Overcoming Obstacles: CIS Success Stories August 2011
August 31, 2011
Meet mentor/mentee pair Rose Locklear and Sequoya Tucker, who stand out as enjoying a wonderful relationship beyond just the mentoring program run by CIS of Robeson County, which has its focus on serving middle school students and primarily at-risk Native American students. Rose and Sequoya do all sorts of things together: they play tennis, go bowling, go to church together. CIS of Robeson County's mentoring program kicks off with the new school year, though Rose and Sequoia have seen each other all summer long. Meanwhile, CIS of Robeson annually operates one of the most successful back-to-school supply drives anywhere in the state. It’s called “Stuff The Bus!” and this year, it was accompanied by the statewide back-to-school drive called “Build A Backpack,” involving every single Walmart store in North Carolina. Check out this month's video below and also multimedia producer Justin Cook's blog post to get to know Rose and Sequoya and more about the role of CIS of Robeson in the community of Lumberton/Pembroke, NC.
