The colorful logo depicting green mountains, a rainbow and the name of the organization, Mission of Hope, on the side of the box truck just warms the heart when it pulls onto the Red Bird Mission Queendale Campus. And, the love from the volunteers bringing needed items to the families in these Appalachian Mountains personifies hope.

Red Bird Christian School staff and some of the Senior Class stopped in Springville, Alabama on Tuesday to visit the legendary Barb Smith who taught at Red Bird for 33 years.

Read Across America has become quite popular among schools as special activities, dress up days and community leaders reading books...