[Without the help of community leaders and residents,] we can't help Point Breeze Avenue, ... We can't get the funding. We can't make it work. We need to bring the avenue alive again.

The earlier you ask, the earlier you can enlist them for their help.

Residents and community leaders are pleased that we are building a larger, more visible, higher-staffed facility.

I've known her for many, many years. She's a pillar in the community, has been a leader among leaders ... worked many fundraisers.

We realized as a growing group of community leaders, we should know how we fit in economic development and the role we play. Most of us didn't even know.

Based on the March 3 meeting, the United Way is helping to organize an oversight committee of community leaders to take the report to the next level and begin making changes in Pitt County to improve the quality of life for residents.