Volunteers fix up learning center for children from low-income families

At Amicus Children Learning Center, the walls used to be bare. Some were covered with old chalkboards. And they only had a few fans keeping the heat at bay. That changed, over the summer, when Lowe's on Harrison Avenue offered to help, making Amicus a "hero project" this year. Over the summer, they installed air conditions at the center, which is open year-round and had been 90 degrees inside in June. One student described the heat as being like a desert. "They are heroes to us, and to this community," said David Booker, the president and CEO of Amicus.