Book Drive Puts Literacy on The Map to Help Chester County Children
August 09, 2018
A child's ability to read impacts their ability to succeed. Research has shown that reading to children at a young age helps them with language development and literacy skills that benefit them once they start school.
This past spring, the “Finance Cares Committee” at Chester County Hospital partnered with The Arts Holding Hands and Hearts, Inc. (AHHAH) to participate in the PopUp Lending Library (PULL) campaign. The PULL campaign was implemented to get children in the Coatesville Area School District exposed to reading and books at a young age.
AHHAH spearheaded a grassroots effort and built 100 lending libraries across Coatesville, PA and the surrounding municipalities in locations where children gather. Children are encouraged to “Take a Book, Read a Book, Leave a Book.” The group encourages people to TAKE the books from the PULL stations to READ to children and then LEAVE books for others to read.
The initiative at Chester County Hospital, led by Linda Luoto and the Finance Cares Committee, launched a book donation campaign in support of this effort and, thanks to the contributions of the hospital employees and the neighboring community, was able to donate 1,000 books to the PULL libraries. Since the inception of the PULL movement over 10,000 books have been given to those in need.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROGRAM, VISIT: ArtsHoldingHandsandHearts.com.
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