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Wake Up and Read volunteers seek 56,000 books to give five new titles to students at 28 Wake County schools
Summary
Wake Up and Read staff asked the Wake County Board of Education and the public to support the Today a Reader, Tomorrow a Leader book drive and distribution, aiming to provide five new books to pre-K through third-grade students at 28 partner schools and 18 child development centers.
Wake County Public School System volunteers and staff presented the Wake Up and Read book-drive plan, asking the board and community to help collect 56,000 new books that would give five new titles to each pre-K through third-grade student at 28 partner schools and 18 child development centers.
The Wake Up and Read presentation described the program’s three pillars — out-of-school learning opportunities, school readiness for children birth through age 5, and engaged families — and…
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