C2C’s accomplishments touted in Duke Chronicle

April 21, 2007 on 10:06 pm | In Press coverage, Past and Upcoming Events | No Comments

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The C2C team (from left): Nick Anderson, John Mishler, Sam Abramson,
Matt Hameroff, Michael Althoff, Ashley Arlow, and Steve Schewel
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Photo credit: Pete Kiehart/The Chronicle.

The Duke Chronicle ran a great feature on C2C in their April 20 issue.
Click here to read the piece
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Here are some highlights from the article, which was titled Warehouse offers free supplies to teachers:

The warehouse, located on East Chapel Hill Street, is currently being leased to C2C by the city for just $1 a year.

“We just got a sweet deal,” said sophomore John Mishler, press secretary for C2C. “We really got lucky that the city has this property that it’s not using, and now it’s going to be a benefit to the city.”

“We don’t value education enough and we don’t often value our teachers,” said UNC freshman Michael Althoff, who will lead the organization next semester.

“I think especially in light of everything that happened last year… having that physical space in the heart of Durham is emblematic of what good things Duke students are doing for the city,” Mishler said.

“The next step is turning the warehouse into a sustainable store,” Althoff said. “We’re still in that transition.”

C2C, whose biggest donor thus far has been Duke University Stores, also hopes to establish contacts with bigger names to collect school supplies and raise funds.

“We’re pleased with what we have right now, but in order for this to be a long-standing program… we’re going to try and get the support of big stores like Target and Wal-Mart,” Mishler said.


For more on how to make C2C’s vision a reality by equipping Durham school kids with the tools they need to learn, please visit our “Donate” webpage or contact Nick at nick@crayons2calculators.org

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