CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Students at Huntingtowne Farms Elementary School in Charlotte got some extra encouragement to read more with a boost from the Wells Fargo Championship.
Nearly 11,000 second-grade students at the school were gifted a box that featured a championship-logoed drawstring bag, pencil, a bookmark donated by Atrium Health, a letter from CMS interim superintendent Crystal Hill, and a copy of "Book Uncle and Me" by Uma Krishnaswami. Also included was a voucher for a buy-one-get-one ticket offer for parents to bring their student to the championship itself at Quail Hollow Club for a day.
Championship leaders said they partnered with CMS leadership to select the book, which they said would help prepare students for third grade's first quarter literacy module. The module also encourages a love of reading and literacy.
The Wells Fargo Championship runs from May 1 through May 7, 2023.
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