Duel on the Delaware attendees:
This update is from Susan McNeill, co-founder of Success Won't Wait. The update is provided to communicate where the books your teams graciously donated have gone since you donated them at the Duel on the Delaware Book Drive last October. Having partnered with Susan and Success Won't Wait over the past four years, I can honestly say that the books you donate will go the some of the best causes that can be found in our area and beyond.
We hope that your teams are actively hoarding books for this year's book drive.
Enjoy the rest of your summer!
John
John Larock
Team Coordinator - MOE 365
Duel on the Delaware Planning Committee
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Success Won't Wait Summer Update, 2008
In July 2008, Success Won't Wait embarked on its single largest project yet.
At the request Laura Ellison of AmeriCorps, Success Won't Wait volunteers
spent months sorting through thousands of books for a trip to Lewis County,
West Virginia. Lewis County is one of the poorest counties in the state.
According to Census Bureau statistics, the median income for a household in
the county is $27,066, and the median income for a family is $32,431. Males
have a median income of $27,906 versus $18,733 for females. The per capita
income for the county is $13,933.
There is exactly 1 public library to serve the entire county. This library
had a total collection of only 19,000 books. There are four elementary
schools and one middle school, as well as a senior center -- and all were in
desperate need of books. Success Won't Wait volunteers gathered over 5,000
books which Susan McNeill and her family then drove to the county seat of
Weston, West Virginia. Representatives from all over the state were there to
greet them and deliver the books to the various locations.
Literally, thousands of the books that made their way to Lewis County were
from the Duel on the Delaware Miracle of Education Book Drive in 2007. Your
contributions were immense and so appreciated!
Photos and more information will available soon on the Success Won't Wait
website. You can visit
www.SuccessWontWait.org for updated information on
this project and many others.
Thank you, thank you, thank you for helping us with this truly rewarding
project!
Susan McNeill and Vincenza Carrier-Russo
Co-founders, Success Won't Wait
susanmcneill6@comcast.net