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School receives $5,000 Dollar General grant

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Pee Dee Elementary School in Conway has been awarded a $5,000 Back-to-School grant by the Dollar General Literacy Foundation.

The grant will fund programs, equipment, materials or software for the school's library or literacy program.

"The Dollar General Literacy Foundation is delighted to support Pee Dee Elementary School's literacy initiatives," said Rick Dreiling, Dollar General's chairman and CEO. "We commend their efforts to prepare students for a fulfilling education by helping them gain literacy skills and discover the joy of reading." Since its founding, Dollar General has been committed to supporting literacy and education.

To further this support, the company founded the Dollar General Literacy Foundation in 1993 to improve the functional literacy of adults and families by providing grants to nonprofit organizations dedicated to the advancement of literacy. To learn more about Dollar General's literacy initiatives and available grants, visit www.dol-largeneral.com



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