Local eighth graders raise money for group trying to curb shootings in Charlottesville’s Black community

A group of eighth graders from Albemarle County’s Burley Middle School raised $500 this year for an organization working to reduce the number of shootings in Charlottesville.

The students are part of a new club created by counselor Andrew Davis called the Social Justice Club.

At first, the idea behind the club was to give interested students a space to talk about race and other social issues. But after several months of meetings, the kids decided they wanted to do more than talk.

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