Books for Kids
By Priscilla Henken
How often do you read to your child? Many families in our community are unable to help their child in this way because they do not have any books to read to their child, either because they can not afford them or have no access to them. That is where Metro United Way and our various agencies come in.
Metro United Way, in coordination with Borders Bookstores, is holding a book drive for these families. From August 1 to September 7 you can go into any Borders Bookstore in Louisville and purchase a book to leave for Metro United Way volunteers to pick up and distribute through the agencies to young children throughout the community.
This takes little to no time for you, just a little extra money. Then, the next time someone asks you how you LIVE UNITED, you can tell them that you helped get books to children who would otherwise not be able to have any. For many of these children, these books will be their first books.
So, the next time you are wandering through the various shelves and rows of books at Borders, remember the book drive and pick up something for the children in your community because that’s just another way you can LIVE UNITED.