LIVINGSTON, NJ — The RSVP Center of Essex and Hudson Counties, a program of JFS MetroWest, was the recipient of Barnes & Noble Livingston’s annual Holiday Book Drive this past December. More than 1,800 books were donated to benefit RSVP’s Reading Buddies program, which matches older adult volunteers with elementary school students to improve reading comprehension skills.
“We are so lucky to be a part of such a generous and caring community. On behalf of Jewish Family Service of MetroWest and its RSVP Reading Buddies program, please accept our sincere appreciation for Barnes & Noble’s thoughtful donation of children’s books to the program. Our Reading Buddies staff is grateful and delighted. These books will help to instill a love of reading in the children served by our program,” JFS CEO Diane Squadron said in a press release.
“The Holiday Book Drive is a favorite program of both booksellers and customers across the country,” said Tracy Vidakovich, vice president of business development for Barnes & Noble. “Customers often purchase and donate a personal childhood favorite as a way to pass on a holiday tradition to a child in their local community.”
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