The Grandmont Community Association (GCA) Youth & Education Committee hosted its annual Reading in Ramsay Park: Home Library Edition and Back to School Supplies & Backpack Giveaway on Saturday, August 17th at Douglas Ramsay Park.
Reading in Ramsay Park: Home Library Edition, celebrates and raises awareness for literacy, highlights resources in our community and supports our children as they head back to school.
This FREE family friendly event included a Free Book Giveaway for ages 1 to 100+, made possible with a generous donation of over 1000 books from the 313Reads: Detroit Literacy Coalition, Books in the D Initiative, courtesy of The Molina Foundation with support from Detroit Kiwanis Club No.1, Detroit Achievement Academy and representatives from the Detroit Public Library Chaney and Redford Branches in attendance.
Through the generosity of Grandmont “Good Neighbors”, the Grandmont-Rosedale Communities, personal donations and community busi- nesses, we collected over 200 backpacks and numerous school supplies to distribute to attendees.
We appreciate the support of our Sponsors, Community Partners and Volunteers and would like to thank, Justin Jozwiak (“Co-Chair”), San- dra Bialic, Samantha Bonaparte, Office of State Senator Mary Cavanagh, Craft Car Care, Cutz Lounge THE GROOMING SHOP, Detroit Public Library|Chaney and Redford Branches, Elias Donuts, Esther Collins, Sheila Connolly (Detroit Kiwanis Club No.1), Dawn Floyd, Phil Foster, Stephan Franklin, Grandmont Rosedale Community Development, Hardware Express, Susan & Maurice Hood, Darlene House, Artan C. Hughes (“Photographer”), Megan Williamson Hulbert, Bre’Anna Johnston, Cheryl & Mike Kelly, Yolanda McCray, Lynn McNeal, Lawrence Miller, Lauryn Miller, DeWayne Morrison, National Inspirational Role Models Visionaries, Alexa O’Brien (Detroit Achievement Academy), Curtis & Debra McIntosh Parnell, Robert & Diane Patterson, Brittany Pearse, Todd Perkins, Linda Pride, Rosa, Jayda Rouse, Royal Fresh Market, Schoolcraft Improvement Association, Vickie Senior, Ed Smith, Office of Detroit City Council President Pro Tem James Tate, The Collins Family, The Longacre Street & Block Party, Lisa Valerio-Nowc, Dr. Leah Van Belle (313Reads: Detroit Literacy Coalition), Marvin Washington, Wayne County Sheriff’s Office, Wayne County Sheriff Raphael “Ray” Washington, Jalen Willis, and the “Good Neighbors” of the Grandmont Community.
A very special “thank you” to the Board, Scholarship Committee and Youth & Education Committee members Yolanda Burnett, Cora Dun- can-Foster, Sonja Johnson, Sandi Rideaux-Miller, Janice Roshell, Sharon Shaw and Ethel Smith.
