Boston (Allston) MA — May 16, 2008. Boston's Emerald Necklace Martial Arts recently collected over $1,400 in donations and nearly 1,000 books to benefit the Roger Clap School in Dorchester and the Maurice Tobin School in Roxbury. A 100-book donation was also presented to Everybody Wins, a national literacy and mentoring nonprofit proven to build the skills and love of reading among low-income elementary students.
The book and donation drive was led by karate students Wendy Mailot and Melissa Even, who conceived of and completed the project as part of their test for purple belt. The book donations include award-winning math curriculum based texts, and books from the popular Harry Potter, Lemony Snicket, Goosebumps, and American Girls series. Delivery was made to the Clap School on April 15; the Tobin School donation drop of will be held on Monday, May 19."Unfortunately, too many kids do not have home environments that are conducive to reading, and too many schools do not have the budgets to adequately fill their libraries with books that interest kids," Mailot says. "The books and money we collect will make a huge difference to these schools and to Everybody Wins, as well as to all of the kids."
More information about Emerald Necklace Martial Arts can be found online at http://www.karateinboston.com/. Sensei Jason Gould, Chief Instructor, can be reached at (617) 230-1973.
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