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“From the bottom of my heart and on behalf of Dollar General, we are excited to have the DG PENCIL Box, to be rebranding this teacher service, and be able to make sure you have the supplies you need for your classroom and your students.” Let us be there for you, so you can go focus on the joy of being a teacher and why you got in this business to begin with,’” Torr said. So, we can say : ‘When you have needs, lean on us, come in and let us take care of you. “We want to thank PENCIL for having the vision for this and allowing us to be part of this expansion to the new site so that we can have the DG PENCIL Box not only downtown but here as well. Adrienne Battle’s vision for MNPS.ĭenine Torr, Vice President of Corporate Social Responsibility and Philanthropy at Dollar General, recognized the importance of supporting teachers specifically. PENCIL’s Board Chair, Norman Merrifield, pointed out that Dollar General’s investment helps PENCIL identify and eliminate inequities within our public school system, a cornerstone of MNPS Director of Schools Dr. The ribbon cutting marked the official handoff from LP to Dollar General, as they joined leaders from PENCIL, Metro Council, the Board of Education, and MNPS Support Hub to celebrate the occasion with MNPS teachers. Dollar General Literacy Foundation has committed an investment of $175,000 to ensure this program will grow and continue to serve MNPS teachers with essential classroom supplies. The PENCIL Box was established in 2006 with the help of initial funder, LP Building Solutions, as the community’s collective effort to ensure no student is hindered by the lack of supplies.

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PENCIL’s free teacher resource center was officially renamed the DG PENCIL Box in honor of its new Presenting Sponsor, Dollar General Literacy Foundation, on Wednesday, January 26, with a ribbon cutting at PENCIL’s new ancillary supply store in Antioch.