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The 2009 Night Run and Fun has been rescheduled for Saturday, August 1, 2009 at Veterans Park. Check-in time will be from 4:30-5:45 PM and the race will begin promptly at 6:00PM followed by an awards ceremony at 8PM. Food and beverage will be provided to all runners courtesy of Jim ‘N Nick’s BBQ, Birmingham Coca-Cola Bottling Company & Bud’s Best Cookies.

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Big Brother Friendship Spans 30 Years

David Loughran's 'Big Brother' Is Now 95 Years Old, but the Two Are as Close as Ever

By KATE SNOW, SUSAN KRISKEY, BEN KAMLET and SARAH NETTER
May 1, 2009

It was an unlikely friendship -- a 7-year-old-boy and a 65-year-old man.

Chester Ross and David Loughran met in 1979 through the Big Brothers Big Sisters program and are still friends.

But 30 years later, a relationship that started

through the Big Brothers Big Sisters of America program, is still going strong, even though the "big brother" is now 95 years old.

"Being a big brother or being a big sister is not a one-way deal," Chester Ross said. " It's a two-way deal. Because you get just as much out of him as he gets out of you."

In 1979, when Ross was 65, he had to be convinced that he wasn't too old to volunteer. A few miles away, David Loughran, who was then 7 and being raised by a single mom, expected to be paired with with a big brother in his 20s. Read more

To view the video of this remarkable match story, click here .

The University of Phoenix Birmingham Campus recognizes that many individuals aspire to further their career through education and have teamed up with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Birmingham to offer scholarship opportunities to individuals in their community. This scholarship provides two deserving individuals with financial support to achieve their educational goals and career aspirations. Two (2) $5,000 scholarships will be awarded on August 17, 2009 to be applied towards tuition and fees for either a bachelor's or master's degree in business.

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Application Deadline: July 31, 2009
Award Date: August 17, 2009

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David Loughran's 'Big Brother' Is Now 95 Years Old, but the Two Are as Close as Ever

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