Volunteers from the Black Child Development Institute hand out reading material and Reading Checkup information to families.
When COVID-19 forced schools to close almost a year ago, dozens of Mecklenburg County community groups came together to figure out how to help.
Now, with students returning to classrooms, they re still working together. Munro Richardson of Read Charlotte, a group that supports early literacy, said today s environment poses new challenges and opportunities.
Munro Richardson, executive director of Read Charlotte
Groups that normally offer summer learning programs are still trying to figure out whether in-person programs will be allowed, whether Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools will host programs at schools and how private groups efforts will mesh with the prospect of a state-mandated summer school program. Richardson said they ll need to get details locked in this month.
Deb Williams | Senior Writer, RacinToday.com Thursday, December 24 2020
NASCAR drivers Joey Logano and Hailie Deegan helped get food masks to those who need them this holiday season.
By Deb Williams | Senior Writer
RacinToday.com
HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. – On a cold, rainy December day NASCAR Ford drivers Hailie Deegan and Joey Logano brought smiles to numerous people, delivering 350 hams to needy North Carolina families for their holiday dinners.
Working through the Joey Logano Foundation, “Hailie’s Holiday Haul” began Wednesday in Statesville, N.C., where the duo dropped off 200 hams at the Children’s Hope Alliance headquarters. They then headed to Huntersville in a Ford F-150 to deliver 150 hams to Caterpillar Ministries and the Huntington Green neighborhood.
Hailie Deegan, Joey Logano Donate 350 Hams for the Holidays
Photo: Ford
Back in November, rising Ford Performance superstar Hailie Deegan delivered over 3,000 pounds of turkeys to needy families in Michigan. The phenom-in-the-making is back at it again, accompanied by NASCAR star Joey Logano on a quest to feed families in North Carolina. The dynamic duo teamed up to bring 350 hams to hungry homes for the holidays.
Deegan, Logano deliver three tons of ham
The initiative was part of a team-up between Hailie’s Holiday Haul and the Joey Logano Foundation. Deegan and Logano started their trip in Statesville at the Children’s Hope Alliance, dropping off 200 hams in a 2021 Ford F-150. Another 150 hams were dropped off at Caterpillar Ministries and the Huntington Green neighborhood in Huntersville. All told, 3,300 pounds of pig got plopped down.
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By Team Release NASCAR.com December 16, 2020 at 5:03 PM
CONCORD, NC., Dec. 16, 2020 – One month after helping more than 250 families in need in Detroit with turkeys for Thanksgiving dinner, NASCAR driver Hailie Deegan and her Ford F-150 are back on the road again.
This time, however, Deegan has teamed up with fellow Ford driver and 2018 NASCAR Cup Series champion Joey Logano to help families in need in North Carolina by delivering 350 hams for holiday dinner tables.
Working through the Joey Logano Foundation, “Hailie’s Holiday Haul” started in Statesville, North Carolina, at the Children’s Hope Alliance, where an enthusiastic crowd of supporters welcomed the two drivers with cheers and handmade signs. The duo dropped off 200 hams at the organization’s headquarters before getting in a 2021 Ford F-150 and driving the remaining 150 hams to Caterpillar Ministries and the