The MAX4Kids Foundation, through MAX Credit Union, hosted a golf clinic featuring LPGA Hall of Famer Pat Bradley on Tuesday, October 20th at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail in Prattville, Alabama.

The MAX4Kids ‘Girls on the Green’ clinic was designed for young girls ages 8-12, who desired to learn more about the game of golf.

Twenty girls participated in the clinic, including a local Girl Scout troop from the Prattville area earning their merit badges for athletics.    

The ‘Girls on the Green’ clinic was a wonderful way to pair young girls interested in golf with the opportunity to learn from an LPGA Hall of Famer. Bradley was named to the LPGA Hall of Fame in 1991 and has won 31 tournaments, including six majors, and has earned more than $5.7 million on the LPGA tour.  Bradley said, “One of the proudest moments that I have from my golf game is finding ways to give back. I am honored to be in Montgomery with MAX4Kids. I am here in a very small part to play and meet with people, but more importantly to give back what this game has given to me, and to try and help other youngsters get prepared for bigger things in life.”

The MAX4Kids Foundation was not only honored to have Pat Bradley facilitate the golf clinic, but also to have her contribute to the 10th Annual MAX4Kids Charity Golf Tournament on Wednesday, October 21st. Bradley played during the charity tournament on a team with Aileen Meredith and Taaj Hubbard from the Alabama State University golf team in Montgomery, Alabama.

The MAX4Kids Charity Golf Tournament on Wednesday, October 21st raised over $42,500 through golf sponsorships and mulligan sales. The MAX4Kids Foundation assists children of the Central Alabama River Region through scholarship programs and donations to various charitable organizations. The Foundation has donated over $378,000 to children’s charities, and has distributed $120,000 in college scholarships for deserving high-school seniors.

LPGA Golf Hall of Famer Pat Bradley teaches young girls the right technique for gripping the golf club, during the MAX4Kids Girls on the Green Golf Clinic.	Pat Bradley works with Alabama State University Golfer, Aileen Meredith, to sink the put during the MAX4Kids Charity Golf Tournament.

EcoMAX and the City of Montgomery kicked off the Cans for Cash^TM Recycling Challenge. Cans for Cash is a national contest that rewards cities for recycling used aluminum beverage cans. Montgomery is competing against other cities of similar size for twelve $5,000 awards to further encourage and educate citizens on community-wide recycling programs. Awards will be presented to the top four cities collecting the most tonnage of aluminum cans as well as to cities that have the most innovative ideas to promote aluminum can recycling.

The MAX Eastdale branch will serve as the collection site for the recycling event from October 1 - 31, 2009. The collection bin will be located in the parking lot of MAX's Eastdale Branch. Visit myEcoMAX.com for aluminum can drop off times. 

Montgomery Chief of Staff Jeff Downes speaks at the     Cans for Cash kickoff on behalf of Mayor Todd Strange.

The EcoMAX partnership with Cans for Cash is encouraging Montgomery residents to choose a more sustainable lifestyle and participate in a nationwide recycling effort that could result in cash for our city.

Sponsored by The United States Conference of Mayors, Novelis Corporation and Keep America Beautiful, Inc., the Cans for Cash City Recycling Challenge was created in 2005 to encourage and assist U.S. cities with their sustainable recycling efforts.

MAX competed for the third year at the Alabama Wildlife Federation's Tri-County Wild Game Cook-off.  Tom Ashworth, Director of Building Services, led the "MAX Gone Wild" team in preparing mouth-watering dishes in the Wild Game and Fowl categories. MAX Gone Wild worked diligently to prepare both dishes but the tomahawk venison steaks were the highlight of the evening, placing third in the Wild Game category. The steaks were stuffed with sautéed mushrooms, onions, and blue cheese and served with garlic mashed potatoes and steamed asparagus.

The Alabama Wildlife Federation (AWF) is the oldest and largest non-profit conservation organization in Alabama. The AWF was established by sportsmen in 1935 to promote the conservation and wise use of our wildlife and natural resources and to ensure a high quality of life for future generations of Alabamians. Its mission is to promote the conservation of Alabama's wildlife and related natural resources, as a basis for the social and economic prosperity of present and future generations, through wise use and responsible stewardship of our wildlife, forests, fish, soils, water, and air. 
Source: www.alabamawildlife.org


MAX Gone Wild Team (left to right): Ed Grimes, Joe Hyatt, Tonya Catrett,
Kenneth Hill, Rebecca Thomas, Bo Randall, and Joe Andrew.


Left to Right: MAX associates Rebecca Thomas and Tom Ashworth

 
Third place dish - tomahawk venison steak prepared by MAX Gone Wild


Left to Right: MAX associates Bo Randall and Joe Hyatt

Several MAX associates joined together to participate in the March of Dimes 2009 Walk for Babies at the Riverwalk Amphitheatre. The March of Dimes is an organization committed to improving the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality. More than half a million families every year are affected by premature birth.

The faces of the Jordan family lit up when MAX Senior Vice President DG Markwell surprised them with a $10,000 check estatablishing a $2,500 savings account for each of the Jordan children, Brittany, Miles, Shan and Keiunta. MAX established the accounts for the family in conjunction with the Extreme Makeover: Home Edition show which aired Sunday, April 12, 2009, on ABC.

The Jordan family visits MAX's West Montgomery branch to open savings accounts.

MAX hosted a Partners in Education training session at its Eastdale branch auditorium.  Hannah Williams, Executive Director of Partners in Education prepared a new group of volunteers to tutor children in the Montgomery Public School System. 

Partners in Education (PIE) is a non-profit organization whose goal is to tutor children in the Montgomery Public School system to read. PIE has recruited more than 3,200 tutors to work one on one with students who need extra help to read fluently and succeed in all of their academics. Since its beginning in 2000, PIE volunteers have given over 73,000 hours of service to help children learn to read.

MAX Credit Union recognizes the importance of helping children achieve financial literacy and has committed to sending nine MAX associates to schools across Montgomery County.

“The best gift you can give a child is the ability to read. Our PIE volunteers make a commitment to spend time with a child, they become a dependable adult and positive role model, giving a child the chance to accelerate their learning,” states Williams.


MAX associates (L to R) who are volunteering as PIE tutors -
Tara Langley, Angie McClellan, Wendy Anderson, Tiffany
Pennington, Sandra Stenger, Debra Bowden and Jamie Brown.

For more information about becoming a PIE volunteer, contact Partners in Education at 334.262.4743, or visit www.montgomerypie.org.

MAX hosted  the EcoMAX HomeExpo 2008 on August 22 and 23.  Admission to the event was free and open to the public. The two-day Expo provided information, ideas, resources and products to help conserve energy, save money and live healthier.  A variety of local and nationwide exhibitors were on hand to discuss ideas for green building and energy-efficient products; sustainable and eco-friendly interiors; renewable energies; and much more.

MAX CEO Greg McClellan stated, "The EcoMAX HomeExpo was a wonderful opportunity to provide our community with information on healthy living and sustainable products.  Over 2,000 people attend the two-day expo.  As energy prices continue to increase, it is important to educate consumers on ways to not only save energy, but to save money."

To learn more about the EcoMAX Home Expo and view pictures of the event, visit myEcoMAX.com.


MAX CEO Greg McClellan presents Ed Welch with the EcoMAX
Green Leadership Award for the Waters.



Representative Greg Wren and Senator Wendell Mitchell receive the
EcoMAX Green Leadership Award from CEO Greg McClellan.



MAX CEO Greg McClellan presents Mike Jenkins, Jr.
with the EcoMAX Green Leadership Award for Jenkins
Brick and Tile Company.