University of Alabama Honor Students Work Service Projects in Marion
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From the West Alabama Newsroom– A group of students from the University of Alabama is in Marion working on service projects to help strengthen the community.
UA honor students are renovating the basketball courts at the historic Lincoln School to create a centrally located green space for the community. They’re also renovating the concession stand at the Marion Rodeo arena.
Tyler Portanova says students spend a semester planning their project — and learning about the Black Belt and the issues facing the area.
“The biggest inspiration and motivation to renew these courts was that we knew that the community would use it and hopefully that it would bring the older and the younger generation to kind of bridge that gap,” said Portanova.
The group has been in Marion for about three weeks working on more than a dozen projects.
