The 2021 Elementary School Book Project Another Great Success
On December 14, 2021, GBA Elementary School Project Co-Chair Erin Reis delivered a set of more than 200 well-wrapped books from the Greensboro Bar Association to David D. Jones Elementary School. Even though the pandemic meant that, for the 2nd year, GBA members did not get to personally put the books in the hands of every K-5 student in the Traditional English program, we continued to keep as much of our holiday tradition intact as possible.
GBA members generously donated more than $2,700, which allowed the GBA to purchase books for the holiday program as well as 5th grade “graduation,” and donate about $1,250 to the Jones Elementary Food Bank.
Although we were not able to wrap books together at the holiday party, several volunteers stepped up and offered to wrap books at work or home, including:
Eloise Hassell
Corinne Jones (and staff at Syngenta)
Margaret Kantlehner
Lauren Quaas (and staff at the Elder Law Firm)
Elizabeth A. Ray (and staff at Crumley Roberts)
Sarah Roane
Josh Saliba
Theodora Vaporis (and staff at Tuggle Duggins)
A special thanks to those who donated this year, who include:
Abigail Peoples
Adam Kerr
Agustin Martinez
Alan Duncan
Alicia Edwards
Anita Troxler
Barbara Christy
Barbara Morgenstern
Bill Davis
Christopher Avery
Corinne Jones
David Puryear
Deborah Mergner
Dena Langley
Diane Lowe
Donald Speckhard
Elizabeth Ray Enyonam Williams Erin Reis Erwin Fuller Henry Mangum Jr. Jennifer Mencarini Jennifer Van Zant Jeri Whitfield Julie Wall Lisa Arthur Marc Trigilio Margaret Kantlehner Mark Cain Mary Miller Melanie Hamilton Michael R. Abel
Nancy Ferguson Patrice Hinnant Petrova Law PLLC Rebecca Cage Richard Hicks Sabrina Clark Sarah Roane Sharon Johnston Sharon K. Allen Sigmon Klein PLLC Stephen Russell Susan Liemer Terrill Harris Theodora Vaporis
Thanks to all for another successful GBA Jones Elementary School Project!
-Adam Kerr and Erin Reis
