Christina Siciliano, left, and Rudy Foster go door-to-door Thursday in North Chattanooga to invite area residents to a Community Summit on public education in Hamilton County. The meeting was scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 18, at Battle Academy on South Market Street.IF YOU GOUpcoming UnifiED Pact for the Public meetings:• Tuesday, Sept. 30, 6 p.m. at Brainerd High School• Tuesday, Oct. 14, at 6 p.m. at Red Bank High School• Tuesday, Oct. 28, at 6 p.m. at Soddy-Daisy High School
UnifiED is a new Chattanooga nonprofit organization that aims to get people more involved in Hamilton County’s schools.
Its community organizers knocked on 1,000 doors and made 5,000 phone calls to drum up interest for a Thursday night meeting at Battle Academy, an elementary school on Market and Main streets.
A little more than 50 people came.
“We think it was worth it,” UnifiED’s Deputy Executive Director Lakweshia Ewing said. “[Participants] were extremely passionate about the issue of public education.”