The City of Selma, Alabama, came together last Tuesday to say, "Thanks."

Although it looks like a business community ploy to drum up business, I like to think that it's always a good idea to celebrate the goodness in life.

The "Thanks, Selma" public relations campaign was developed and promoted by the City of Selma and the Selma-Dallas County Centre for Commerce to thank citizens and customers for all of their past support. Mayor James Perkins Jr. got into the thankful spirit by thanking, "the person who picked up litter and put it in the litter basket...parents who help their children with homework every night and...the person who goes by to check on a neighbor." Now that's gratitude.

read the article in The Selma Times-Journall