Cobb Solicitor General Metzger & Team SG ran, walked, cycled for literacy
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![Cobb Assistant Solicitor Frances Ehima came in first place w/ the fastest time for walk/run.](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cobbcounty.org.if-us-east-1/s3fs-public/2024-06/frances.jpg)
Cobb Solicitor General Makia Metzger and her public safety advocates team had a fun day on the Silver Comet Trail with members of the Kiwanis Club of Greater South Cobb for the fourth annual Cycle-Run-Walk Challenge kickoff on Saturday, June 1, 2024! This year the was dedicated to building awareness about the importance of literacy.
Some children were already struggling, and COVID-19 took an even greater toll on students in underserved communities. Statistics show below average percentages of reading proficiency among Black, Latino and disabled fourth-graders.
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![Kick Off Rally to Cycle-Run-Walk for Literacy in Cobb County](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cobbcounty.org.if-us-east-1/s3fs-public/styles/inline_image_400px/public/2024-06/group_picture.jpg?itok=OTXM_MYP)