We are the WINNERS!!! Birmingham Reads Book Drive Winners Announced

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

What an amazing book drive you organized! The 15 schools involved in the 2015 Birmingham Reads Book Drive Challenge collected more than 41,000 books for under-privileged children in our area! That’s right – 41 THOUSAND!!!! These books will go home with the kids who need them most and will be treasured for years to come.

We are all astounded by the success. Many thanks to each and every one of you for the hard work and enthusiasm you put into this event. We had so much fun meeting you as we unloaded the cars and vans and SUVs full of beautiful books. You should all be proud. Please accept the deepest gratitude from Better Basics and the Junior League of Birmingham.  

This year, Paine Elementary won the Birmingham Reads Book Drive Challenge by collecting more than 6,000 books! Vestavia Hills Elementary School-Cahaba Heights won the challenge to collect the most books per pupil, with more than 6.3 books collected per student!  Congratulations to these winners and to each of you. You are all winners because your efforts will make a big difference for children, who without the books collected by your schools, would not have these wonderful books! 

I hope you will join us next year as the Birmingham Reads project enters its seventh year serving the community.

Thank you again for all of your support.  You were fabulous!