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WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM APRIL 15-21, 2020 UCW 11 Fayetteville Technical Community College has been awarded a $961,200 grant by the Golden LEAF Foundation to support its health care work- force training program. The grant will be used to renovate and equip an existing space as a simula- tion suite for FTCC's nursing programs — associ- ate degree in nursing, licensed practical nursing and certified nursing assistant. "We're so grateful to the Golden LEAF Founda- tion for their ongoing support and collaboration with communities such as ours throughout North Carolina," said FTCC President Larry Keen. Simulation is a proven method for students to practice a variety of health scenarios enacted in controlled environments. Cape Fear Valley Medical Center gets local help Also, Fayetteville Tech has provided thousands of items of personal protective equipment to Cape Fear Valley Health System for its use during the coronavirus outbreak. "These are the heroes on the front lines, and we support them," FTCC President Dr. Keen said. Supplies provided to Cape Fear Valley in- cluded face shields, N-95 masks, regular medical face masks, gloves, isolation gowns, aprons, lab jackets and head covers, as well as disinfectant and hand sanitizer. The college also donated 150 masks and hundreds of gloves to the North Carolina State Veterans Home in Fayetteville. FTCC uses personal protective equipment for students in many of its health care programs and its funeral services program. Local Walmart stores are engaged in internal crowd control Walmart has taken steps to promote health, safety and consistency and enhance social distancing, including regulating store entry and changes to the shopping process. In an email to Fayetteville City Councilman D. J. Haire, Walmart's Regional Director of Public Affairs & Government Relations Brooke Mueller said stores are allowing no more than five customers for each 1,000 square feet at a given time, roughly 20% of a store's capacity. Customers will be ad- mitted on a "one-out, one-in" basis. The compa- ny is also instituting one-way movement through shopping aisles in some of the stores, using floor markers and direction control from associates. "We expect this to help more customers avoid coming into close contact with others as they shop," Mueller said. Fayetteville's United Way steps up United Way of Cumberland County has estab- lished a COVID-19 Relief Fund. This fund pro- vides assistance and resources to those affected by the current public health emergency. Money collected is helping local families and individuals impacted by the virus meet their basic needs. To donate to the relief fund, visit www.unitedway-cc. org, text UNITED to 855-735-2437 or mail a check to the United Way office at 222 Maiden Lane, Fayetteville, NC, 28301 with "COVID-19" written on the memo line. All of these funds will stay in Cumberland County. April is the Month of the Military Child Cumberland County Schools are recognizing the resilience of military-connected students during April, which is nationally known as "The Month of the Military Child." The Cumberland County Board of Education recently declared a proclamation in support of the 15,529 local mili- tary family dependents who face challenges with school transitions and family separation. "Every time military members are deployed or receive orders for a permanent change of duty station ... it causes a change in the child's family dynamics," said CCS Military Family and Youth Liaison Joseph Peek. "Our acknowledgement of the Month of the Military Child is a way for us to show our appreciation and support for them and the sacrifices they make." FTCC's nursing program wins million-dollar grant by JEFF THOMPSON NEWS DIGEST JEFF THOMPSON, Reporter. COMMENTS? Editor@upandcom- ingweekly.com. 910-484-6200.