After a fire in a supply closet destroyed the West Carteret High School band’s nearly-new uniforms, the Morehead City community really stepped up. Band students held a barbecue and chicken dinner fundraiser and their hope of selling 2,000 plates at $10 each was far exceeded; “We pre-sold 3,200, and decided to have another 300 ready for people who wanted to order today. It’s overwhelming. Of all the places I’ve lived, I’ve never seen a community spring into action like this one does to meet needs, and it doesn’t matter what the need is,” said assistant band director Andy Wright. The band hopes to raise the remainder of the money in time to have the uniforms for Christmas parades. Read the article here.
