Run-down SC school featured by Obama gets facelift

[SemiCharmedQuark]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090504/ap_on_re_us/us_school_makeover_obama

"President Barack Obama brought national attention to the school Feb. 24 in his first address to Congress when he read a letter from eighth-grader Ty'Sheoma Bethea asking for help replacing her run-down school.

Bethea had addressed her letter to Congress, so her principal sent it to the White House and South Carolina's congressional delegation.

Darryl Rosser, CEO of classroom furniture supplier Sagus International, called Principal Amanda Burnette the day after Obama read Bethea's plea. After visiting the campus four weeks ago, Rosser said he knew he had to do what he could.

Over the weekend, Sagus sent nearly 2,000 pieces of furniture on four tractor-trailer loads. Volunteers worked throughout the weekend to put the surprise together, including a final coat of paint about 8 p.m. Sunday.

The furniture, plus setup and shipping by Sagus partners, was worth an estimated $250,000, Rosser said.

...

Words of encouragement from leaders such as Thomas Jefferson and Martin Luther King Jr. adorn the walls. But the students chose as their favorite these words of President Obama: "Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.""


Thank you Darryl Rosser!

[Captain Hilts]

1. Charleston, SC schools were really trashy when I lived there in the early 70s...

the public schools were just for military kids and black kids.

White, civilian kids went to private schools.

[roguevalley]

12. God bless Sagus. :)

[firedupdem]

2. Good that some improvement has been made. n/t

[rateyes]

3. There are a BUNCH of "old money" in Charleston that could have

done this a long time ago. I guess when your own kids go to the segregated private schools, the public schools don't matter.

[Thrill]

4. CNN did a report on this scholl a few days ago. Apparently the Governor is still

blocking about 700 million dollars that could be used to really fix the school up. And the Republican head of the Senate is livid

[MarjorieG]

5. With stock piles of many kinds, possible good company tax write off. Good partnering of needs.

[Are_grits_groceries]

6. Governor Sanford is trying to ruin what is left of public education.

He is pushing for vouchers and charter schools. He even wants funds to be given to homeschoolers for whatever.

[JayMusgrove]

7. How easy will it be to get rid of him? Or is that a stupid question? n/t

[dgibby]

8. He's been up for trade on E Bay for awhile now, but I think we'd

have to pay somebody to take him.

[Are_grits_groceries]

11. He can't run for another term.

Who knows what comes next? I'm sure Sanford will be somewhere telling everybody how to live frugally. He's a millionaire.

[Spazito]

9. That's wonderful!

Mr. Rosser epitimizes what Obama was saying throughout his campaign and continuing into his Presidency in that everyone has to do their part if change is going to happen.

:thumbsup: to Mr. Rosser!

[ClarkUSA]

10. Send the CEO and partners a note of thanks. Contact form for Sagus right here.

They just made a big difference. :)

Link to online contact form: http://www.sagusinternational.com/contact/index.asp?s=8

[blueclown]

13. You won't hear this on the corpowhoremedia. n/t