The Junior Auxiliary of Taney County was the beneficiary of a recent book drive, hosted by Books A Million in support of JATC's Celebrate Reading project.
The Book Drive was a tremendous success, allowing the Junior Auxiliary to exceed their goal for the event.
"Thank you to the managers of BAM, Katrina Schrader and Nikki Williams, for helping JATC's Celebrate Reading project chair Sheila Martin set up this book drive, and thank you to the awesome community we live in for your tremendous support for this project," said Junior Auxiliary's Sheryl Schiller. "We reached 101.06 percent of our goal for this drive and collected 448 books, valued at $4,391.75."
Books collected during the JATC Book Drive included Harry Potter, Little Golden Books, Babysitters Club, I Can Read books, several classics and many others.
Said Schiller, "A lot of kids in Taney County will be given the opportunity to read a wide variety of books thanks to this book drive."
The Junior Auxiliary of Taney County also wishes to thank the Branson Daybreakers Rotary Club who donated $1,500 for the purchase of books for the event.
"A favorite quote from Dr. Seuss is 'The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go,'" said Schiller. "JATC's BAM Book drive started the new school year off with a bang."
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