The tenth annual Native 10 Massive Ebook Drive kicked off Wednesday morning with an thrilling begin!
Native 10 anchor Eric Yutzy was at Sweetwater Elementary in Miami-Dade County the place the children had been ready to get their arms on a brand new e book.
However earlier than going there, Yutzy and Native 10 Group Relations Director Mayte Padron went some 50 miles south to distribute the primary batch of books in Key Largo.
It’s all in an effort to unfold a love of literacy within the tri-county space.
Greater than 200 keen readers greeted Native 10 on the Key Largo Faculty.
When requested why she loves studying a lot, third grader Sofia Lopez stated, “Since you gotta learn books that you simply love and take you to adventures wherever you need to go.”
Sofia was among the many Pre-Okay-4th graders that had been in a position to decide on the e book they need to dive into over the summer time — or perhaps sooner.
“Are you going to learn it immediately or await the summer time?” Padron requested.
“Learn it immediately,” Sofia stated.
Key Largo Faculty was chosen as a recipient of the tenth annual Native 10 Massive Ebook Drive.
Serving colleges from Monroe to Broward counties, the Massive Ebook Drive has distributed greater than 154,000 model new books to youngsters who need to discover the great world of phrases.
James Navarro is a primary grader studying at a sixth grade degree.
“We’ve got a tradition of literacy,” Key Largo Faculty Principal Darren Pais stated. “It’s a theme all through your complete district, and we take it very personally right here. As the children know, I am going to the school rooms and skim each Friday.”
“A variety of youngsters don’t have entry to books at residence and also you’re offering that for them,” Pais added. “Analysis exhibits that the extra books they’re uncovered to at residence, the upper their achievement in studying.”
And that’s the aim of the Native 10 Massive Ebook Drive — to carry fortunately ever afters to South Florida youngsters.
Native 10 can even be stopping by Driftwood Elementary Faculty in Hollywood Wednesday afternoon, adopted by Vera Cadillac in Pembroke Pines.
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