2022… Looking Back on the Year’s Events
A glimpse actually. A glimpse of what was accomplished, shared, inspired and planned to #Revitalize our Dauphin Island Parkway Community in 2022.
These posts are only samples of the wonderful people who are taking action to revitalize our community.
#RevitalizeDIP is not the only community action group working to improve our peninsula community. We have a policy of working with other groups that have similar ideals . Many of these groups have been working towards the same goals for much longer than #RevitalizeDIP, and that is why we collaborate and support them.
Here are some of the posts we found about our accomplishments in 2022, as well as what #RevitalizeDIP shared and supported from other groups and individuals:
[Please note: Some Facebook embed posts do not work. Our apologies. Most of those posts are included in the link above the error message.]
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- 1/6/22 Shoutout: Col Brady – Teacher of the Year – “Congratulations to Col Brady. When we initially began our group and now a 501(c)3 Col Brady and the JROTC were one of the first to help out. Whenever we’ve solicited volunteers for various events, litter cleanups, food giveaways etc. They have always helped out. Thank you Col Brady for your continued collaboration with RevitalizeDIP.”
- 1/7/22 “Mobile United is holding a litter cleanup on 1/15 from 9:00-11:00 a.m”
- 1/11/22 “2022 MLK Jr. Day of Service – SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 2022 AT 8:30 AM – 11 AM”
- 1/12/22 “The litter cleanup is only a few days away. I have only had a few people reach out to volunteer. If we work together, we can make a difference in our beautiful community. Please consider volunteering. “
- 1/15/22 “Very impressive results! Thank you to everyone who participated in the litter cleanup.”
- 1/24/22 “Congratulations to Naman’s….a gracious sponsor of RevitalizeDIP.”
- 1/26/22 “Mobile Parks and Recreation is hiring a Program Supervisor! This is a full-time position that will include but not be limited to leading the Programmatic Partner Process….”
- 2/4/22 “We were proud to support the Krewe of Kindness in procuring 270 feet of beach access mat for Dauphin Islands West End Beach last year, and their work in making our natural resources accessible to all people is both commendable and critical.”
- 2/11/22 “Shoutout: Rivershack: Like crawfish?…Be sure and support our local restaurants. Their success is DIP’s success.”
- 3/3/22 “If you know of someone that is need, please pass this information along….. WE ARE STRONGER TOGETHER – 2-1-1 call for emergency items (food, clothing, etc….)”
- 3/25/22 “Parkway Senior Center Ambassador for RevitalizeDIP”
- 4/2/22 “Old electronics can be taken to Ransom Recycling instead of the landfill. This program also provides jobs for individuals trying to get back on their feet. They take “anything with a cord.””
- 4/8/22 “Shoutout: Mariner – Don’t forget the Grand Mariner!!!!… great seafood”
- 4/12/22 “Looks like the weekend of 4/23, will be a fun filled south DIP weekend. Spring Litter Cleanup 4/23 from 9:00 a.m. to Noon, Parkway Crawfish Boil at Noon at the Elks, then Our Lady of Lourdes Annual Lawn Party on Sunday 4/24.
It’s not to late to sign up for the litter cleanup, every little bit of help counts. Make it a neighborhood, family, church or friends event. It all helps to RevitalizeDIP. We are competing to win the 1500.00 Beautification Grant offered by Love Your Community.
WE ARE STRONGER TOGETHER”- 4/14/22 “Alabama Elderly Nutrition Program”
- 4/18/22 “2022 RevitalizeDIP Goals List”
- 4/18/22 “Critical Repair Program”
- 4/22/22 “Earth Day – Spring Cleaning”
- 4/23/22 “Spring Litter Cleanup”
- 4/23/22 “Today’s litter cleanup was a success. We could not have asked for better weather. We had 45 volunteers, we are still compiling the statistics; however a HUGE RevitalizeDIP thank you to all that made this happen. Soon as I have the numbers, I will post and also enter on our team site for Love Your Community.
Thanks for the continued collaboration with the City Of Mobile (disposal pickup), Keep Mobile Beautiful (litter supplies), Love Your Community (litter supplies), BC Rain (staging location).
Team leaders, we will be counting on you next year 😉, Judy Fell Burnham (South Brookely Methodist), Monica Beard, Darius Evans (Cedar Park Baptist Church), Col Brady (BC Rain JROTC), Jenny Michelle (Groundworks), Cindy Freeman, Joey Schreiner, Janet Dyess, Elaine Galloway and myself.
