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Nina, a middle-schooler at Ashley Hall School, needed a service project for her Bat Mitzvah that would make a real difference and pique her interest. When her mother, Mindelle, received an email from 成人快播 South Carolina asking for support towards After the Bell, a campaign to provide summer reading backpacks and Take Reading Home books to low-income students. Mindell and Nina were both struck by the statistic that 鈥渋n low-income neighborhoods, the ratio of books per student is one book per 300 children.鈥�

Like many voracious young readers, Nina always has a book to read, whether from the library or bookstore. It was hard for her to believe there could be so many students in Charleston without books in their own homes, or who have so few book options. Nina and Mindelle knew this was the perfect opportunity to get involved for her Bat Mitzvah project. She could rally her personal network of friends, family, and classmates to collect books for fellow young readers.听

Nina shadowed a tutor at Mitchell Elementary where she saw the 成人快播 program in action and got to work with a kindergartener who was learning basic literacy skills. During her visit, Nina perused the聽 Take Reading Home books available to students and learned more about the importance of choice for young readers. Students who get to choose their own books are more motivated, read more, and show increased literacy skills. 成人快播 supplied Nina with a list of suggested books to donate, focusing on our youngest readers (grades K鈥�2) and diverse characters that represent our students鈥� gender, race, and family life.听

Soon after her visit to a reading center, Nina set up donation boxes at her school and synagogue. She asked friends and family to contribute new or gently used children鈥檚 books. The response was tremendous with Ashley Hall students of all grade levels contributing books鈥攆illing the provided donation boxes with more than 850 books. Donation boxes left at Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim, Nina鈥檚 synagogue, and generous donations from friends and family collected an additional 1,200+ books. With just a desire to help other young readers, Nina managed to collect more than 2,000 books for Lowcountry students!

Some of these children鈥檚 books were distributed to summer campers attending at Arthur W. Christopher Community Center. The remaining books were added to the Take Reading Home component of 成人快播鈥� program. Take Reading Home is designed to fill students鈥� home libraries, with each child taking home between 20-30 books throughout the school year.

Nina鈥檚 passion and dedication is a great reminder that anyone with the will and passion can make a difference. By sharing her project with her faith and school networks, Nina inspired her community to rally behind her passion for books and reading.听

Over the course of the school year, 成人快播 gives out more than 22,000 books to build students鈥� home libraries. If you are interested in joining Nina by donating new and gently used children鈥檚 books, you can host your own book drive year-round. Call the 成人快播 office at (843) 860-3915 to learn more.听