Community Grief Support

A new year can bring fresh challenges, especially when you’re grieving. If you’re carrying loss into 2026, you don’t have to do it alone.

Our grief support groups begin in January and February, offering understanding, connection, and hope in a supportive environment.

✨ Free | Confidential | Community-centered
📍 Open to bereaved adults in the Greater Birmingham area

Visit communitygriefsupport.org//schedule/group-sessions/ to register.

Community Grief Support Community Grief Support is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

Meet Our Mac + Cheese Judge, Miss Iron City- Shannon Boutwell!

Shannon is a violinist, pianist, dancer, and music teacher, who graduated from Harvest Homeschool in 2022, entering Samford University as the Miller-Shepherd Piano Scholar. Shannon has won awards in numerous competitions on both instruments and is a three-time 1st place winner in the Gulf Coast Steinway Society Competition, meriting two piano solo recital opportunities at Carnegie Hall in New York City and a violin concerto scholarship. Shannon is a sponsored artist of the Becker Family Foundation based in Chicago and performs on the 1916 Carl G. Becker violin. Shannon serves as concertmaster of the Alabama Symphony Youth Orchestra and the Samford University Opera Orchestra, and she is the founder and first violinist of the Candy Crush String Quartet. A local representative in the Miss America Organization, Shannon won the title of Miss Jubilee 2025 and Miss Iron City 2026. Through the program, she has earned around $10,000 in scholarships, two opportunities to compete at Miss Alabama, and a state-wide platform for her performances and initiatives in arts education and ministry. Her dream is to become the concertmaster of a professional orchestra, found a school of the arts, and to stay involved in children’s and music ministry. Shannon hopes to pursue a DMA and would like to teach at the college level in the future.
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🧀✨ Grab your official Magic City Mac + Cheese Festival T-Shirt! ✨🧀

For just $25, you can snag this cheesy must-have to wear to the festival—or rock it anytime to show your support.

👉 Sizes available: XS – XXL
👉 Can’t make it to the festival? No problem—you can still purchase a shirt, and 100% of proceeds benefit Community Grief Support.

Don’t miss your chance to wear your mac + cheese pride while making a difference! 💛

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