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BERTIE LEDGER-ADVANCE SEPTEMBER2,2021l A5 The fabric of Bertie County since 1832 Continued Grant From A1 and internet access for job seekers. “We are helping address the serious loss of academ ic achievement of student^ who were already below grade proficiency before the COVlD-19 pandemic and school closures,” said Viv ian Saunders, Bertie County Hive House executive direc tor. “The Hive House will em ploy certified teachers to work one-on-one with K-8 students in reading and math during a summer learn ing program. With social dis tancing enforced, these tu tors will use evidence-based learning tools to jump-start learning and engagement in anticipation of schools re opening full time,” she add ed.” WELCOME ^isu \>d mt ntm CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Perdue Farms, through its Franklin P. and Arthur W. Perdue Foundation, has awarded an $18,000 grant to help Bertie County Hive House hire certified teachers for its summer tutoring program. Bertie County Hive House increase students’ confi- wards graduation, officials hope that reading dence and motivation to “Success in improvement and math achievement will stay in school and work to- in reading skills will be mea sured by monitoring each student’s pretest and post test scores,” Saunders said. “Increased engagement in school and learning will be accomplished by teacher- led, hands-on learning expe riences that will be planned by the newly hired certified teacher tutors in advance of and during the summer program. Success will be measured through tutor ob servations, attendance and student discussions.” Kim Nechay, executive di rector of the Perdue Founda tion, said, “Perdue Farms is very happy to provide assis tance to Bertie County Hive House’s goal to provide stu dents who are struggling in reading and math, and give them the skills and confi dence needed to be success ful in the classroom.” COVID-19 From A1 a definite shift in the age range of those impacted in this wave, and we are see ing first-hand in our regional data how vaccinated indi viduals have a much higher level of protection. Over 70 percent of all new cases are in individuals 49 years old and younger. The time to get vaccinated is now. Call today and schedule an appoint ment,” said ARHS Health Director R. Battle Betts Jr., MPA. According to the Bertie County Schools COVID-19 Dashboard, there have been 14 total cases of COVID-19 throughout the district since school started on Monday, Aug. 23. During the first week of school (Aug. 23-27), there were 11 cases of COVID-19. There was one case at Au- lander Elementary School, four cases at Windsor Ele mentary School, three cases at Bertie Middle School, two cases at Bertie High School and one case at Bertie Early College High School. As of Tuesday, Aug. 30, there had already been three reported cases for week two of school. There are two re ported cases at Bertie Mid dle School and one reported case at Bertie High School. There are currently three active long-term care facil ity outbreak in the region. The first outbreak is in Gates County at Gates House. There are two residents and one staff member affiliated with the outbreak. The second outbreak is at Elizabeth City Health and Re hab in Pasquotank County. There is four residents and three staff members have tested positive. The third outbreak is at Edenton House in Chowan County. One resident and three staff members are af filiated with the outbreak. There have been 5,625 first dose vaccinations and 5,318 second dose vaccinations administered in the county. “The U.S. Food and Food Administration’s full ap proval of the Pfizer vaccine for those 16 and older, is another milestone as we continue to navigate the pandemic. At first the FDA- approved COVID-19 vaccine the public can be very confi dent that the vaccine meets the required high standards for safety, effectiveness and manufacturing quality,” said Betts. “We hope that the full ap proval of the vaccine will provide additional confi dence to those who have not received their vaccina tion yet. Vaccines continue to be remarkably effective in reducing the risk for seri ous disease, hospitalization and death, even against the widely circulating Delta vari ant, as our region and state continues to see a rapid in crease in cases,” he added. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and NCDHHS recom mends people who are mod erately to severely immu nocompromised receive an additional dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine at least 28 days after the second dose of the initial two-dose COVID-19 vaccination series. It is not recommended that immunocompromised individuals who were vac cinated with the Johnson & Johnson vaccine get an addi tional dose at this time. There is not enough data on the safety and effective ness of an additional vaccine dose of the Johnson & John son for it to be authorized. The recommendation may change when more informa tion is available. People who are moder ately to severely immuno compromised are especially vulnerable to COVID-19 be cause they are more at risk of serious, prolonged illness. Those with compromised immune systems may not build the same level of im munity to two-dose vaccine series compared to people who are not immunocom promised. Therefore, an additional dose is intended to improve immunocompromised peo ple’s response to their initial vaccine series. The CDC is recommending that moderately to severely immunocompromised indi viduals receive an additional dose. This include those who have: • been receiving active cancer treatment for tumors and cancers of the blood; • received an organ transplant and are taking medications to suppress the immune system; • received a stem cell transplant within the last two years or are taking med ication to suppress the im mune system; • have moderate to se vere primary immunodefi ciency conditions, such as DiGeorge Syndrome or Wis kott-Aldrich Syndrome; • have an advanced or untreated HIV infection; or • receiving treatment with high-dose corticoste roids or other drugs that may suppress the immune system response. Individuals should speak with his or her primary care provider about his or her medical condition, and whether getting an addi tional dose is appropriate before scheduling a vaccine appointment. ARHS will be accepting af>- pointments for third dose vaccines for individuals who are moderately to severely immunocompromised living in the eight-county region. ARHS is continuing to ac cept vaccine appointments for the first and second dose of Moderna and Pfizer, along with the Johnson «& Johnson at each of the local health departments. For more information or to schedule a vaccination, call the Bertie County Health De partment at 252-794-5322. Leslie Beachboard can be reached via email at Ibeach- board@ncweeklies.com. Foodbank From A1 marie and over 100 partner food pantries and meal pro grams in northeastern North Carolina, has organized the annual call to action. This year’s campaign pres ents the impossible choices that milLons of Americans must make between food and other basic needs. “For many, a daily meal is a simple choice of what to eat. For people facing hunger, a daily meal poses a very dif ferent type of choice. It’s of ten an impossible decision between food or other cru cial needs, such as electric ity, childcare or medicine,” said Feeding America CEO Claire Babineaux-Fontenot. “Nobody should be forced to make a choice to go hun gry. With the public’s sup port, we can come together to help people achieve long term food security, so they no longer have to make such tough decisions.” During the month of Sep tember, people across north eastern North Carolina can get involved in the move ment by learning, commit ting and speaking up about ways to end hunger. Contact state and local representatives and let them know how important the is sue of hunger is in the com munity. Organize a traditional food drive, or a virtual fundrais ing food drive during the month of September. Volunteer during the month of September at the food bank or a local food pantry. A food pantry in the area can be found at www.afood- bank.org. Volunteer at the Food Bank of the Albemarle on Friday, Sept. 17 for Hunger Action Day. Hunger Action Month is a time to mobilize to end hun ger. Participants can choose to donate or advocate. The mission of the Food bank of the Albemarle is to fight hunger and poverty in the 15-county service area in northeastern North Caro lina. The organization is a re gional clearinghouse for the collection and distribution of food and grocery items to 100 hunger-relief partners operating 145 unique pro grams. Food Bank of the Albemar le serves Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pas quotank, Perquimans, Tyr rell and Washington coun ties. For more information, call 252-335-4035 or visit www. afoodbank.org. Leslie Beachboard can be reached via email at Ibeach- board@ncweek\\es.com. From A1 with Mount Olive Pickle Company, along with Martin County Soil and Water which was through the Golden LEAF Scholars Leadership Program. She also did an agronomy internship with Black Gold Farms in Gum Neck. Hoggard. stated that she learned through her experi ences that she enjoys field work, but she also enjoys interacting with the farmers. The variety of internships that she held ultimately led her to her current job with the Martin County Farm Ser vice Agency, where she has been employed for three years. Hoggard is the Program Technician in Martin County and is responsible for the disaster programs from the Farm Services Agency. She also currently serves on their employee associa tion’s membership commit tee and has been nominated to attend the national lead ership training that will take place later this year. Hoggard says her experi ences with the Golden LEAF Scholars Leadership Pro gram helped shaped her de cision to work and live in a rural area in many ways. She always knew that she wanted to come back home, but the program opened more doors for her when she returned home from college. She says applying for the program was one of the best decisions she ever made. Not only did the program help make Hoggard’s de cision to live and work in a rural area, but she says she knew from the time she moved to Raleigh that she wanted to go back home. She currently resides in Bertie County which is the neighboring county to where she grew up; Martin County. Hoggard truly believes that she was never meant to live anywhere else other than eastern North Carolina. The Golden LEAF’S mis sion is to increase the eco nomic opportunity in North Carolina’s rural and tobac co-dependent communities through leadership in grant making, collaboration, inno vation and stewardship as and independent and per petual foundation. The Golden LEAF’S vision is a North Carolina with op portunities for growth and prosperity for its people all across the state. The Golden LEAF Foun dations goal is to strives to be North Carolina’s best re source to create meaningful and lasting economic impact on rural, tobacco-dependent and economically distressed communities by working with a hard to solve need and bringing creative solu tions to the table. Brandice Hoggard can be reached via email at bhog- gard@ncweeklies. com.
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