CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WTVD) -- Teachers with the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School District are getting a chance to stock up on supplies ahead of the first day of school.
The 13th annual teacher supply store opens Monday at the American Legion Hall in Chapel Hill.
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More than 620 teachers will get a voucher worth $75. With that voucher they will be allowed to shop for supplies that they will need for their classrooms and students.
The teacher supply store will provide $50,000 worth of school supplies to help teachers best serve students this year.
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Teachers in Durham also got a chance to stock up on supplies. Not Just Paper gave teachers double the discount on all supplies.
"This is their second big teacher event that they've had this summer, and I heard they were giving away some pretty cool gifts, so I came by to see," teacher Portia Jones said. "Also I needed a few more things for my classroom, and they have really cool supplies."