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Physical Therapy Department wins contest with “Crimson Christmas”

by Bonnie Bartel Latino
January 12th, 2010

The Physical Therapy (PT) Department recently won first place in Atmore Community Hospital’s Christmas bulletin board contest with their “Crimson Christmas” entry.

Festooned in metallic crimson and white pom-pom strips, the winning display featured a Santa theme combined with the University of Alabama football team headed to California for the national championship game. Individual letters spelling “Crimson Christmas” were cut from black and white houndstooth print paper reminiscent of the trademark hat of legendary former Alabama coach the late Bear Bryant.

Alabama’s mascot, Big AL, pulled Santa’s ‘Bama red sleigh. The ferocious-looking gray elephant’s trunk curled triumphantly around a crimson Alabama pennant as his feet trampled the head of a Texas longhorn, the mascot of the University of Texas which Alabama will play on January 7 for the BCS Championship title. From the rear of Santa’s sleigh, icons of other …

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