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Homewood proclaims March 2025 MS Awareness Week; awards preservation internships
Summary
Mayor Alex Wyatt proclaimed March 2025 as MS Awareness Week and presented $500 scholarships to two Homewood Historic Preservation Commission interns. A local resident living with multiple sclerosis thanked the city and noted her fundraising work.
Mayor Alex Wyatt read a proclamation at the Feb. 10 Homewood City Council meeting declaring March 2025 as MS Awareness Week and encouraged residents to learn about multiple sclerosis and support those affected.
The proclamation cited the National Multiple Sclerosis Society’s role in research and stated the city “recognizes the importance of finding the cause and cure of MS” and commended the organization’s Alabama-Mississippi-Louisiana market for its work. After the proclamation, a resident who identified herself as living with MS thanked the city and described a local fundraiser she started that has raised more than $2 million for people living with MS over 10 years; she said, “this is extremely important.” That comment was made during the public ceremony portion of the meeting, not as a council action.
Mayor Wyatt also presented $500 scholarship checks to Bristol Mitchell, a senior at Magic City Acceptance Academy who told the mayor she will attend the University of South Alabama, and Victoria Ryan, a senior at John Carroll Catholic High School who has not yet decided on a college. The scholarship awards recognized each student’s completion of an internship with the Homewood Historic Preservation Commission and a report they delivered to the commission.
The proclamation and scholarship presentations were ceremonial items on the meeting agenda and did not require council votes.
