The Bookman Collects
New Books for the C-Fund’s Free Literacy Event
A local book store is ditching the fiction for a true story
that is bound to enrich the lives of local Ottawa County children.
GRAND HAVEN, Michigan (February 5th, 2016)-The
Bookman, Grand Haven’s local bookstore, is collecting new books from now until
Wednesday, March 9th for the Joyful Noise C-Fund as they prepare for
this year’s Love of Literacy Pizza Plus Books give-a-way. The event, which will
take place at Loutit Library on March 16th, gifted 2,000 books last
year to children in need. Participants also enjoyed a free pizza dinner.
This year, more of the same fun activities are planned, but
the event’s organizers are reaching out to the community for help in collecting
new, age-appropriate books for children ages 0-8. “We were so grateful last
year for the help we received from our sponsors, School Zone and Brilliance
Audio,” said Chantal Roeske, public relations counsel for Joyful Noise
Childcare and the C-Fund, “But we still found that we fell short in some
areas—especially chapter books for older school children. The Junie B. Jones
books went like lightning!”
This year, event organizers hope to fill in those gaps and
reach more children and families in need than ever before. To support the book
drive, customers can either purchase books at the Bookman (located at 715
Washington Ave.) for children up to age 8, or bring their own new books to be
deposited in a marked donation box inside. The Wednesday before the literacy
event, the books will be collected in time to organize them by age and genre
for the event’s attending families.
