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Swimming against the tide: New program aims to help kids defy drowning statistics – Daily Reflector
While campaigns against violence in the black community make headlines, there is a more silent killer that threatens to take down young men — drowning. Black children ages 5 to 19 are five times more likely than whites to drown in a swimming pool, according to a...
Local Organization Holds Literacy Event, Encourages Youth – WCTI
GREENVILLE, Pitt County — The Eastern Chapter of Jack and Jill celebrated Black History Month Sunday afternoon with an event at the Greenville Barnes and Noble. Presentations from local authors, oratorical presentations, story time, and a book fair all...
Jack and Jill group offers swim lessons to school – WNCT
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) - One group in Pitt County is helping the community through free swimming lessons. The Eastern North Carolina chapter of Jack and Jill is making a difference when it comes to water safety. Through the next couple of months, they are...
Swimming against the tide: New program aims to help kids defy drowning statistics – Daily Reflector
While campaigns against violence in the black community make headlines, there is a more silent killer that threatens to take down young men — drowning. Black children ages 5 to 19 are five times more likely than whites to drown in a swimming pool, according to a...
Local Organization Holds Literacy Event, Encourages Youth – WCTI
GREENVILLE, Pitt County — The Eastern Chapter of Jack and Jill celebrated Black History Month Sunday afternoon with an event at the Greenville Barnes and Noble. Presentations from local authors, oratorical presentations, story time, and a book fair all...
Jack and Jill group offers swim lessons to school – WNCT
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) - One group in Pitt County is helping the community through free swimming lessons. The Eastern North Carolina chapter of Jack and Jill is making a difference when it comes to water safety. Through the next couple of months, they are...