CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson and his wife unveiled grants for a dozen schools Thursday -- including five in the Charlotte area.
The Jimmie Johnson Foundation made the announcements at Garinger High School -- which will receive $50,000 to improve its urban garden.
Johnson said he and his wife hope to help other communities in the future.
"My wife and I both came through public education and I know that the budgets were tight then, and to think of where they are now, that's really what's drawn us to give back to this area," Johnson said.
The Jimmie Johnson Foundation has committed more than a million dollars in Mecklenburg and Cabarrus counties since 2009.
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