LCoM Literacy Blog- December 1, 2014

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Barnes & Noble Customers Give the Gift of Reading to Children in Need Through Annual Holiday Book Drive

Milford Barnes & Noble Chooses The Literacy Center of Milford As Local Non-Profit Recipient

Milford, CT- October 30, 2014 – Barnes & Noble Milford invites customers to give the gift of reading to children in need during the company’s annual Holiday Book Drive, taking place November 1, 2014, through January 1, 2015.  The Barnes & Noble Holiday Book Drive provides an opportunity for customers to donate books through locally designated non-profit organizations. Last year, Barnes & Noble customers and booksellers provided more than 1.5 million books to over 2,000 local charitable organizations that provide services to children across the country.

Holiday Book Drive recipients throughout the country include schools, libraries, literacy organizations, family social service agencies and homeless centers.  This year, the Milford Barnes & Noble, located at 1375 Boston Post Road, Milford, CT will be collecting books for The Literacy Center of Milford.

“The Holiday Book Drive is a favorite program of both booksellers and customers across the country,” says Sarah DiFrancesco, Vice President, Business Development for Barnes & Noble.  “Customers often purchase and donate a personal childhood favorite as a way to pass on a holiday tradition to a child in their local community.”   

Tami Jackson, Executive Director of The Literacy Center of Milford, said last year’s donation helped to support its Babies and Toddlers program as well as Books for Birthdays program. “We lost funding last year so we especially appreciated the books provided by Barnes & Noble Milford’s Holiday Book Drive,” Ms. Jackson said.

WHAT IS #GIVINGTUESDAY?
We have a day for giving thanks. We have two for getting deals. Now, we have #GivingTuesday, a global day dedicated to giving back. On Tuesday, December 2, 2014, charities, families, businesses, community centers, and students around the world will come together for one common purpose: to celebrate generosity and to give.

It’s a simple idea. Ask your family, your community, your company or your organization to come together to give something more. Then tell everyone you can about how you are giving. Join us and be a part of a global celebration of a new tradition of generosity.

In the movie, “It’s a Wonderful Life,” Jimmy Stewart gets to see how life would have been without him.  KNOW that your donation is making a DIFFERENCE in a person’s life – a new job, a driver’s license, a promotion, owning a business, and becoming part of a community. We know that you value your past investment in our efforts – you have given time and dollars. We hope that we can count on you to support us as we enter our 21st year, and hope you will give generously to a cause that positively changes people’s lives forever. If it weren’t for you, there could be no “It’s a Wonderful Life.”

We thank you in advance for your support!

Donate to the Literacy Center today!