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By NOAH WORTHAM | Managing Editor

ALABASTER – A sea of visitors sporting the color red will pour through the gates of Alabaster’s Patriots Park to show their support and to spread awareness of strokes during the second annual installment of Alabaster Goes Red.

God Did It Ministries will host the second Alabaster Goes Red event on Saturday, May 10 from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Patriots Park at 600 Industrial Road, Alabaster AL 35007. This year’s event is set to feature a bike ride, fun run, live music, vendors, food trucks, inflatables, giveaways and resources from the Greater Birmingham Area.

The event’s purpose is to spread awareness about the dangers of strokes—a mission that hits close to home for God Did It Ministries Founder Sanchez Tanniehill who survived a stroke at just six weeks old.

“We invite people to come to the event, wear red and we hope everybody has a great time,” Tanniehill said.

Broadcaster Chris Stewart will be the guest speaker at Alabaster Goes Red and will share his thoughts with those in attendance. Stewart has been a broadcaster since 1988 and has served as the Alabama men’s basketball announcer for the Crimson Tide Sports Network since 2002. Stewart is a 1992 graduate of the University of Montevallo and was recognized with the 2009 Alumni Achievement Award and was inducted into the UM Athletics Hall of Fame event in 2021.

“We are very excited about this year’s speaker Chris Stewart,” Tanniehill said. “This is the first time we’ve had a speaker, so we’re excited to have him come speak to us about his story.”

In addition to the festivities at Patriots Park, God Did It Ministries is hosting a Stroke Awareness Bike Ride which will begin at 10:15 a.m. at 500 Amphitheater Road, Pelham, AL 35124.

Attendees are welcome to wear red shirts in recognition of stroke awareness and, for those interested, God Did It Ministries will be selling red stroke awareness bows for residents to decorate their mailbox with. Awareness bows can be purchased online for $5 at Givebutter.com/redbow. Residents can also signup at the link for the fun run for $15.