Peeples, Williams Named to SEC Community Service Team

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Alabama swimmers Blake Peeples and Liberty Williams were named to the Southeastern Conference Community Service Team, the league office announced Tuesday.

The senior swimmers served as leaders within the Tuscaloosa community. Peeples used his psychology degree to help those with Alzheimer's while also working with daycare programs for adults. Despite transferring to Alabama at the beginning of the season, Williams helped the community through Big Brother Big Sister.

Blake Peeples

With a passion for helping people, Peeples has tallied over 444 hours of community service
He created Tuscaloosa's first memory cafe for people with dementia, UA's first national chapter of the Youth Movement Against Alzheimer's and serves as the co-director for Connect for Christ, an adult daycare program at Christ Episcopal Church all while being involved in Hospice of West Alabama and Caring Days Adult Day Care
Additionally, Peeples worked with Aspire Nursing Home, Glen Haven Nursing Home, Alzheimer's of Central Alabama and Home-In-Place
He has also volunteered his time with Habitat for Humanity, Tuscaloosa Metro Animal Shelter and Good Samaritan Clinic
In addition to his time helping those in the community, Peeples has maintained a 4.0 GPA in psychology and serves as a research assistant and coordinator for three research labs on campus

Liberty Williams

A leader both in and out of the pool, Williams has made an immediate impact on the Tuscaloosa Community in her first semester with the Alabama swimming and diving team
Throughout her time at Alabama, she has collaborated with Big Brother Big Sister, volunteering with the organization on four separate occasions between November and December
Additionally, Williams volunteered at the West Alabama Food Bank, organizing and preparing meals to go out into the community
She has also spent time serving at University Place Elementary
Williams is working towards a degree in Human Environmental Sciences

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