Business Media invited to Charlotte stop of Tar Heel Bus Tour on Wednesday (May 14)
| Media invited to Charlotte stop of Tar Heel Bus Tour on Wednesday (May 14) |
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| Tuesday, May 13, 2008 | |
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Media representatives are invited to join the 2008 Tar Heel Bus Tour for a stop Wednesday in Charlotte. The privately funded tour, which continues through Friday (May 16), is taking 36 new UNC-Chapel Hill faculty members across the state to learn about its people, economy, environment, culture and history. Wednesday (May 14) 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Carole Hoefner Center 610 E. Seventh St., Charlotte New faculty members will learn more about the Pathways to Prosperity Initiative, a demonstration project coordinated by UNC-Chapel Hill’s Center for Community Capital in the College of Arts and Sciences. The center is working with First Charter Bank and the Banking Commissioner of North Carolina to help the Charlotte Housing Authority give its employees financial training and assist them in opening bank accounts. The housing authority has also made the assistance available to the 500 participants in its Family Self Sufficiency Program. Pathways to Prosperity is part of a comprehensive plan that is helping public housing residents move from poverty to prosperity. Contact: Mark McDaniel, senior research associate for the Center for Community Capital, (919) 843-2120 Itinerary: For the weeklong itinerary of the Tar Heel Bus Tour, visit http://www.unc.edu/bustour/ . News Services contact: Susan Houston, (919) 962-8415, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it |