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9 Books for Kids
30 March 2023 | Community Involvement
Charlotte Gastro is a proud sponsor of 9 Books for Kids
WSOC-TV’s 9 Books for Kids provides parents, children, and the community with resources to improve student learning and achievement across the Carolinas.
Promising Pages is a regional book bank that provides over 275,000 free children’s books to hundreds of local nonprofit organizations, schools, childcare centers, and afterschool programs serving over 54,000 children in the 2021-2022 school year.
>> You can drop off donations at any local Arby’s or Ashley Furniture location. To find a site near you, visit- https://promising-pages.org/donate-books-2/
The drive will last until April 30.
Charlotte Gastro staff members were present at special drop-off day at the WSOC-TV studio, Wednesday June 15 with a tent, table, and gifts. Staff greeted the community, thanked them for their donations, and helped with the drop-off process.
WSOC-TV and Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina have partnered to help provide meals for thousands of people in need.
The will supply over 18,000 individual meals for the community.
Wednesday’s 9 Food Drive was the most successful collection day in the history of the 9 Food Drive.
In partnership with Promising Pages, Channel 9 collects new and gently used children and teen books that are distributed to area children and teens through Promising Pages innovative programs without the need to check out and return the book.
We are encouraging everyone to donate gently used books to WSOC-TV book donation centers.