LEAP into Literacy Drop-off

After collecting over 1000 books for the Boys and Girls Club of San Francisco through my LEAP into Literacy drive, it was finally time for my first delivery of the year! I packed up the books and drove over to the Ernest Ingold Boys and Girls Club in the city for their Holiday party!

I got a great tour from a young girl named Poppy, who has been attending the club for 6 years. She was such a sweetheart and I could really see how much the club means to her and her younger brother.

Then it was time for the daily meeting. All of the kids came together and I was invited to speak to them about literacy and my responsibilities as Miss California Teen. Then they all dispersed to different rooms to do holiday arts and crafts, before returning to the main room to pick out a book and a teddy bear (the bears were collected at the Miss California Pageant last July). I loved helping the kids pick out  books to read, because I was able to share my passion for reading with them. Each and every child that I met brightened up my day because they were all so excited about the books and excited about learning.

Thank you so much to the Ernest Ingold Boys and Girls Club for having me! I can't wait to come back and visit again soon!

To learn more about your local Boys and Girls Club, visit www.bgca.org.

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Xoxo,
Jane Kennedy
NAM Miss California Teen 2013