Reader To Reader Awarded Grant From the Stephen and Tabitha King FoundationAmherst, MA – June 10, 2004 – Reader To Reader, Inc. has been awarded a $3,000 grant from the Stephen and Tabitha King Foundation to support its work in bringing books to under-resourced schools in rural Maine. Author Stephen King, whose best-selling novels include The Shining, Carrie, and Salem's Lot, has long been a supporter of initiatives that promote strengthening and supporting communities in his native Maine. “This grant from the Stephen and Tabitha King Foundation will be used to fund the first year of our Maine Book Project,” says Reader To Reader’s executive director David Mazor. “The Maine Book Project aids poor rural public schools in Caswell, Cutler, Fort Fairfield, Lubec, Limestone, and Van Buren, Maine. These schools are in desperate need of books and with this grant we will be able to supply hundreds of books to each school to renew and replenish their school libraries. We are very grateful to the Stephen and Tabitha King Foundation for making the Maine Book Project possible.” Reader To Reader, Inc. is a public charity that brings books free of charge to under-resourced school libraries across the United States. Founded in 2002, Reader To Reader serves over 100 schools across the country by recycling used books that are in top condition so that they can find new homes in school libraries. For Further Information Contact:
David Mazor
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