With Points of Light as its partner, Belk and its 23,000 employees will provide makeovers to hundreds of at-risk schools across the South
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – March 11, 2013 – Belk will celebrate its 125th anniversary with 125 days of service dedicated to improving conditions at 250 Title 1 schools in low-income communities in 16 states. The first event takes place in Charlotte on March 11, as more than 200 employees gather to makeover two area schools.
Belk, well known for its commitment to service and community, will kick it up a notch this year by investing $2 million in its first companywide service program, engaging all 23,000 of its employees. Points of Light, the largest organization in the world dedicated to volunteer service, will help lead the effort.
On Monday, March 11, Belk employees will be hard at work in two Charlotte-area schools. Over the following 125 days, Belk employees in more than 250 communities across the South will paint classrooms, build bookcases, beautify school grounds, plant school gardens, update playgrounds, create picnic benches, install educational murals and more.
Employees will also help run in-store book drives, create “magic reading carpets” for kids to sit on during story hour, and offer school principals personal makeovers with up to $300 in donated merchandise, clothing and makeup.