<p><strong>Charlotte, N.C.</strong><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> Harris Teeter continued its commitment to academics when Harris Teeter Together in Education donated $634,450.81 to TIE schools during the third and final TIE distribution of the 2011/2012 school year. This most recent gift raises the total donation for the 2011/2012 school year to just over $1.65 million and the program total to $17,838,575 since 1998, according to a press release.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> The company's commitment to education dates back to its co-founder W.T. Harris who, in the 1960s, advocated for kindergarten to be a part of North Carolina’s public school system. The company continued to support excellence in education, after he retired and in 1998, Harris Teeter leadership formalized a plan to fund school programs in its marketing areas. What resulted was TIE - Harris Teeter’s promise to the community to donate money back to schools when customers purchase Harris Teeter Brands or fill prescriptions at a Harris Teeter pharmacy.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> Harris Teeter TIE is available August – May of every year. </p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href=" http://www.harristeeter.com/default.aspx" target="_new"> Harris Teeter </a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
