TEENS MAKING A DIFFERENCE

Mahalo to our Ohana100 teen volunteers from Holland Middle School Joshua and Henry. Thank you for coordinating a campus book drive and for successfully collecting 150 books.

Joshua and Henry participate in many campus activities and they are also active members of the school‘s honor society. Mahalo to their school advisor Ms. Jennifer Suckow providing support to these teenagers and for also encouraging community service.

For their hard work and commitment to literacy, Ohana100 gifted free new books to all 8th graders at Holland Middle School. Congratulations and GO! READ

WNY GO! READ

On Tuesday, February 12 WNY GO! READ campaign kicked-off in Newfane. The Newfane Elementary School kindergartners, Newfane Early Childhood Center students and Community Action Organization Newfane Students were the first children to receive their books in Western New York. LOCKPORT JOURNAL

Big Mahalo to Newfane Central School District for housing the 20,000+ books and for joining in our mission in getting kids throughout WNY excited about reading a book!

SPECIAL THANKS

Michael Baumann-Superintendent, Bart Schuler- Business Administrator, Holley Staley, Newfane Elementary Principal, Thomas Adams, Newfane Middle School Principal, Daniel Bedette, Newfane High School Principal, Danielle Hawkins, Newfane High School Principal, Newfane School District Staff, National Honor Society Club and Service Club.

Agri-Business Child Development Center Batavia Staff, Agri-Business Child Development Center Holley Staff, Bolivar-Richburg Elementary School Staff, Buffalo United Charter School Staff, Cattaraugus Wyoming County Head Start Programs- Ira Katzenstein & Staff, WIC Buffalo- Judette Dahleiden and WIC Dunkirk & Jamestown- Debra Felton.

Mahalo to all our volunteers: Abigail Sapecky, Agnes Lee, Alice Balcom, Amanda Sacco, Anna Lovell, Anthony Sherman, Asbury Point Seniors, Bernadette Seymour, Beth Banks, Britany Zastrow, Carolyn Larkin, Catherine Mattson, Cindy Ames, David Mattson, Sr., David Steggles, Dawson Nerber, Deanna Parker, Eileen Ludwig, Eleanor Naughton, Gretchen Harrington, James Leibring, Jenna Carmer, Jessica Martin, Jessica Shoemaker, Jody Dold, Jonah Wisniewski, Judith Dold, Julie Tretter, Kaitlin Beiter, Kerry Bumper, Kris DeGlopper-Banks, Laura Shocknesse, Lauren Seymour, Linda Crato, Linda Herrington, Marie Wolf, Mary Dixon, Megan Knoll, Meghan Kowalik, Michael Dolan, Michael Kearns, Mickie Kramp, Nina Burkard, Sadie Penwright, Sarah Milarski, Terry Branch, Tonia Jones, Tyler Wright, Victoria Herrington Wendy MacAvoy and William Clark.