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Thursday, February 28, 2008
Barberton, OH--The eighth-grade class of St. Augustine School recently sponsored a book drive to benefit the nonprofit organization Reader To Reader.
The charity is dedicated to bringing books, free of charge, to needy school libraries across the United States.
St. Augustine students collected and will ship 776 books to Reader to Reader this month. Donated books were brought in form home by students are well as purchased through a recent book sale.
The class raised money for shipping costs by selling doughnuts.
Wrap-It Ship-It of Barberton also shipped two boxes of books for free as a donation to the school.
The effort was coordinated by room-mom Jean Massey, who has been volunteering at the school for 10 years.
Massey, who shared plans for an upcoming student trip to New York City, said, “The students were very excited about helping other kids. This is a great project for any school or group to participate in.”
“We thank everyone who contributed to this very worthy cause.”
--Garry Prebynski, Herald Staff Writer
Copyright © 2008 The Barberton Herald. All rights reserved. Reprinted by permission.
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Augustine Students Donate Books