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Far from the gridiron, the University of Alabama Blazers braved Friday's heat to help build a home in Irondale."Feels good to give back to the community," UAB quarterback Jacob Zeno said. "You know, they come out to support us, and we need to give back to them." Zeno joined more than a dozen other members of the team to work at this site on 27th street south in Irondale. Habitat for Humanity leaders said in these soaring temperatures, there are certain things that are important. "We want people to have a good time here, but we want them to work safely," vice president of construction Johnny Roberts said. "And right now, in this heat, everybody's got to drink all the time."Hammering nails into the foundation and putting up the walls, they are all helping bring to life a house that will soon be home to the Eaton family — a mom and her three children. The one-story home will have three bedrooms and two bathrooms."We're able to do what we do because of volunteers and having volunteers come out and help us provide this," Roberts said. "This is awesome. And we're really glad to have them."For players like defensive lineman Fish McWilliams — it's nice to support the people who support him."This my sixth year being here, so I almost spent a decade here," McWilliams said. "So just getting back to Birmingham and just giving them, the community know that we are here doing things for them as much as they come to support our games, to put into our football team."Habitat for Humanity leaders said the home is expected to be completed in seven weeks, so the Eaton family can hopefully move in sometime in September.
IRONDALE, Ala. —
Far from the gridiron, the University of Alabama Blazers braved Friday's heat to help build a home in Irondale.
"Feels good to give back to the community," UAB quarterback Jacob Zeno said. "You know, they come out to support us, and we need to give back to them."
Zeno joined more than a dozen other members of the team to work at this site on 27th street south in Irondale. Habitat for Humanity leaders said in these soaring temperatures, there are certain things that are important.
"We want people to have a good time here, but we want them to work safely," vice president of construction Johnny Roberts said. "And right now, in this heat, everybody's got to drink all the time."
Hammering nails into the foundation and putting up the walls, they are all helping bring to life a house that will soon be home to the Eaton family — a mom and her three children.
The one-story home will have three bedrooms and two bathrooms.
"We're able to do what we do because of volunteers and having volunteers come out and help us provide this," Roberts said. "This is awesome. And we're really glad to have them."
For players like defensive lineman Fish McWilliams — it's nice to support the people who support him.
"This my sixth year being here, so I almost spent a decade here," McWilliams said. "So just getting back to Birmingham and just giving them, the community know that we are here doing things for them as much as they come to support our games, to put into our football team."
Habitat for Humanity leaders said the home is expected to be completed in seven weeks, so the Eaton family can hopefully move in sometime in September.
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