Cherokee County school board inks new partnerships

The Cherokee County Board of Education approved two new partnership agreements with community organizations recently, adding to more than 80 such relationships with businesses, civic groups, schools and non-profits.

The board OK’d an agreement with CURE Childhood Cancer, a non-profit research-funding and patient support group, under which schools can take part in the group’s fundraising drives and informational programs. They also approved a partnership with MUST ministries. The Marietta-based nonprofit has held food, clothing and toy collection drives in Cherokee schools. MUST now hopes to help schools develop campus-based food pantries to help needy students and families.