Regions Bank, HSSU supporting Backpack to Briefcase program
Regions Bank and Harris-Stowe State University (HSSU) recently announced a community partnership supporting the Backpack to Briefcase program.
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Regions Bank and Harris-Stowe State University (HSSU) recently announced a community partnership supporting the Backpack to Briefcase program.
It took 14-year-old Xavier Jones two hours to get to his eighth-grade graduation. Not because he was stuck in a traffic jam or went the long way because of a detour. Jones intentionally made a six-mile journey by foot underneath the heat of the morning sun because he was determined to get that diploma in his hand, according to CBS News.
Xavier Jones was determined to attend his eighth-grade graduation and was rewarded with a full-ride scholarship to college.
Xavier Jones spent two hours walking to his middle school graduation, inspiring a university president in the audience.
Xavier Jones spent two hours walking to his middle school graduation, inspiring a university president in the audience.