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February 09, 2021

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10 UCW FEBRUARY 10-16, 2021 WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM NEWS KEYURI PARAB, Editorial Assistant COMMENTS? Editor@upandcomin- gweekly.com 910-484-6200. Sara Cockrell, a Max Abbott Middle School student from Fayetteville won a $2,000 Army & Air Force Exchange Services gift card, the first-place prize in the Exchange's worldwide "You Made the Grade" sweepstakes. e Exchange, a military retail store, presented the gift card to the seventh grader on Jan. 29, her thirteenth birthday, at the North Post Exchange located on Fort Bragg. "I am very excited, I was like how much again and my mom said '$2,000' and I said 'no, it can't be that much,'" Cockrell said. "I wouldn't have expected the $2000, I wouldn't have thought I was being reward- ed for having good grades." Sara was selected from amongst 500 high-achiev- ing military students from all over the world who qualified for the sweepstakes by maintaining a B average or higher. We are so happy on her behalf and she's such a hard worker in school, so she really deserves it, Sue Cockrell, Sara's mother said. Students with qualifying grades are encouraged to enter the sweepstakes to win a $2,000, $1,500 or $500 Exchange gift card. Cockrell said she will be using the money to buy an iPad for herself that she had been saving up for since the summer, to draw on and play Roblox on. "She always does her homework, I don't have to ask her to do it, I have had no issues with her dur- ing virtual learning, which she's done all year," Sue Cockrell said. "She gets up in the morning, she's very self-motivated." Cockrell was presented with her prize by the Exchange's manager Amanda Hartfield, general manager for Fort Bragg Exchange, and the retail team at the Exchange that sang "Hap- py Birthday" for her and presented her with a cake. In attendance to congratulate Cockrell were Fort Bragg Garrison Commander Col. Scott Pence, Fort Bragg Garrison Command Sgt. Maj. Jeffrey Loehr and Max Abbott Middle School Principal Carla Crenshaw. "Sara is a wonderful young lady, she works very hard, she's one of those students that teachers love to have in class, she helps others and she's kind," Crenshaw said. "I am so very proud of her." Sara Cockrell, a seventh grader at Max Abbott Middle School, won the Army & Air Force Exchange Services worldwide "You Made the Grade" sweepstakes. MedAssist teams with Humana to provide free over-the-counter medicine in drive-thru event on Feb. 19 a STAFF REPORT NC MedAssist is holding a Mobile Free Phar- macy Event in partnership with Humana in Cumberland County on Feb. 19 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. e event will be held at Snyder Me- morial Baptist Church located at 701 Westmont Dr., Fayetteville and is open to any individual or family needing over-the-counter medications. Such items include cough and cold medicine, vitamins, allergy medication, first aid supplies, etc. Participants must be at least 18 years old to receive medicine. No identification is required, however face masks are required to participate. "Our North Carolina team is proud to partner with NC MedAssist here in Cumberland County and across the state to bring resources to those in need in our community," said Humana's North Carolina Director Patrick Farley. "We hope that having these important over-the-counter sup- plies on hand will help everyone stay healthy this winter." All Mobile Free Pharmacy events are being held as a drive-thru service only. In order to comply with local recommended guidelines, all participants will remain in their vehicles while volunteers retrieve their medicine. Participants are highly encouraged to pre-order their over- the-counter medicine online by visiting https:// medassist.org/mobile/ and selecting their county event. Additional options are available for those individuals unable to pre-register online, so that everyone who needs medicine will be able to receive it. However, it is highly suggested to come early in the day if you were not able to pre-order online, as medicine will be given out on a first come, first serve basis, and while supplies last. At the event, all participants will receive information on NC MedAssist's Free Pharmacy Program, which mails free prescription medica- tions directly to a patient's home. NC MedAssist's overall goal is to help ease the burden for those in need; it is aiding people who are making the choice between buying food and purchasing life- saving medication. "Due to the pandemic, we had to create a new and innovative way to continue serving the com- munity. We will be bringing close to $100,000 worth of OTC medicine to the event to be distrib- uted to those most in need in our community," said Sheila Kidwell, Director of Foundations and Communication at NC MedAssist. "We under- stand there is a pressing need, especially in the midst of the cold and flu season. Our goal in this partnership with Humana is to improve the health of the community, one family at a time." e Mobile Free Pharmacy events have served upwards of 1,000 people, at times. To ensure the event runs smoothly and that all participants are served by the end, many volunteers are needed. NC MedAssist is partnered with safety-net organizations to recruit community members to serve in volunteer roles such as pharmacy consultation, client personal shoppers and sort- ers. However, the charitable organization is still actively seeking volunteers for the Mobile Free Pharmacy Event from the community. Any inter- ested individuals can sign up at www.medassist. org/volunteer. NC MedAssist is a statewide non-profit phar- macy, founded in 1997. e organization pro- vides free prescription medication to all low-in- come, uninsured North Carolinians who qualify for their Free Pharmacy Program. NC MedAssist offers three programs that address the needs of children and adults: the Free Pharmacy Program (for prescription medication); the Over-the- Counter Program (which includes the Free OTC Store in Charlotte, as well as the Mobile Free Pharmacy Program which distributes over-the- counter medicine in communities across the state); and the Transitional Jobs Program (for individuals with barriers to employment). Last year, NC MedAssist distributed $76 million worth of prescription and over-the-counter medicine to NC residents. Learn more about NC MedAssist at www.me- dassist.org. You can also visit their Facebook at www.facebook.com/NCMedAssist/. Local student wins AAFES sweepstakes by KEYURI PARAB Sara Cockrell

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