Recruiting Event at Newly Remodeled Springville Armory

Photos by Staff Sgt. Katrina F. Timmons

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MONTGOMERY, AL (07/20/2010)(readMedia)-- Alabama Army National Guard recruiter, Staff Sgt. Sheyra Rogers, hosted a recruiting event at the newly remodeled armory in Springville, Ala. on Saturday, July 17th. The event featured fun activities from the Alabama Guard's Mobile Events Team including an inflatable hamster ball, sumo wrestling suits, a football toss, an H3 Hummer and lots of free gifts, food and fun. Photos and cutlines are located below.

0999/ Josh Wheeler (left), 19, and Tyler Bovia (right), 18, of Pell City, Ala., race to the finish line in an inflatable hamster ball during a recruiting event at the newly remodeled Alabama Army National Guard Springville armory on Saturday, July 17th. Local Army Guard recruiter, Staff Sgt. Sheyra Rogers, generated the event in an effort to inform the community about the Guard and the opening of the new armory which houses the Alabama Guard's 208th Chemical Company. Rogers says she wants the community to know that even though the armory's doors haven't officially opened, she is still recruiting for the unit which just returned home from an overseas deployment. The armory's official grand opening is slated for later in September.

0962/ Christi Shirley, 19 of Pell City, encourages 12 year old Davante Rogers of Fultondale to give up the fight during an impromptu Sumo wrestling match on Saturday, July 17th, in Springville, Ala. The Sumo wrestling suits were a part of a recruiting event held at the newly remodeled Alabama Army National Guard Springville armory. Local Army Guard recruiter, Staff Sgt. Sheyra Rogers, generated the event in an effort to inform the community about the Guard and about the opening of the new army which houses the Alabama Guard's 208th Chemical Company. Rogers says she wants the community to know that the even though the armory's doors haven't officially opened, she is still recruiting for the unit which just returned home from an overseas deployment. The armory's official grand opening is slated for later in September.

0041/ Daniel Gaither, 17 of Riverside, and Anthony Webber, 18 of Pell City, attempt to wrestle in oversized Sumo wrestling suits during a recruiting event held on Saturday, July 17th, at the newly remodeled Alabama Army National Guard Springville armory. Local Army Guard recruiter, Staff Sgt. Sheyra Rogers, generated the event in an effort to inform the community about the Guard and about the opening of the new army which houses the Alabama Guard's 208th Chemical Company. Rogers says she wants the community to know that the even though the armory's doors haven't officially opened, she is still recruiting for the unit which just returned home from an overseas deployment. The armory's official grand opening is slated for later in September.