Reader To Reader Honored With Pioneer Valley Reading Council Literacy AwardAmherst, MA – January 18, 2004 – The Pioneer Valley Reading Council, an affiliate of the Massachusetts Reading Association and International Reading Association, has honored Reader To Reader Executive Director David Mazor with its annual Literacy Award. The Award will be presented on Thursday, April 8, 2004, at the annual Pioneer Valley Reading Council Banquet at the Log Cabin restaurant.
“Your program allowed many libraries to get books free of charge so that many people could read and enhance their learning,” notes Ms. Michal Harling, Pioneer Valley Reading Council Literacy Award Chair. “You gathered the support of other people in your community to assist in this program. Your program has also enhanced the lives of people in Navajo reservations, poor rural communities and inner city areas. Your program has given many people the opportunity to read and develop their learning and improve their ability to achieve.” “On behalf of all the volunteers at Reader To Reader I want to thank the Council for this award,” Mazor says. “Over the past year we have been able to reach over 75 of the poorest schools in 15 states, shipping tens of thousands of books. We are all very proud of that accomplishment, but our work is not done, it’s just beginning.” 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 75 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:
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