Over the last year, hundreds of children’s books were collected on the Â鶹ÊÓƵ East Liverpool Campus that were intended to be handed out during the city’s annual holiday parade. When the parade was canceled this year because of the COVID pandemic, however, campus employees decided to find another way to distribute the books to local youngsters.
Through a project known as Season’s Readings, Â鶹ÊÓƵ East Liverpool recently donated nearly 1,500 new books combined to East Liverpool’s North Elementary School, Beaver Local elementary students and to the East Liverpool Head Start program.
The North Elementary PTA included the books in gift bags prepared for each of its students that included pajamas, t-shirts and other items.
The books from Â鶹ÊÓƵ were donated by employees, students, local businesses and the former Auxiliary from East Liverpool City Hospital or purchased with monetary donations.
Over the last five years, more than 5,000 books have been given to area children through Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Season’s Readings project.
Cutline A: The North Elementary PTA included a new book in each holiday gift bag prepared for its students. Shown are (from left) PTA volunteers Rachel Dawson and Amy Maltarich with Debbie Riggs, of Â鶹ÊÓƵ at East Liverpool.
Cutline B: Showing some of the books donated to Beaver Local elementary students were (from left) Debbie Riggs of Â鶹ÊÓƵ, students Brody Nign and Payton Smith, and Mrs. Brianne Hall.
Cutline C: With the books at Beaver Local were (from left) Cayden Vincent, Debbie Riggs of Â鶹ÊÓƵ, Brody Nign, Payton Smith and Mrs. Brianne Hall.