CityView Magazine - Fayetteville, NC
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44 August 2021 "is was Kim's brainchild," Karl says . "Aer we learned about Miller, she wanted to fix his world, which led her to want to fix the worlds of other special needs kids." Karl, the director of operations for their nonprofit, is also the boys' varsity basketball coach at Terry Sanford High, one of the schools that has a vocational lab for Miller's Crew. Others include Pine Forest (the first), Seventy-First, West Bladen, Jack Britt, Gray's Creek, Westover and Cape Fear. In Union County, "it's a community lab in downtown Monroe with eight schools feeding into it," says Kim. To date, the Molnars say that more than 1,000 students have been job-trained through the labs. "e plan was to take it slow to build their stamina, their skills and resilience," Kim says. Aer much soul-searching, Kim retired from her job of 26 years in June, just before the acceleration of Miller's Crew. e next phase was always to have a food truck, and now that has happened. And now, earlier than expected, even the next phase. Called Community Crew, it means the crew will partner with local businesses to provided trained workers to fulfill various needs. "e first partner is Jersey Mike's, and we will launch Aug. 18," says Kim. e goal is to have the mobile training lab, or food truck, to transition to a brick-and- mortar place of business one day. "We're very fortunate," says Kim, who is modest and understated, "that what we're doing has been well-received." To find out where Miller's Crew/Cooking with the Crew food truck will be next or to book them, visit millerscrew.com, or call 910-476-4000. Connect with them on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. The next phase, Community Crew, will partner with local businesses to provided trained workers to fulfill various needs. "The first partner is Jersey Mike's, and will launch Aug. 18. J u l y 2 2 - s e p t e m b e r 9 THURSDAYS 5:30 - 8:30 P.M. MAXWELL STREET BETWEEN HAY AND FRANKLIN 12 ISSUES FOR $12! SUBSCRIBE TO JOIN Free Tickets Exclusive Parties Offers Extras Discounts Subscribe at cityviewnc.com/subscription or by calling 910-423-6500.