WE ARE STRONGER TOGETHER” 
- 4/24/22 “Wow what a success yesterday’s clean up was! The official tally is: 62 bags of trash; 9 bags of recycle: 5 tires ;1 children car; several large cardboard boxes & pieces; over 40 pieces of wooden debris; flat screen TV; plant stand; night stand; 2 car bumpers/fenders; hubcaps; basketball back board and some metal thing I have no idea what it is. We did good. What a huge effort. Congratulations to everyone!”
- 4/24/22 “MUDBOTTOM REVIVAL MUSIC FESTIVAL”
- 4/28/22 “Shoutout: Bama Bob’s BBQ”
- 5/5/22 “Trash to one person is treasure to another. Today, my neighbors and I had some unusual finds on our quest to collect litter: nautical decor, a length of copper pipe and a blackberry patch loaded with ripe fruit growing wild alongside a vacant building.
Help RevitalizeDIP win the $1500 Love Your Community cash award by getting litter off our streets, parking lots, and yards. Take a picture of whatever trash you collect and let us know about it. No amount is too small. Picking up trash, even for 15 minutes, makes a difference.
Who knows…you might find a treasure.” 
- 5/19/22 “The truth is I don’t like picking up litter. Especially the litter that’s tossed carelessly out of the car window and ends up in someone’s yard or a parking lot or in the gutter on DIP. But I sure like the looks of a litter free street. And I sure like knowing the trash isn’t washed into Dog River via the storm drains after a hard rain. So I try to focus on the end result and not the litter bug. Because what gets thrown on the ground comes back around…in one way or another. Here’s the trash and debris my neighbor, Angela, and I picked up in one hour.”
- 6/1/22 “Do you have a child interested in learning the art of cooking?…see below post.”
- 6/21/22 “It’s that time of the year….be prepared.”
- 7/20/22 “Have a rising junior or senior?, see Y.E.S. Fall Internship Program”
- 7/24/22 “Lagnappe Awards”
- 7/28/22 “Education Programs”
- 7/29/22 “Shoutout: Kerensa Williams new principal at Rain”
- 7/29/22 “Stopped in this morning to the Parkway Senior Center. Today they decided to wear their RevitalizeDIP shirts, so of course I couldn’t miss this. Thank you Ashlyn Black for all you do to support our seniors and RevitalizeDIP.
WE ARE STRONGER TOGETHER” 
- 8/8/22 “I love this program, so happy we found out about it. As a nonprofit we can enter the Love Your Community contest every year and receive funds for beautification projects. Just think of the difference we can make in our community. All we need to do is pick up litter, please consider joining us as we RevitalizeDIP. One hour of picking up litter goes a long way.
WE ARE STRONGER TOGETHER.” - 8/9/22 “Members, if you are available please attend the ribbon cutting ceremony for the First Precinct. We’ve patiently waited for this day and now it’s here ……RevitalizeDIP.”
- 8/9/22 “Started my morning by attending the Ribbon cutting ceremony at the new DIP Mobile Police Department Precinct 1 offices.”
- 8/17/22 “Trimmier Park Walking Trail and new Playground”
- 8/19/22 “Happy Friday… for RevitalizeDIP it is a Happy Friday indeed. We are still so excited about BC Rain’s JROTC contributions to our litter campaign. We needed 37 more hours to earn the $1500.00, because of their efforts we earned 30 hours and only need 7 more.
Considering we initially needed 150 hours and now only need 7, we can easily knock that out. We should be so encouraged because of the students efforts, they have brought us within reach of the finish line. So who’s willing to get us over the finish line? It’s simple, pick up litter any time, any place and send a photo…. And just like that we earn the last remaining 7 hours and $1500.00. Have a safe uneventful weekend.” - 8/22/22 “As a tax payer, it’s good to know how the City of Mobile spends tax dollars. See below post for fiscal year 2023.”
- 8/22/22 “On Friday, August 19, in accordance with state law, members of the Mobile City Council were presented with copies of our administration’s proposed budget for the Fiscal Year 2023. “
- 8/22/22 “Amy and I pick up trash on Park road and along shoreline almost every day. At least 4 hours per week.”
