Birmingham Police Officer Lane Harper Gives Back to Communities in Need

By Sym Posey | The Birmingham Times When Maria Galindo learned about Lane Harper’s turkey giveaway last week in Fultondale, Alabama, she didn’t waste any time getting to the location. The event was scheduled to begin at 11 a.m.—and Galindo showed up at 7 a.m. “It’s a blessing,” Galindo said of the giveaway. “Times are hard right now and money is tight. This helps a lot because, unfortunately, I don’t get any kind of benefits [in addition to my] paycheck, and I have three kids and a grandbaby.” Galindo, of Adamsville, Alabama, was in the first of several hundred vehicles that snaked around Fultondale Elementary School on Nov. 23, 2024, for the Power of Life Foundation’s Fifth Annual Thanksgiving Turkey Giveaway, where people waited for up to five hours to receive one of 750 free turkeys, as well as canned goods and cash stipends. The Turkey Giveaway is one of several events sponsored by Harper, executive director of the Power of Life Foundation and a Birmingham Police Department (BPD) officer. According to the organization’s website, poweroflifefoundation.org, “The Power of Life Foundation’s mission is to help an underserved population to empower themselves economically and socially, enhance their health and well-being, and...