If you live or have visited the city of Dothan, AL you don't have to travel very far before noticing all of the uniquely designed Peanut statues in front of local businesses! As the Peanut capital of the world, Dothan began the tradition of using the statues as a way to creatively showcase local businesses; and boy has it caught on! You can view an interactive map at http://mapfling.com/qkzwwqn but for now we would like to introduce you to "TIP"!

Tip is located in front of MDI (Click to Learn more about MDI)... though it took him a little while to make his debut 6 months ago, he has a great story! “Tip” was a gift of the MDI employees to Mark Dunning for Christmas. Contributions were made each Christmas until enough was raised to purchase and create Tip. Why the name Tip you may wonder? After a Facebook “name the MDI peanut” contest and over 560 entries, Laney Deloney (Kristie Harris Deloney, mother) was chosen as the winner. The name “Tip” was selected because the name resembles the MDI employees that ride the back of the residential collection truck. They are often referred to as “Tippers”. The name was a perfect fit! So we tip our hats to these Tippers throughout the southeast and to Tip the Peanut. Thank you for all you do in our community and so many others!