Enhancing literacy for boys & young men ...one book at a time!
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Laneta Goings, President
Advisory Board, Books 4 Buddies
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About Books 4 Buddies
Books 4 Buddies (B4B) is a campaign that encourages literacy and provides leisure reading material, free of charge, to disadvantaged youth, especially boys, in Northwest Ohio. The brainchild of Toledo native, teenager Touré McCord, B4B receives support in the form of new and "gently used" donations from participating bookstores, local businesses and the general public. Schools, community centers and other locations near lower-income youth, who tend to lack access to books at home, serve as sites for our lively, interactive giveaway events where reading is always presented as BIG FUN! Local celebrities, leaders and athletes support our special programs -- so you never know who you might see! Volunteers are always needed and appreciated."
Ms. Goings and most recently helped launch Books 4 Buddies, which collects new and gently used books to be given to disadvantaged youth in the area.
Some of the people behind Books 4 Buddies: Front row seated: L to R, Clyde Scoles, and Laneta Goings. Back row standing: L to R, Jim Funk, Eddie Allen,; Richard Jackson, Am-visor, Johnathon Bush, and Dr. Jerome Pecko,
All Board Members include: Cecelia Adams, PhD, John Fedderke, Andrea Goings, M.D., Bill Goings, John Tharp, Baldemar Velasquez, Rosalinda Contreraz
