Gastonia NC: As part of our continuing mission to dedicate a portion of our web services to benefit the community, we are proud to announce the debut of a web site dedicated to the efforts of Gastonia and McAdenville families to save 3 schools that are at risk of being closed down.

We were approached by one of the parents who is spearheading this effort. A study was done showing that closing down York Chester Middle School and Rhyne Elementary in Gastonia as well as McAdenville Elementary would save the city money. There are currently public hearings being held and parents concern has increased after leaving the hearings that have been held so far with the feeling that they aren’t being heard.

We were more than happy to help, especially since one of our own children would be effected by these closings, should they happen.

In just a few short hours, we opened a set of Facebook Groups, a Twitter Account and started putting together the web site, knowing that each would assist in coordinating efforts between people from all three school neighborhoods. We setup an online petition and event calendar and created posts linking to much of the media coverage that this issue is already garnering.

There is still work to be done in the coming days, and we’re excited that we were asked to be a part of this important effort.

For more information, check out the Save Gaston Schools web site at http://www.savegastonschools.com