St. Anne Institute Book Drive
For those of you who do not know, I've been holding a book drive for the St. Anne Institute, a not-for-profit residential and therapeutic facility for at-risk girls ages 12 to 18 located here in Albany. Last week marked the first gifting of books to the St. Anne Institute.
I was amazed and touched by the outpouring of support. I was able to collect nearly 700 books for these girls whose lives will only improve with these library additions. I don't have many photos as I was busy presenting to an auditorium filled with students, teachers and distinguished guests, but let me just say that the event was a great one.
The awesome part is that we had a huge stack of Advance Reading Copies of books to hand out. Every girl who attended left with a book of her very own.
Here are but some of the donated books:
If you are interested in making a donation to St. Anne's, contact me via my website or feel free to call the Book House of Stuyvesant Plaza to order a book off the girls' wishlist!!
I was amazed and touched by the outpouring of support. I was able to collect nearly 700 books for these girls whose lives will only improve with these library additions. I don't have many photos as I was busy presenting to an auditorium filled with students, teachers and distinguished guests, but let me just say that the event was a great one.
The awesome part is that we had a huge stack of Advance Reading Copies of books to hand out. Every girl who attended left with a book of her very own.
Here are but some of the donated books:
If you are interested in making a donation to St. Anne's, contact me via my website or feel free to call the Book House of Stuyvesant Plaza to order a book off the girls' wishlist!!