“Free Awesomeness”

By Melanie Davis-Jones, United Way of the Greater Triangle

Watching students file into the Media Center at Eastway Elementary School, some muddy and damp from Field Day activities, those of us volunteering were curious whether they’d get as excited about books. After all, how do you compete with a bouncy house? But when Daniele from Book Harvest asked, “how many books will you get?” each group of students enthusiastically shouted “10!” “And when will you need to return them?” “Never!” They were prepared for a field day . . .of books.

A teacher had written on the white board, “Free Awesomeness” with Book Harvest. That it was.