P Echo - Episcopal Place

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JUNEJUNE-JULY, 2011
VOLUME 4 ISSUE 3
A Publication for Friends and Residents of Episcopal Place
Gumbo Gala Raises $35,000 for EP Services
Hoover restaurant Jubilee
Joe’s captured the top professional award for “Birmingham’s Best Gumbo” at Episcopal Place’s sixth annual
Gumbo Gala on May 7 in
Caldwell Park.
Jubilee Joe’s edged out
three-time winner Crazy Cajun’s, which this year received
the award for best seafood
gumbo. Gumbo cooking
teams from Episcopal parishes swept the awards in the
Backyard Chefs Division, with
All Saints’ Wednesday Morning Sinners, sponsored by
Robbie D. Wood, winning first
place, as well as the trophy
for “Most Divine Gumbo”
among Episcopal organizations.
About 1,300 people attend
the event, which raised
$35,000 to provide support
services to the 148 residents
at Episcopal Place. Ezell’s Catfish Cabin, located in Bessemer and Auburn and owned
by Agnew Hall, was the event
Buddy Bland and
Butch Williams of
All Saints (front row,
left and center) won
"Most Divine
Gumbo" and First
Place, Back Yard
Chefs Division. With
them are (front row)
Tim Blanton of Episcopal Place, John
Pelham (back, left),
2011 Gumbo Gala
Chair, and Rob
Conrad of Magic 96.5 Radio.
Photos by David Garrett
Jubilee Joe's won the Professional
Division title at the 2011 Gumbo
Gala. Jubilee Joe's owner Kash
Siddiqui (left) is shown with his
wife, Sharmeen Siddiqui, and restaurant manager Warren Prisby.
presenting sponsor. John Pelham of Pelham Financial Group
chaired the planning committee. Rob Conrad and Jeanine
Jersey of Magic 96.5-FM’s
morning show were emcees
and The Legendary Pineapple
Skinners provided the New Orleans jazz music.
Proceeds from the event
will be used to help pay for
vital support services at Episcopal Place, an affordable
housing community for seniors and disabled adults who
—See Gumbo Gala, Page 2
St. Martins-in-the-Pines won The
Spirit Award and The People's
Choice Award. Team members
are (left to right): Starla Marbury, Karen Glover, Jeff
Burchfield, Jennifer Ray, Terry
Rogers, Chef Michael McDonald, Sheila Harvey, The Rev.
Jennifer Riddle, Tim Blanton of
Episcopal Place, Trina Chandler, Agnew Hall of Ezell's Catfish Cabin, The Rev. Katy Smith,
EP Board President.
Gumbo Gala Winners
Professional Winner
Jubilee Joe’s
Back Yard Chef 1st Place
All Saints’ Wednesday Morning Sinners sponsored by
Robbie D. Wood, Inc.
Back Yard Chef 2nd Place
St. Mary’s-on-the-Highlands
Episcopal Church
Back Yard Chef 3rd Place
St. Stephen’s Creole
Crusaders
Chef's Choice Seafood
Crazy Cajun’s
Chef's Choice Specialty
Garage Café
Chef's Choice Chicken/
Sausage
ShowTunes Theater
Performers
Most Divine Gumbo
All Saints’ Wednesday Morning Sinners sponsored by
Robbie D. Wood, Inc.
People's Choice Award
St. Martins-in-the-Pines
RouxStirs
Spirit Award
St. Martins-in-the-Pines
RouxStirs
EP UPDATE by Tim Blanton, Executive Director
Page 2
At the time of this writing, the news is filled with stories
of the aftermath of the Joplin, MO, tornado while Alabama is still reeling from our own tornados that struck
four weeks ago. In Alabama, tornados are a fact of life
but that does not make them any less destructive or painful. Our peak tornado season is March through May but
they can occur anytime. A tornado watch means tornados are possible.
You should stay alert and aware of the weather conditions. A tornado
warning means a tornado has been sighted and you should take shelter
immediately. FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) suggests the following:
·
Go to the lowest level of the building that does not have glass
·
Go to the center of interior rooms
·
Stay away from corners, windows, doors, and outside walls
·
Get under a sturdy table or other furniture
Do not open windows
If you choose to remain in
your apartment, the bathroom may be the safest
place. The adjacent FEMA
map indicates that Birmingham is in the ‘highest” risk
area in the United States.
BE PREPARED!
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live on restricted incomes. Services such as van transportation to medical appointments, grocery stores, banks, and shopping centers, resident
activities, subsidized noon meals and housekeeping, health screenings,
and worship and pastoral care help residents live independently and for
as long as possible in Episcopal Place’s affordable housing community.
“This event was started five years ago in honor of several residents
who came to live at Episcopal Place after surviving Hurricane Katrina in
New Orleans,” said Tim Blanton, executive director of Episcopal Place.
“Thanks to great support from the community, Gumbo Gala has grown
into a lively event with great gumbo and entertainment, and all proceeds go to support a worthwhile cause.”
