Tuscaloosa will celebrate its first annual Extra Mile Day Saturday, designated by Mayor Walter Maddox.

Founded by Shawn Anderson in 2009, Extra Mile Day is a day to recognize the ability to go the extra mile. Only 23 cities participated during the first year, but the number has steadily grown each year. Tuscaloosa will join with 500 other cities designating the new day this year.

Anderson said Extra Mile Day is a day recognizing the capacity each person has to create positive change in their families, organizations, communities and themselves when they go the extra mile…[Read more…]