- 8/30/22 “LITTER GOAL OBTAINED – Love Your Community litter campaign”
- 9/2/22 “Congratulations to the B.C. Rain Raiders for receiving two recognitions on August 31. Their team was chosen as “Team of the Week” by Lagniappe, and junior running back Bryce Dowdlan was selected as the Bryant Bank Player of the Week, receiving a $200 donation for his team. #BeEXTRAordinary #LearningLeading”
- 9/6/22 “With the momentum gained with our Love Your Community litter campaign, let’s keep going by helping with the Annual Coastal Cleanup on 9/17/22. The work we are doing in the community is resonating with other nonprofits in the community. We can get so much more done by collaborating. We can clean anywhere in the south DIP community. I will share additional information regarding litter supplies, upon receipt.
Volunteers, please ensure to dispose of your litter at the Dog River Park.
WE ARE STRONGER TOGETHER.” - 9/12/22 “Hopefully our award of $1500.00 from Love Your Community will air on the evening news tonight, so be on the lookout on NBC 15 to see two of our litter advocates Elaine Galloway and Krys Riley of South Coast Specialties. Thank you ladies”
- 9/12/22 “$10,000 in grants awarded to 8 ‘Love Your Community’ teams in Mobile County for projects”
- 9/17/22 “REMINDER – Please consider volunteering tomorrow for the cleanup. Let’s help keep our community and waterways clean.”
- 9/17/22 “Cleanups are occurring all over the City of Mobile. Please pitch in to help keep our community clean. We have made great strides in a litter free community. Let’s keep going. The below post is from yesterday’s annual Coastal Cleanup.”
- 9/30/22 “Shoutout: South Coast Specialties”
- 10/1/22 “Operation Clean Sweep”
- 10/10/22 “Check out what The Mobile Rundown has to say about litter in our community! We appreciate their support and willingness to speak out about a topic that is often overlooked!”
- 10/22/22 “Hello members, Councilman Small generously provided funds to provide a food distribution. The food distribution is scheduled for Saturday October 22, 2022. We will need volunteers to help receive, pack and distribute boxes to the community. We anticipate providing food to approximately 125 families. It will be first come, first served until we have distributed all the boxes.
Please respond to this email if you are willing to be a volunteer. Last Fall our distribution was a smooth, coordinated process, primarily because we had approximately 20 volunteers.
WE ARE STRONGER TOGETHER” - 10/26/22 “Good afternoon members. The board is busy making plans and coordinating the Fall Car Show/Festival. We are excited about it and want this event to continue to evolve with each passing year. As you know, RevitalizeDIP is a 501(c)3 Nonprofit, of which any/all donations and sponsorships are tax deductible.
The success of any nonprofit is based on volunteers, donors and sponsorships. If you have not made your 2022 charitable donations, please consider helping a nonprofit working to improve the quality of life for all residents in the south DIP community. The board will ensure each donor and sponsor receives the proper documentation for their donations. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions. Every dollar counts, no donation is too large or too small.
WE ARE STRONGER TOGETHER.” 
- 11/4/22 “Members, many of us have been and are currently caregivers to our loved ones. If you’ve been there or is currently a caregiver, you know how important it is to not only take care of your loved ones, but also yourself. Betty Fowler, shared the below with myself and is working on getting a presentation at our local Parkway Senior Center. However, if you or someone you know can benefit from the Caregiver College, please share. Thank you Betty for all you do for both our youth and elderly, please keep sharing this very valuable information.”
- 11/10/22 “The City of Mobile will soon be hosting an exciting Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) event that will be free for local K-12 students.”
- 11/29/22 “Haven’t had a chance to meet officers at the 1st Precinct? You can on tomorrow at Coffee With A Cop.”
- 12/3/22 “Fall Festival and Car Show”
- 12/3/22 “Here’s a video clip of the festival….thanks Mike’s American Muscle Cars”
- 12/6/22 “After almost 3.5 years of planning, negotiations, and permitting. Alba Beach is moving forward!”
- 12/7/22 “Mobile eyes new tax district to revive DIP in 2023”
- 12/10/22 “Members please take advantage of this opportunity. During our litter cleanups there are always a significant number of tires discarded in ditches, empty lots, etc. Please help to keep our community clean, we all benefit from a clean community.”
- 12/20/22 “As you celebrate the holidays in the coming week, please remember that the City of Mobile will collect unwanted Christmas trees at no cost. From Monday, December 26, through Sunday, January 15, the City of Mobile will accept unwanted Christmas trees from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. at James Seals Park (540 Texas Street) and Langan Municipal Park (4901 Zeigler Boulevard). Please remember that all trees must be free of lights, stands and decorations. Any trees with these items still attached will not be accepted.”