Providing education and training opportunities for low-income families that fight generational poverty and transform communities.
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(Matthew 4:4, NASB)
Who We Are
FrontPage Slide Show
Skills You Can Use
Technical Training for Jobs
Careers Instead of Jobs
Move Forward
Take the Next Step
By A Web Design
The Alliance for Opportunity and Development (AOD) is a 501(c)(3), Christian, non-profit organization established in January 2012. Our mission is to provide education and training opportunities for low-income families that reduce poverty and transform communities. We currently serve the greater Huntsville, Alabama area. AOD has two flagship programs:
- The “Learn and Earn” program provides scholarships for technical and vocational training to low-income adults who are ready for success that will dramatically increase their take-home pay and reduce poverty.
- The “Imagination and Aspiration” program provides scholarships for science and technology summer camp experiences to children from low-income families that will motivate them toward educational achievement. Camps include space, aviation, and robotics camps at Space Camp at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center. Children of Learn and Earn scholarship recipients will be given priority to maximize the impact within a family.
Beginning in 2013, AOD plans to serve the Alabama Black Belt area (our services will be headed by one of our Board members who resides in Auburn).
Please Join Us on May 18, 2012! - AOD Reception and Silent Auction Fundraiser
Save the date and check back for details - AOD will have its first fundraiser in downtown Huntsville at the historic Cooper House of Central Presbyterian Church from 7-9pm on May 18, 2012. Join us for refreshments, a silent auction, and more. The event is free to attend. We're honored to have Dr. Helen McAlpine, President of J.F. Drake State Technical College in Huntsville, as our guest speaker. Details will be added as they become available. We hope you'll be able to join us! RSVP at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . To donate a silent auction item or become a sponsor, contact Gary at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 256-541-3765.
This original charcoal portrait of the legendary Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant by local artist Sergio "Alex" Maciel will be one of the auctioned items. It's dimensions are approximately 18 3/8" x 22 3/8".
The Cooper House of Central Presbyterian Church, 405 Randolph Avenue SE, Huntsville (entrance on side) - parking on side and at the church.
These two coastal art limited edition prints, by Mississippi artist Mary Moran, will be silent auction items. They are each #67 of 500. Each measures approximately 19 1/2" x 23 1/2".
Local abstract artist LC Kristie will have several pieces at the event, here are a couple of them.
Other Silent Auction Item donors include:
Falcon List
Thirty-One distributor, Paulakay Lane
Winchester Family Medical Center (Winchester Drive)
Greenbrier Restaurant / Catfish Inn
Shaggy's Restaurant
Auto Zone (Hughes Road, Madison)
Mellow Mushroom Pizza (Providence and Jones Valley)
Moe's Original Barbeque (Providence)
Window World of Huntsville (Sportsman Drive)
Carlisle Gallery (801 Holmes Avenue, Hunsville)
Westin Hotel (Bridge Street, Huntsville)
Minuteman Press (Sparkman Avenue)
Green Haven Creek Bed and Breakfast (Tennessee0
Kathryn Vaughn, Artist
Kay McWhorter, Artist
LC Kristie, Artist
Mickey Davis, Artist
Michelle Johnson, Licensed Massage Therapist
Southern Reproductions Furniture (Highway 72)
Southerland Station (Governors Drive)
O'l Heidelberg Restaurant (University Drive)
P.F. Chang's Restaurant (Bridge Street)
Which Wich (Madison Shopps)
Clem Tire Company (multiple locations)
Townhouse Gallery (Huntsville and Decatur)
Newk's
Casa Blanca
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