WARRIOR —
Some say that a good community has a good library. But sometimes a community begins expanding so much that its library has to expand along with it — something that is happening in Warrior.
Chris Sloan of Global Fitness and Tanning Inc. hosted a Treadmill Walk-a-Thon Wednesday to help the Warrior-Evelyn Thornton Public Library move into a larger building. The staff of the library has been planning to move into the former National Guard Armory building on Cane Creek Road. So far it has been a long process, which Sloan hopes to help out.
“It’s a small building,” said Warrior library’s head librarian Cassie Johnson, about the building that she currently works in. It has been there for over 30 years. “The community of Warrior has been growing so much over the past several years that we just need more space.”
Johnson said moving the library will allow staff to offer a larger
selection of books as well as more computers for patrons to use.
Sloan is a certified personal trainer who has been in the fitness field for over 15 years. He founded Bama Fitness LLC and Global Fitness and Tanning Inc. in Warrior. He cited his children as inspiration for helping out the library, stressing that libraries are important for educating children.
“I just think it’s a great thing for kids to come off video games and computers and get back into libraries with some real books and get them reading,” he said. “If you want to help your library, come out and donate.”
The charity event may prove a little difficult as Sloan planned to run on a treadmill for at least six hours non-stop. Going 3.3 miles an hour, he estimated that he would burn 2,000-2,500 calories. He hoped to raise at least $2,000 for the library’s move.
Global Fitness has a cardio section, where the Treadmill Walk-a-Thon was held. People were invited to join Sloan in the workout by signing up to use the other treadmills for 20 minutes at a time, with a $10 donation.
People wishing to donate online may go to www.warrior.lib.al.us.
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