A local fraternity has been working on a community project for years. Now, it’s one step closer to becoming a reality.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – A local fraternity has been working on a community project for years. Now, it’s one step closer to becoming a reality.
The Garden Oak Community Center at 3401 Northeast 15th Street is set to open its doors and start serving the community.
“We had an opportunity to purchase this building almost three years ago,” said George Williams president of the Alpha Community Foundation of Oklahoma.
It was the Garden Oaks Elementary School. But for years the building was vacant and in need of a lot of TLC. “Needed a lot of work, a new roof, there was asbestos in the facility, new electrical, new plumbing,” said Williams.
When the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity foundation first saw the building, they saw the potential of what it could be. “When we started this project, we knew it was a big vision, a big dream, but we believed in our vision to see it through,” said Williams.
Three years later with a lot of community support the first phase of the community center is complete and ready to make an impact. “Now we can get kids in here, we can get seniors in here, we can get other folks in the community in here and instead of focusing on construction, we can focus on changing lives, impacting lives, and making our community better,” said Williams.
