BCEF Grant Helps Support Townwide Participation
in the "One Book One Region" Reading Program

The Bolton Community Education Foundation has awarded a grant of $400 to support townwide participation in the “One Book One Region” Summer 2008 reading program.

“One Book One Region” encourages high school students and adults in eastern Connecticut to read the same book during the spring and summer months and then to come together to discuss what they've read. Libraries and schools offer book discussion opportunities for all ages, as well as programs to complement the themes in the chosen book.

The book for 2008 is Life is So Good by George Dawson and Richard Glaubman. Dawson was a 103-year-old grandson of a slave who learned to read at age 98. Along with Glaubman, he provides a firsthand view of America during the 20th century as he reflects on his life, and offers valuable lessons in living.

The BCEF grant, along with funds from other towns, will be used to help pay for Glaubman's visit to Bolton on Wednesday, September 24, 2008, and to other area towns. It also will be used to purchase copies of the book for teachers, multiple copies for the high school library and Senior Center, related books for the Center School library, a book discussion at the town library, a scrapbooking gathering for students and senior citizens in town, and more.

The Bolton Community Education Foundation is a private, non-profit organization, incorporated in February 2004. The primary goal of the Foundation is to support and enhance educational opportunities for the entire Bolton community. Its Board of Directors is made up of community members who serve on a volunteer basis.