Friday, November 23, 2007
Charitable Campaign for Sligh Middle School
All FWA members,
Barnes and Noble, in Carrollwood only, is getting behind our sponsorship of one of the neediest schools in Hillsborough County … FWA Hillsborough’s adopted Sligh Middle School. Sligh is a school struggling to bring their grade 6-8 students up to grade level in reading skills. They have a desperate need for high motivational reading material in fiction that covers grade levels three and up. Some of the more popular series would be appropriate such as the His Dark Materials trilogy, of which the first book, The Golden Compass is about to be released as a movie December 7th. Anything Harry Potter is also good, or the following: R. L. Stein, the Hobbit, C. S. Lewis, Eragon, Dish! (the middle-grade series involving a cooking club), any type of biography (particular of famous African Americans), anything involving African American culture, any kind of urban fantasy, former FWA speaker and conference presenter Greg Neri’s book Chess Rumble, and anything else you feel might be appealing. Just take the book to the counter and tell the cashier that you are an FWA member and that you are buying the book for Sligh Middle School. Starting Friday, November 23rd and going through December 8th, Barnes and Noble Carrollwood only will set aside a portion of the profit to go toward Sligh.
Isn’t this a great thing to do in this season of giving? Please help us help build future readers who one day as adults may be buying our own books.
We were so surprised at our CHARITABLE CAMPAIGN being given so much time, we’re looking to see if books purchased can be kept behind the counter and picked up every few days. If you’re coming to our Christmas party, by all means bring them then. This campaign will be ongoing throughout the year. This is our effort to also give back to Barnes & Noble, who graciously let us hold our meetings there rent free and give forward to Sligh Middle School.
Julia ThornbroughGroup Leader – Hillsborough
