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Summerfield Springs into Action to Help Sister-School

NHA Communications Team
In April, a tornado touched down in the city of Greensboro, N.C., destroying many buildings and knocking out power to homes.
 
Gate City Charter Academy, in Greensboro, experienced a power outage for two days and had to close due to the loss of power.
 
Within a couple of days, two nearby NHA sister-schools rallied to show their support and demonstrated compassion.
 
“Although, their building wasn’t hurt, they were out of supplies in their school pantry from giving to the community,” said Rudy Swofford, principal of Summerfield Charter Academy. "Their shelves were bare."
 
And, many more families were in need.

Swofford rallied his staff to donate food and other needed supplies for Gate City.

“Our sister schools swung into action and I could not be more thankful,” said Natasha Robertson, principal at Gate City. “Summerfield and Greensboro Academy launched campaigns, collecting food to refill our pantry. Each school has reached out with a great desire to assist!”
 
Greensboro provided a pizza lunch for the Gate City staff and Summerfield sent over boxes of uniforms for their families.
 
“I am so thankful for these partnerships,” said Robertson. “This is compassion in action!” 

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About Summerfield Charter Academy

Summerfield Charter Academy is a tuition-free public charter school in Summerfield, North Carolina, serving students in kindergarten through eighth grade. In fall 2027, Summerfield Preparatory Academy opens, adding high school grades through 12th grade. It is part of the National Heritage Academies® (NHA®) network of 100+ tuition-free public charter schools serving more than 67,000 students from kindergarten through high school across nine states.