NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — On National Read A Book Day, NewsChannel 5 has a special way for you to celebrate.
Over the last few years, NewsChannel 5 has given thousands of free books to kids across Middle Tennessee. Our Give a Child a Book campaign helps students in low-income schools build up their home libraries. Our goal is for every student to have books of their own and you can help us do that.
We partner with Scholastic Books to do free book fairs at each of the schools. Today more than 450 students at Tom Joy Elementary in Nashville are going home with three free books of their choosing thanks to your generous donations. Gnash, the mascot for the Nashville Predators, even stopped by today to meet the kids and help them pick out their books.
Today is the day to donate. Anything you give will be matched dollar-for-dollar by both the Nashville Predators and the Scripps Howard Foundation. That means your donation will be tripled!
It's fast and easy to give. You can make a tax-deductible donation by texting NC5 to 50155. Or you can go https://www.newschannel5.com/donate/give-a-book.
