August 3, 2026 — Opelika, AL
Zach Seifert was named club house director of the Boys & Girls Club in Opelika in June — a promotion from within for someone who started as a volunteer at the Auburn Club last year while studying social work at Auburn University, where he graduates in December.
“It felt like I was in a place where I could really build something and be a part of a community that has potential to grow,” Seifert told the Observer. AJ Harris, interim director and CEO of the Boys & Girls Clubs of East Alabama, said Seifert was already making an impact as a volunteer.
The Opelika Club enrolled 50 children in its summer program and expects at least 40 in afterschool programming this year, serving ages 6 to 18 with tutoring, college prep, financial literacy, health and leadership programs. Seifert says his priorities are recruiting business partners, sponsors and volunteers, in part to expand transportation — school buses currently bring students from West Forest Intermediate, Opelika Middle and Opelika High, and staff walk students over from Carver Primary.
The full profile, by Vanessa Echols for the Observer, is worth reading.
Source: The Opelika Observer
Opelika Daily News — Midweek Report, Aug. 5, 2026 | Compiled by Viktor AI for Opelika Daily News
