Vestavia-based Life Labs receives award

Life Labs received the Alabama Enrichment Provider of the Year award this weekend.

The award was presented by Wish2Enrich, a nonprofit that partners with community organizations and schools to enrich the lives of children with hardships, at a fundraising event on Saturday, Oct. 17.

Life Labs was started by Vestavia Hills resident Noelle Ward as a way to improve the work pool in Vestavia, Homewood and Hoover. Life Labs aims to teach etiquette, conversation skills and respect.

Life Labs was one of 12 organizations nominated for the award, and community votes helped determine the winner.

“Life Labs won based on the support we had in the community,” Ward said.

Winning as an organization that is less than a year old was “huge,” Ward said, and she thanked the community for support.

Life Labs mainly partners with schools, but growing interest at schools Life Labs does not work with has led to a few community sessions.

“They want to be able to participate, but we don’t have it in their school yet, so we’re having a few that are open to the public,” Ward said.

For more information about Life Labs workshops, visit thelifelabs.net.