odysseyearlyschool.com
www.mobilitycentalinc.com
www.SpiritOfMath.com
205.822.7277
www.gulfshores.com
KaseyDavisDentistry.com
www.ucpbham.com
205-944-3901
Dr. W.Peyton Shirley www.entforkidsalabama.com
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4 Birmingham Area Locations
Art 205-726-2739 Music 205-726-4049 www.samford.edu/go/aota
Pelham • Trace Crossings Valleydale Road • Homewood
205-789-5075 www.lisamillerofs.com
Visit us online at
www.CCSLion.com
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205-902-0385 christypiercephotographyllc.com
(205) 663-0281 www.Hollimanlaw.com
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Meet our Cover Sponsors
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Area Hospitals
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Meet our Back Cover Sponsors
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Health Departments
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Area Libraries, Locations & Schedules
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Area Attractions for the Family
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Area Public School Systems
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Area Driver License Offices/License Plates
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Great Family Restaurants
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Editor’s Note: Welcome to the Guide 2016 Rylee’s Hope Family Fun Abounds, Right Here in Our Own Backyard Poetry Party
54 ON THE COVER: Happy Healthy Kids Fair Cover Search Winner Avery, Age 15 months, of Montevallo is celebrating 2016. Photo by Visual Arts by Jessica, www.visualartsbyjessica.com
emergency numbers
SERVING THE COUNTIES OF CENTRAL ALABAMA Crisis / Suicide Line 24 hours / 7 days www.crisiscenterbham.com 205-323-7777 Teen Link Call about anything 3-10 p.m. during the school year 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. in the summer www.crisiscenterbham.com/teen-link.php 205-328-LINK (5465) Kids Help Line Call about anything friends, school, family, feelings Any day from 3-10 p.m. www.crisiscenterbham.com/kids-help-line.php 205-328-5437 Senior Talk Line Free, confidential telephone reassurance service for senior citizens, caregivers, retirees, widowed persons, grandparents and others www.crisiscenterbham.com/senior-help-line.php 205-328-TALK (8255) Rape Response Available 24/7 www.crisiscenterbham.com/rape-response.php 205-323-7273 Highway Emergencies Using Cellular Phones *HP (*47) The program is operational in most areas of the state, and other providers are expected to participate in the future. If your cellular phone company is not a part of this valuable service, please ask the company to call 334-242-4445, DPS Headquarters, Montgomery.
Local emergency authorities in any area
911 American Association of Poison Control Centers www.aapcc.org 800-222-1222 Alabama Emergency Management Agency – disaster, bad weather, etc. www.ema.alabama.gov 205-280-2200 Parenting Assistance Line – PAL – stressed-out parents, child abuse, etc. www.pal.ua.edu 866-962-3030
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