During the 2017 Teacher Appreciation Week nearly every United Methodist Church in Craven County, as well as, many AME Zion Churches, partnered to provide Sweet Tea for all 25 public schools during Teacher Appreciation Week. The Sweet Tea Partnership is designed to begin the conversation between churches and school families during that special week. All great conversations in the south begin over a glass of sweet tea! Most churches went beyond the tea to offer duty free lunch for the staff, baked goods or meals for the staff.