Monthly Archives: December 2015

Auburn Holiday Parade

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Civitans and Ogletree Elementary School 4th graders storm Toomer’s Corner.

Auburn Civitans were joined by 4th grade bicycle riders and coach Quenton Mosley in the Auburn Holiday Parade on December 10. Our parade entry recognizes the 4th grade bicycle safety program, in which every 4th grader  in the Auburn City Schools system gets in-classroom and outdoor training in safe cycling.

The program is sponsored by the Auburn Civitan Club, the Auburn City Schools, and the Auburn Bicycle Committee.

Tony Ledbetter, Alabama Central District Area 2 Director

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Tony Ledbetter, Area Director (l) and Nathan Waters, Auburn Civitan President (r).

Tony Ledbetter, Alabama Central District, Area 2 Director, spoke to the Auburn Civitan Club at their meeting on December 4. Tony, who is also a member of the Opelika Civitan Club, spoke about the 2015-16 District calendar and a number of projects and events in which all of our District clubs will be participating.

Tony has been President of the Opelika Club, District Governor,  Area Director, and other District positions, and has helped on many other projects in recent years.

Special Olympics Flag Football

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The winning team from Auburn.

On December 22, two Special Olympics teams, one from Tuscaloosa, one from Auburn, met on the gridiron at Duck Samford Park for a flag football game.

This game took place the week before the Auburn University vs. University of Alabama Iron Bowl game. The game has been a tradition ever since last year.

The team from Auburn won the game, but everyone was a winner.

Auburn Civitans were on hand to help with refreshments and enthusiastic cheering.

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Both teams, Auburn (l) and Tuscaloosa (r) were winners!

Taylor Buckner – Davis, Bingham & Hudson, P.C.

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Taylor Buckner (l) and Barclay Bentley (r)

Taylor Buckner spoke on wills, trusts, and estate planning November 20.

Taylor graduated from Auburn University in 2005 with a B.S.B.A. in Accounting and Finance. He then attended Cumberland School of Law. Following graduation from Cumberland in 2009, he attended the University of Denver where he attained his LL.M. (Masters of Laws) in Taxation in 2010 and returned home to pass the Alabama Bar. Taylor practiced law in Sylacauga and Birmingham before joining the law firm in the fall of 2012.

Taylor  specializes in the practice areas of commercial and residential real estate, wills/trusts/estate planning, and corporate law, utilizing his tax degree in these areas. He also is certified as a Guardian Ad Litem.