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Happenings<br />
Serving <strong>Alabaster</strong>’s<br />
Active Needs<br />
In November of 2009 a group of concerned<br />
citizens saw a need and wanted to help. “We<br />
started when Shelby County was over our<br />
schools, and we saw a large void in the funds<br />
provided to the <strong>Alabaster</strong> schools,” shared Rachel<br />
Blackmon, Vice President of the non-profit<br />
<strong>Alabaster</strong> Sports and Entertainment Foundation<br />
(ASEF). “When we started, we were focused on<br />
ensuring our facilities were repaired and functional;<br />
now that <strong>Alabaster</strong> has taken over the<br />
“We volunteer to ensure the<br />
children of <strong>Alabaster</strong> have the<br />
opportunity to compete at the<br />
same level as all other schools<br />
in our area. We are proud of<br />
our community and want to<br />
continue to give back.”<br />
-Rachel Blackmon,<br />
Vice President ASEF Board<br />
helped purchase a new sound system for the football<br />
stadium in August of 2013, renovated the gym floor<br />
at the high school in the amount of $14,000 in August<br />
school system, we can focus on providing extra<br />
equipment, special needs, and specialty items,”<br />
she added. As the foundation moves forward<br />
they are planning to continue this level of excellence.<br />
“We strive to ensure all programs and<br />
teams are given the opportunity to request and<br />
receive funds,” she shared.<br />
The board of the ASEF is composed of local<br />
citizens looking to make a difference. These<br />
board members include: Jamia Alexander Williams,<br />
President; Rachel Blackmon, Vice President;<br />
Misty Johnson, Treasury; Sharon Hayes,<br />
Secretary. These residents make up the officers,<br />
but it is the army of volunteers that make the<br />
ASEF function. “We volunteer to ensure the<br />
children of <strong>Alabaster</strong> have the opportunity to<br />
compete at the same level as all other schools in<br />
our area. We are proud of our community and<br />
want to continue to give back,” Blackmon enthusiastically<br />
shared.<br />
Over the past few years, the ASEF has been<br />
able to provide many wonderful opportunities<br />
for recreation for our students. “One highlight<br />
that was for our whole community was the disc<br />
golf course at Veterans Park. The ASEF donated<br />
a large sum of money to help fund this. We also<br />
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