NCDNCR delivers supplies to Central Elementary School
Published 3:41 pm Friday, October 4, 2024
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JACKSON – As part of Governor Roy Cooper’s annual school supply drive, the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (DNCR) collected school supplies in their Raleigh headquarters and donated them to a Northampton County elementary school.
North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources Secretary Reid Wilson (center, back row) stands with students and staff at Central Elementary School in Jackson where he delivered supplies on Oct. 2. Contributed Photo
DNCR Secretary Reid Wilson delivered the supplies to Central Elementary School in Jackson on Wednesday, Oct. 2. This event was rescheduled from September due to a tropical storm.
Wilson was joined by Central Elementary principal Tameka Robinson along with several students, teachers, and school personnel. He delivered eight large boxes of supplies including crayons, markers, tissues, pencils, notebook paper and glue.
“Teaching is the most important job in the world,” Wilson said. “This donation is our way of saying thank you to our teachers and emphasizing the importance of education.”
Wilson also visited a second-grade class at Central.
An Airstream trailer featuring DNCR’s new initiative, Learning Happens Here, accompanied the visit. Learning Happens Here spotlights the role the department plays in education across the state including field trips, visits to schools, teacher training, and extensive online content.
North Carolina teachers spend on average up to $750 out of their own pockets for classroom supplies each year.
“It’s unfortunate that teachers still have to dip into their own pockets to buy some of the school supplies for their classrooms and this is a way all of us can help,” said Governor Cooper. “Donating school supplies is a way to support the learning environment while giving our teachers the respect they deserve.”
The Governor’s School Supply Drive is part of Governor Cooper’s ongoing commitment to public education. Governor Cooper has declared 2024 the “Year of Public Schools,” and is spending this year highlighting North Carolina’s strong public schools, teachers and staff across the state to show the positive impacts of a well-funded public education system on the state’s economy and communities.
