This Week @ AU

For a limited time, the Auburn Alumni Association is selling authentic Toomer's Corner bricks for $100 each, with proceeds benefiting the organization's endowed scholarship fund. Workers recently excavated more than 1,000 of the red-clay pavers from under the twin live oak trees at the corner of Magnolia Avenue and College Street. In an effort to improve the live oaks’ health and continue one of Auburn's most beloved traditions—the rolling of Toomer's Corner after sports victories—the university has replaced the bricks with mulch and a pervious sidewalk that allows air, water and nutrients to reach the trees’ roots. Each brick sports a metal plate marked with the Auburn's interlocking AU logo and the words "Toomer's Corner."  Bricks cannot be shipped but may be ordered online, by phone or by e-mail and picked up from the Auburn Alumni Center at the corner of College Street and Miller Avenue in Auburn.  For more information or to order a Toomer’s brick, contact scholarship coordinator Toni Littleton-Rich at (334) 844-7420, e-mail mailto:tonilittletonrich@auburn.edu or visit the Web site at http://www.aualum.org/scholarships/toomerscornerbricks.html.

Tags: auburn alumni association, toomer's bricks, toomer's corner, toomer's oaks

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