More Gumbo Gala Pictures
Page 3
Agnew Hall, owner of Ezell's Catfish Cabin in Bessemer,
shows his jumbo gumbo pot to University of Alabama
football player Trent Richardson (right), a special guest
at the Ezell's tent.
St. Mary's-on-the-Highlands won second place, Backyard Chefs Division. Team members are (left to right)
Thomas Goldsmith, Merrimon Epps, and Brad Cain.
The St. Stephens Creole Crusaders won third place,
Backyard Chefs Division. Team members are (seated,
left to right) Mathew Cather, Robbie Cather, Eric
McCain and (standing, left to right) Robert Heithaus,
Kevin Burson, and John Camp.
Thank You To Sponsors and Teams
Mudbug Sponsors - St. Martins-in-the-Pines, Pelham Financial Group, Burch Corporation, Blue Cross
Blue Shield of Alabama, and MuddBug’s Gourmet
Foods
File’ Sponsors – Borland Benefield, PC, CraneWorks,
Filter Service Company, Medical Properties Trust,
Alacare Home Health and Hospice, Maynard Cooper
& Gale, PC, Riverchase Flooring Center, Law Office of
Ralph Clements, III, LLC, Birmingham Budweiser,
State Representative Patricia Todd, Regions, Cathedral Church of the Advent, Lanny Miller Painting, and
RDI Renovation Resources
Oyster Sponsors - Blue Ocean Technologies, B.L. Harbert International, Flooring Specialties, Rosewood
Office Furniture, Estes Automotive Center, Target
Investment Group, MediRest, Inc., Little Hardware,
Hallmark Builders, RDI Renovation Resources, Lakeview Personal Fitness, Nolan Elder Law, JohnsRidout’s Funeral Parlors, Johnstone Supply, Trinity
Contractors, Millicare Commercial Floor Care, Senior
Resource Directory, Buffalo Rock, St. Matthews Episcopal Church – Madison, and Residential Maintenance, Inc.
Okra Sponsors - Harbin Discount Pharmacy, Fetch!
Pet Care, Community Coffee, Mac-Gray Laundry Systems, Shaw Contract Group, Amedisys, WideNet Consulting, Buffalo Rock, and Markham Bailey, LLC
Gift-in-kind Sponsors - Publix-Vestavia Hills, David
Garrett Photography, Western Supermakret, Piggy
Wiggly, American Osment, and FireMaster.
Teams Not Pictured in Newsletter - Backyard Chefs Snap Fitness, Team Ennis, 55th Place Community
Thrift Shop, Robinson-Adams Insurance, Johnston
Barton Proctor & Rose, Church of the Ascension,
SPM, LLC, Butt Patrol, Birmingham Fire Department,
Three Hots and A Cot, Birmingham Budweiser, Pelham Financial -Trinity Commons, NOLA Produce/
Utility Trailer Sales, Alabama Telco Credit Union,
Wear Tek, Inc., Business Electronics, Payscape Advisors, and 2600 Highland Condominiums; Professional
Division – Muddbug’s Gourmet Foods, Hummingbird
Catering, Burch Corp/Cajun Cleaver, Mugshots Grill &
Bar, Barking Kudu Bar & Grill, and Kelley’s Neighborhood Sports Grill.
1112 26th Street South
Birmingham, AL 35205
Telephone: 205-939-0085
Fax: 205-939-0101
Episcopal Place is a faith-based not-for-profit housing community. We are
federally subsidized operating under the regulations of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD). We serve individuals or couples that are 62 years or
older who meet annual income guidelines set by HUD and individuals or
couples that are 19 years or older if mobility impaired, blind or deaf and that
meet annual income guidelines set by HUD. Serving Birmingham since
1980.
Mission
More Gumbo Gala Pics
Statement
Place is to
Crazy Cajun’s won the Chef’s
Choice Award for Seafood
Gumbo. The team was led by
3-time Professional Division
winner Robert Regard and his
wife, Lulu (holding trophy).
provide to
Photos By David Garrett
The Mission
of Episcopal
senior and
disabled
adults with
restricted
income, safe
Garage Café, the 2008 Professional
Team winner, won the Chef’s Choice
Award for Specialty Gumbo. Team
members included: (Left to right) Hube
Dodd, his son Riley Dodd, Tommy
Conaway and Shane Pearson.
and
affordable
housing and
access to
related
services in a
homehome-like
environment
The Showtunes, winners
of the Chef’s Choice
Award for Chicken and
Sausage Gumbo, included (front) Kristi Tingle Higginbotham, Jan
D. Hunter, and (back)
Jay Tingle, Abe Reybold,
Celeste Burnum, Callie
Hunter, Lucas Pepke,
Joe Walding, David
Garrett
EP Resident Rene
Laterrade led the Second Line at the event.
Op e rat e d by Epi sc op a l H ous in g F oun dat ion, Inc . & Epi sc op a l H ous ing of B ir ming ha m, In c.