Books are not a luxury, they are a necessity
July 29, 2008
The Hollins University graduate program in Children’s Literature students collected nearly 150 children’s books during their recent summer term. They donated the picture books, early-readers, middle and young adult novels to RAM House for distribution in the Emergency Financial Aid office. RAM Financial Aid Screener, Kathy Finnegan said a woman took Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne for her nine-year old son and wondered how she could get him into reading. Kathy encouraged them to read a chapter together a night for a few nights and had a hunch the boy would sneak the book away and begin reading it on his own.
The doors to the RAM emergency financial aid office open at 9am and it’s not long before the waiting area is full of the sounds of children. It stands to reason that if a parent is having trouble paying for the necessities such as electricity, prescriptions or rent then books probably aren’t high on the list of priorities. The book donation will allow a child to have books of their own. Reading is crucial to a child’s development and helps with comprehension skills, school performance and encourages imagination. It’s better than spending hours in front of a television and plus, it’s fun!
If you’d like to begin collecting children’s books for RAM, contact Allison Martin to receive a collection poster.
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