The Windsor Star Raise-a-Reader program is asking the community to
donate gently used and new books for the 6th annual Raise-a-Reader
Book Sale.
Books can be donated
from March 9 to April 1 to Canadian Tire Stores in Windsor, Amherstburg, Essex
and Leamington.
Fiction and non-fiction books are welcome.
New and gently used children’s’ books are in great demand. Encyclopaedias,
magazines, textbooks, Reader's Digest and National Geographic cannot be
accepted.
Since 2010, the Raise-a-Reader book sale has
raised $99,000 for local literacy programs.
The Raise-a-Reader Book Sale is brought to
you by The Windsor Star and proudly supported by A Book of My Own, Windsor
Crossing, Windsor-Essex Canadian Tire Stores, Windsor Public Library and
Koolini Italian Eatery.
The book sale takes place on April 11, 12 and
18 at Windsor Crossing.
The Windsor Star Raise-a-Reader campaign is
part of the award-winning national fundraising initiative of the Postmedia
Foundation. It is a unique philanthropic program that increases awareness and
raises money and other resources in support of family literacy programs.
Since its inception in 2002, more than
$550,000 has been raised in Windsor-Essex for local literacy initiatives by The
Windsor Star Raise-a-Reader program.
The Windsor Star Raise-a-Reader program is
presented by St. Clair College and St. Clair College Alumni Association.
by Deborah Jones
Publisher
Biz X Magazine