February is “I Love to Read” month and Assistance League of Montgomery County’s Operation School Bell® program held its annual ACTION! Week Book Drive. Volunteer members actually kicked off the drive in December with individual book donations and, for the first time, the drive spread to the local community. We are grateful to all who contributed.
With a focus on literacy in our community, each year Assistance League chooses a school in need to be the beneficiary of this popular event. With 703 books donated, we were able to support two Montgomery County schools. Books were given to E. B. Canaan Elementary and Mel Parmley Elementary, both located in Willis ISD. The schools choose how to use the books based upon their knowledge of need. Many are placed in classroom libraries for the benefit of all the children, but some may also be given to individual students who may have never had a book of their own. We estimate the number of students reached to be approximately 3500.
