200 books donated to Adena for young patients
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Ralph Metzger, left, executive director of the Adena Health Foundation, accepts books and a check from Josh Younge, Mindy Frejkowski and Shirley Good, members of the Pickaway-Ross Career and Technology Center Teacher’s Association.
200 BOOKS DONATED TO ADENA TO ENCOURAGE YOUNG PATIENTS TO READ
With titles like, “Little Boy Blue” and “My First Bible Stories,” some 200 new and gently used books have found a home in the Adena Medical Center, to be used by young patients there.
In a heartwarming act of generosity, three boxes of children’s books were donated by the Pickaway-Ross Career and Technology Center Teacher’s Association to Adena Health Foundation for pre-kindergarten to fourth-graders who are patients at the medical center.
“I think it’s a wonderful opportunity to promote literacy in the community,” said Josh Younge, an English teacher and president of the teacher’s association. “So many times, children don’t get the opportunity to read. This is a great opportunity when they are here, if they have a few free moments, to just look at a book.”
“We’re grateful to the Pickaway-Ross Career and Technology Center Teacher’s Association for this wonderful donation and their monetary contribution to the Pediatrics and Child Health Fund,” said Ralph Metzger, executive director of the Adena Health Foundation.
The books will be distributed in a number of different units in the medical center and at regional sites, where young patients receive medical attention, he said.
Members of the association, as well as students at the school, raised money and collected the books as part of their “Reach Out and Read” campaign. Reach Out and Read is a national early literacy program centered in pediatric outpatient clinics and community-based health centers across the country.
“Teachers donated books and students donated books. Some people bought new books and some people gave gently used books, Younge explained.
“I bought quite a few books on behalf of my father who passed away. Reading was very important to him,” said Shirley Good, a cosmetology teacher and counselor at the school.
Along with helping promote literacy, the “Reach Out and Read” campaign also was an opportunity for students at Pickaway-Ross Career and Technology Center to be involved in helping others in the community, she said.
At Adena, books will be available for young patients to take home and read, according to Mindy Frejkowski, the school nurse at the career center. She said she also is hoping more book donations will be made soon.
With titles like, “Little Boy Blue” and “My First Bible Stories,” some 200 new and gently used books have found a home in the Adena Medical Center, to be used by young patients there.
In a heartwarming act of generosity, three boxes of children’s books were donated by the Pickaway-Ross Career and Technology Center Teacher’s Association to Adena Health Foundation for pre-kindergarten to fourth-graders who are patients at the medical center.
“I think it’s a wonderful opportunity to promote literacy in the community,” said Josh Younge, an English teacher and president of the teacher’s association. “So many times, children don’t get the opportunity to read. This is a great opportunity when they are here, if they have a few free moments, to just look at a book.”
“We’re grateful to the Pickaway-Ross Career and Technology Center Teacher’s Association for this wonderful donation and their monetary contribution to the Pediatrics and Child Health Fund,” said Ralph Metzger, executive director of the Adena Health Foundation.
The books will be distributed in a number of different units in the medical center and at regional sites, where young patients receive medical attention, he said.
Members of the association, as well as students at the school, raised money and collected the books as part of their “Reach Out and Read” campaign. Reach Out and Read is a national early literacy program centered in pediatric outpatient clinics and community-based health centers across the country.
“Teachers donated books and students donated books. Some people bought new books and some people gave gently used books, Younge explained.
“I bought quite a few books on behalf of my father who passed away. Reading was very important to him,” said Shirley Good, a cosmetology teacher and counselor at the school.
Along with helping promote literacy, the “Reach Out and Read” campaign also was an opportunity for students at Pickaway-Ross Career and Technology Center to be involved in helping others in the community, she said.
At Adena, books will be available for young patients to take home and read, according to Mindy Frejkowski, the school nurse at the career center. She said she also is hoping more book donations will be made soon.
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