Every student from the North Carolina School for the Deaf sat in the grass, surrounded by teachers, faculty, and even the Mayor of Morganton Ronnie Thompson, all staring at a flagpole with a rainbow of ribbons hanging from the tip — the Maypole.

In a move to make fund raising and public engagement more transparent, the NCSD (North Carolina School for the Deaf) Foundation rebranded as Deaf & Blind Pathways, Inc., officially adopting the new identity in early April.