Goddard Schools Hosting Region-Wide Book Drive

Press release from The Goddard School:

Jan. 23, 2023

The Goddard School, a local early childcare provider for children ages six weeks to 6-years-old, is hosting a book drive to collect a goal of 25,000 books to distribute to under-served children throughout the Chicagoland area through Bernie’s Book Bank.

Participating Goddard Schools will collect new and gently used children’s books through Feb. 28, 2023. Here is a list of the participating schools:

· The Goddard School in Arlington Heights
· The Goddard School in Aurora
· The Goddard School in Bloomingdale
· The Goddard School in Buffalo Grove
· The Goddard School in Carol Stream
· The Goddard School in Cary
· The Goddard School on Quincy Street in Chicago
· The Goddard School in W. Bradley in Chicago
· The Goddard School on Indiana Avenue in Chicago
· The Goddard School in Darien
· The Goddard School in Deerfield
· The Goddard School in Elgin
· The Goddard School in Hawthorne Woods
· The Goddard School in Lake in the Hills
· The Goddard School in Mokena
· The Goddard School in Plainfield
· The Goddard School in Round Lake
· The Goddard School in Schaumburg
· The Goddard School in Skokie
· The Goddard School in St. Charles
· The Goddard School in Third Lake
· The Goddard School in Vernon Hills

In its 10th year, Bernie’s Book Bank and local Goddard Schools have collectively donated more than 250,000 books. Although reading is considered one of the single most important skill a child needs, 61% of low-income families have no books at all in their homes for their children. That’s why Goddard Schools throughout the Chicagoland area are partnering with Bernie’s Book Bank to provide access to books and improve literacy among under-served children.

This press release was produced by The Goddard School. The views expressed here are the author's own.