What an exciting Saturday afternoon we had the first weekend in April. 650 new books were given to children at five apartment complexes and one local supermarket. What started as an annual Community Day, organized by Susan Lawson, of First Presbyterian Church Concord, became a very successful book giveaway.
Our goal was to get these new books into the hands of
children who had not been part of past events. Apartment Managers were eager to open their complexes up to volunteers for a couple of hours on Saturday, April 2nd.At the Stirling Cove Apartments, Susan Lawson and Doris Sloan met many children and parents and gave away 80 books.
At Riley Court Apartments, the Rodriguez, Bill Nelson, and Ellie Chin
gave away 90 books, while Moe read the books to the gathered children. One of the young boys was so excited as he called out to his sister that now that they had their own books they could play teacher.At Virginia Lane Apartments, a large crowd of children and parents gathered in the courtyard to get their books. Many of the mothers want to meet together again to plan other things for their complexes.
At P
arkview Apartments, there was a good turnout of children and adults. While the children were selecting their books, the Aztec Dancers performed and people gathered to watch.At the Los Rancheros Supermarket, we gave books away, but the supermarket provided snacks at a discount price, a bouncy activity, the Aztec Dancers. Everyone had a wonderful time.
Everyone
agreed that these six book giveaways met or exceeded our goals and objectives. It was such a great opportunity for people from a cross-section of our community to enjoy a few hours together.
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