Community Corner
Page it Forward: Lake County's Biggest Book Drive
United Way of Lake County and Bernie's Book Bank are sponsoring this summer-long book drive to collect 100,000 books for low-income children in Lake County. Reading is the most important skill needed by children in order to learn. 76% of local kindergarteners had no knowledge of books and 61% of low income homes have no age-appropriate reading material for children.
The book drive kicks off on June 21 in Lake Forest in conjunction with the United Way Worldwide's National Day of Action. There are five other locations in Lake County that will be used for collecting books. Visit www.uwlakeco.org/pageitforward for more information.
There is a contemporary twist to this book drive. Visit facebook.com/pageitforward to purchase or donate a book for the drive. Harris Bank will donate one book for every "like" that the Page it Forward Facebook page receives.