NBA player visits Peck
Basketball player Brendan Haywood spent today at Peck Elementary encouraging students to read and giving them some help to add books to their own home libraries.
Haywood, a Greensboro native who plays for the Washington Wizards, donated $4,000 to the school to buy books for students. The Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro pitched in another $2,000.
The visit tickled students, who greeted Haywood with raucous cheers. Principal Francine Mallory cheered for another reason.
"(It's important) for our boys to understand that while it's important to be able to make threes, it's important to be able to read, as well," she said.
