Salisbury Post By Rebecca Rider SALISBURY — Christmas came early to a dozen Rowan County neighborhoods. Early Thursday morning, buses full of singing, Santa-hatted educators pulled into some of the county’s most in-need communities to deliver toys and food. Students thronged the buses, eagerly pointing out which toy they’d like for Christmas, or joined along […]
Spectrum News – Charlotte By Courtney Davis | December 21, 2017 @8:47 PM ROWAN COUNTY — Teachers, faculty and administrators of Rowan-Salisbury schools hit the buses Thursday morning, to hand deliver Christmas toys to kids in the community. By 8:30 Thursday morning, the crowds were already waiting. hTe crowds were so large, they ran out! But Christmas […]
American School Board Journal Del Stover If you’re not convinced that hunger is a real problem for your students, visit a school cafeteria on the morning after a long weekend, suggests Lynn Harvey, president of the School Nutrition Association. At schools serving high-poverty communities, in particular, “you will see the face of true hunger. Having […]