On A Positive Note: Fifth Graders Install School Laundry Room for Access to Clean Clothes
Students at Brooklyn's P.S. 328 are ensuring all of their classmates have access to clean clothes by installing a laundry room in their school. The kids, along with school staff, celebrated the launch of the laundry with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. "We wanted to make this laundromat because it helps a lot of people in need who can't clean their own clothes," said Jordan James Emery, student at P.S. 328. "Some people, they don't have their own laundry room and it costs money. This is free."
The pandemic was difficult for the nation's restaurant industry. And one of New York City's famous Delmonico's is ready to look past that and toward the future when it reopens on Friday. Max Tucci, Delmonico's global brand officer, and Dennis Turcnovic, owner of Delmonico's, both joined Cheddar News to discuss the history of the restaurant, how it always bounces back and what delicious offerings the menu has.
The HBCU Transformation Project, a coalition of 40 historically Black colleges and universities, on Wednesday announced a $124 million gift from philanthropic funders Blue Meridian Partners to increase enrollment, graduation rates and employment rates for the schools' graduates.
Lucas Jensen, senior manager of company-operated locations, and Gabi Picinic, general manager, both of 'The Melting Pot,' joined Cheddar News to demonstrate how to go about a chocolate fondue at home, explaining the process and ingredients needed to do so.
