When Bear Woods stepped foot on Wetumpka’s campus he sought to accomplish many things. And now, he’s checked one of those boxes — investing in the weight room.
After three years and countless donations from the Wetumpka community, that dream is now a reality. But what makes this weight room different, excluding the money invested, is the personalization that went into each rack.
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