5/14/2012 3:29:00 PM
The Indigo Love of Reading Foundation Donates its Millionth Book
- Indigo's Support Reaches $13 Million, Among the Largest Contributions to School Libraries -
TORONTO, May 14, 2012 /CNW/ - The Indigo Love of Reading Foundation marked the announcement of its 2012 Literacy Grants with a significant milestone. The Foundation has now funded 1,000,000 books for high-need school libraries across the country. The 20 elementary schools who are the recipients of this year's $1.5 million allocation will receive individual grants of up to $195,000 over the next three years, with the common purpose of stocking the schools' libraries with new books so that the young students can reap the life-long benefits of reading.
The Indigo Love of Reading Foundation was established to ensure all elementary school children have easy access through their very own school library to the most essential learning tool, books. Since its inception in 2004, the Foundation has donated $13 million to schools in need across the country, providing access to more than 1,000,000 books for 36,000 children.
All 20 new schools receiving 2012 Literacy Fund grants from the Indigo Love of Reading Foundation demonstrated in their applications a clear commitment to nurturing a well-grounded future generation through advancing children's literacy. Based on school populations, grants of up to $195,000 have been awarded to each school. This year's recipient schools are:
| British Columbia: Barrowtown Elementary, Abbotsford Cedar Hills Elementary, Surrey Thornhill Elementary, Terrace | Prince Edward Island: Eliot River Elementary, Cornwall |
| Alberta: Balwin School, Edmonton John A. McDougall School, Edmonton Sherwood School, Edmonton | New Brunswick: Glen Falls Elementary, Saint John |
| Saskatchewan: Riverside Community School, Prince Albert St. Catherine Community School, Regina | Newfoundland: Helen Tulk Elementary School, Bishop's Falls Jakeman All Grade, Trout River |
| Manitoba: King George School, Brandon | Nova Scotia: Nelson Whynder Elementary School, Dartmouth |
| Ontario: Central Public School, Brantford Delhi Public School, Delhi Sherbrooke Public School, Thunder Bay Blessed John XXIII Catholic Elementary School, Toronto Parkdale Junior and Senior Public School, Toronto William G. Davis, Windsor | |
Schools interested in applying for 2013 Indigo Love of Reading Foundation Literacy Fund Grants can download an application at loveofreading.org. A new application will be available for download in the Fall of 2012
