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Marion County Extension seeks proclamation, outlines Outdoor Garden Expo and Move Alabama events
Summary
Marion County Extension asked the commission to proclaim March and April as Move Marion County months and described an Outdoor Garden Expo, a Move Alabama 5K and fun run benefitting St. Jude, a grant workshop on April 21 and an ag expo for 10th graders on March 14.
Marion County Extension asked the Marion County Commission for a proclamation designating March and April as Move Marion County months and described plans for an Outdoor Garden Expo and related events.
The Extension presenter said the county’s participation in the Move Well/Move Alabama initiative is in its third year locally and the state’s fourth year. “This year we’re super excited. We actually partnered the Garden Expo with Outdoor,” the presenter said, describing a family-focused event at the Bevel Center with speakers, demonstrations and giveaways.
The Extension described a slate of activities tied to the expo: a Move Alabama 5K and fun run to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital (on-site registration fees listed as $15 for the fun run/walk and $25 for the 5K), on-site registration beginning at 6:30 a.m., a 5K start at 7:45 a.m., a fun run at 8:15 a.m., and the Outdoor and Garden Expo opening at 9 a.m. James Spann is listed as the keynote speaker, with book signing from 9:30–11:30 a.m. and a talk at noon; workshops on rain barrels and raised-bed gardens were scheduled at 9:30 and 10:30 a.m., and a turkey calling contest at 1 p.m.
Extension staff also said the expo will include demonstrations, a National Guard rock-climbing wall, weather-radio giveaways and child safety ID kits. The presenter noted social-media challenges across March and April tied to Move Alabama, with county and state prizes for participants who tag the Extension page.
In addition to the public expo, the Extension noted two other events: a grant workshop on April 21 at the Bevel Center where attendees can complete an RC&D grant application on site, and an agricultural exposition for county 10th graders on March 14 (the ag expo is not open to the general public). The presenter supplied a printed calendar-style annual report for SNAP-Ed and offered printed flyers and registration information at the Extension office.
Commissioner Scott (name provided; role not specified in the transcript) asked whether a motion was needed to adopt the proclamation; a motion and second were made on the floor, though the transcript does not record a final vote result.
The Extension identified several local partners and volunteers by name and asked the commission to publicize and support the events so families in Marion County would have additional recreational and educational offerings.
Looking ahead, the Extension asked commissioners to adopt the proclamation for March and April and to support outreach for the expo and associated workshops.
