By Lexie Mobley | Committee Chair
Happy Holidays!
Between the Lines has had a very busy quarter! Here is a list of our reading events we have had this fall/winter and the numbers we served in the community:
Coffee Creek Correctional Facility Reading Event | Wilsonville, OR
October 9, 2010
33 inmates read to 47 children
Santiam Correctional Institution Reading Event | Salem, OR
November 7, 2010
26 dads read to 37 children
National Guard Reading Event | Anderson Readiness Center - Salem, OR
44 soldiers read to 85 children
All volunteers were personally thanked by Colonel Dial and were given a coin of honor for their service that day! Thanks again to everyone that made this such a successful event!
In addition to serving the community in this capacity, the committee also solicited for used books to stock the adult library and the children's book shelf in the visiting room at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility. We were able to collect over 500 books for them! Literacy is such an important part of our mission and we wanted to help both the inmates and their children obtain access to better reading options inside the facility.
We are looking forward to a successful 2011 and have plans to expand the National Guard reading events to hopefully include some at the Portland base.
Have a wonderful holiday!
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