3rd Annual READING CHALLENGE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 15, 2023

One Dozen Who Care and the Nantahala Regional Library sponsor the 3rd Annual Reading Challenge in honor of Black History Month

[Andrews, NC. Reprinted from Nantahala Regional Library, https://www.nrlibrary.org/pmc]One Dozen Who Care, Inc., in collaboration with Nantahala Regional Library is hosting an intergenerational reading challenge for children in kindergarten through 12th grade during the month of February. This event promotes picture books, biographies, novels, and history books in the Purel Miller African American Book Collection. Named for a beloved former Andrews resident, the Collection encourages greater cultural understanding and is currently housed at Andrews Public Library.

Children are asked to read and review age appropriate books in the Miller Collection. Younger children (K-4th) should read their books with or to an adult older than eighteen. Older children (5th-12th) should discuss what they’re reading with an adult. For each review, the children will receive $5 with a maximum of $20 awarded per child.

Reviews must be submitted no later than Tuesday, February 28 to the following email address: pmcreadingchallenge@gmail.com or pmaabc@onedozenwhocare.org.

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Contact Information:

Janell W. Agyeman | One Dozen Who Care Inc.
pmcreadingchallenge@gmail.com | 305-467-3478

Bridget Wilson | Nantahala Regional Library
https://www.nrlibrary.org/pmc. | 828-837-2025

General inquiries: info@onedozenwhocare.org
Phone: (828) 557-9702

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One Dozen Who Care, Inc., is a 501c3 non-profit organization that has served Western North Carolina for the past twenty four years. Its mission – “to empower, educate, and encourage economic development for women, youth, and elders in far Western North Carolina, in order to bridge cultures and create community bonds” is accomplished through its diverse programs. For more information, to volunteer, or to donate to the organization, please visit onedozenwhocare.org.