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Union, community groups hand out 30,000 books at "Reading Opens the World" event
Summary
Rio Rancho School Employees Union and community partners distributed roughly 30,000 books at a Jan. 12 event at Stapleton Elementary, organizers told the board on Jan. 27.
The Rio Rancho School Employees Union and community partners distributed about 30,000 books to families and teachers in a Jan. 12 event called Reading Opens the World, organizers told the board on Jan. 27.
Union president Billy Heughan (presented to the board as the event lead) said the books arrived on 24 pallets, each containing just over 1,000 books, and volunteers set up the distribution at Stapleton Elementary. "We had 240 volunteers" who helped sort and stage the material,…
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