family Resource Center. Come enjoy refreshments, socializing, and instructional painting all while giving back to your community.

$40.00 for the evening includes the above painting and refreshments. For every person attending $20.00 will be given to Tuscaloosa's One Place.

Click on the link below to view the flyer!

                                                                   UPTOWN art Flyer!

Spring Fling

We hosted our annual Spring Fling on March 25, 2012 and it was a huge success! First, we would like to thank all of the wonderful businesses, resaurants, agencies, and individual volunteers and donors who made this day possible. Without your help and contributions the Spring Fling would not have been nearly as successful. When it was all said and done, we had a total of 885 attendees and 115 volunteers. We all had a blast!

The hay ride was a favorite all day. There were always kids waiting in line to hop on the next ride.

The maze was so much fun and provided great entertainment for kids of all ages!

This game was a crowd favorite!

Our grill-masters hard at work!

The fishing game was a great way to spend some time in the shade and win a cool prize.

The kids loved showing off their face paint!

Everyone loved practicing their football skills in hopes of winning some candy!

The treasure dig was such a fun way to hunt for prizes.

We had two Easter egg hunts, one for the older children and one for the younger children. They had such a great time hunting and showing off their eggs!

  

We owe a huge thank you to the Tuscaloosa Police Department! The kids couldn't get enough of the car, motorcycle, and helicopter they brought.

Spring Fling was such a wonderful day and we were so thrilled to be able to serve our community in such a fun way.

Love is in the Air!

 We had a great turnout for our 5th Annual Legacy of Love Banquet.

February is traditionally celebrated as Healthy Marriage Month throughout our nation as a way to acknowledge the importance of the commitment that marriage represents in forming the foundation of healthy communities, healthy children, and healthy families.

  On the evening of February 23rd TOP honored seven couples that exemplified healthy marriages.

There were many submissions for this prestigious honor. Nominations by family members or friends consisted of answering questions and a short essay on why that particular couple should be honored.

  The couples that were selected shared their stories of how they met, their hardships, and some of their fondest memories from their journey through marriage.

The way they portray love to each other and the family and friends that surround them speaks for itself of why they were chosen for their display of what healthy marriages should looks like.


 Here are the honored couples for 2012:

Mr. & Mrs. Alexander

Mr. & Mrs. Clements

Mr. & Mrs. Holmes

Mr. & Mrs. Lyles

Mr. & Mrs. Magnen

Mr. & Mrs. Watts

Mr. & Mrs. Williams

A BIG thank you from everyone at Tuscaloosa's One Place to everyone who made this evening a success. We couldn't have done it without you!

Doing What Matters

On January 31, 2012 we hosted the "Doing What Matters for Tuscaloosa's Children" conference. We had a record number of over 300 participants and feel that the conference was a great success! We had a number of speakers who shared with participants about a variety of things ranging from teen issues, bullying and social media, finances, immigration issues, and several others. It was a wonderful day and we are so grateful to all those who participated!

Here are a few pictures from the event:


We would like to give a special thanks to all those who made this event possible including our speakers, exhibitors, sponsors, and planning committee. Also, thank you to Central High School ROTC for presenting the colors. This even would not have been possible without all of you!

Holiday Heart

Holiday Heart is helping children all over Tuscaloosa receive a beautiful Christmas this year. Last year we were able to help approximately 150 children and this year we are hoping to far exceed this number!

ALL FOR ONE

It's time for TOP's annual Fall Festival!!!!!!  This is going to be a great event!!!!!!

Hands on Tuscaloosa "Fun Day!"

On August 27, 2011 Hands on Tuscaloosa, a volunteer initiative held by the University of Alabama’s Community Service Center, sponsored Fun Day at Tuscaloosa’s One Place! This event was held for the community to give families who were affected by the April 27 storm a Fun Day together. Children enjoyed several games including sack race, football toss, hat making, musical chairs, etc….

Food was provided as well as face painting and many other activities for the children. The University of Alabama’s radio station, 90.7FM WVUA, had a live remote on site with great music !

Hands on Tuscaloosa works with non-profit agencies to help serve the community’s needs. This initiative was developed to give UA students the opportunity to continue helping neighbors in the community. Over 60 volunteers lead games and handed out food at Fun Day!!!!! Hands on Tuscaloosa did a great job organizing and hosting this event. Thank you to everyone who participated! Together WE are continuing to make a difference in the lives of children and families in our community!!!

Samantha Rayburn