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Great article in your Feb. 20 newspaper about Aycock Middle School’s mentor program and teacher Luke Neal. I am impressed by his efforts to guide young boys from rough neighborhoods and his positive influence on them.

Daily your front page has faces of wanted criminals and news of robberies, stabbings, assaults and other illegal activities. We also read that prison costs keep climbing, and new jails must soon be built to house more lawbreakers. It seems to me we all should applaud this courageous teacher; more importantly, he needs our help.

There must be churches, Sunday schools classes or civic groups all over this city looking for a way to fulfill their "missions." Well, get involved in some preventive medicine!
Mr. Neal says funds are so short he may not be able to help rising sixth-graders the next school year. Reach out, make a donation, pray for his mission. Even better, start a group at your child’s middle school.

This man is doing God’s work. A story like this should be on your front page any time, but especially during Black History Month. This hero is single-handedly keeping jail cells empty by helping young boys become upstanding citizens. I salute you, Luke Neal. My check is in the mail.

Anita Beard
Greensboro