Donate Gently Used & New Books to Raise-a-Reader Until April 1, 2015

The Windsor Star Raise-a-Reader program is asking the community to donate gently used and new books for the 6^th annual Raise-a-Reader Book Sale.

Books can be donated from March 9 to April 1 to Canadian Tire Stores in Windsor, Amherstburg, Essex and Leamington.

Fiction and non-fiction books are welcome. New and gently used children’s’ books are in great demand. Encyclopaedias, magazines, textbooks, Reader's Digest and National Geographic cannot be accepted.

 

Since 2010, the Raise-a-Reader book sale has raised $99,000 for local literacy programs.

The Raise-a-Reader Book Sale is brought to you by The Windsor Star and proudly supported by A Book of My Own, Windsor Crossing, Windsor-Essex Canadian Tire Stores, Windsor Public Library and Koolini Italian Eatery.

 

The book sale takes place on April 11, 12 and 18 at Windsor Crossing.

The Windsor Star Raise-a-Reader campaign is part of the award-winning national fundraising initiative of the Postmedia Foundation. It is a unique philanthropic program that increases awareness and raises money and other resources in support of family literacy programs.

Since its inception in 2002, more than $550,000 has been raised in Windsor-Essex for local literacy initiatives by The Windsor Star Raise-a-Reader program.

The Windsor Star Raise-a-Reader program is presented by St. Clair College and St. Clair College Alumni Association.

by Deborah Jones Publisher Biz X Magazine

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