Local organization partners with Lowe’s to help students in Charlotte get new laptops

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Some students across the Charlotte area will start school with a new laptop.

Nonprofit, Eliminate the Digital Divide, partnered with AvidXchange and Lowe’s on Saturday for its eighth annual mega back-to-school drive.

Lowe’s is helping with the cost of 400 laptops for the event. They paid $50 toward all laptops so parents only had to pay $25 instead of $75 to get one for their children.

“It’s truly a blessing, truly a blessing and truly helpful for the students to get the supplies they need for next week to start school,” a mother said.

Eliminate the Digital Divide’s mission is to make sure every Charlotte-Mecklenburg student has the technology they need at home for academic success.

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