Anonymous donor purchases ¹ú²ú×ÔÅÄ children's book for elementary school
Article By: Staff
The University of North Georgia (¹ú²ú×ÔÅÄ) Press will give copies of "¹ú²ú×ÔÅÄ The Gold I See," written by ¹ú²ú×ÔÅÄ President Bonita C. Jacobs, to Lumpkin County Elementary School thanks to a large donation.
An anonymous donor gave ¹ú²ú×ÔÅÄ Press $500 to purchase the copies of the book, said Bonnie "BJ" Robinson, director of ¹ú²ú×ÔÅÄ Press and professor of English at ¹ú²ú×ÔÅÄ.
"I appreciate what the donor is doing, which is to actively promote children's literature and literacy," Robinson said. "That is important because if you get children hooked on reading early, it will stay with them. And reading is one of the few ways that a life can be changed."
The book will be added to the school's library and given to several classrooms.
"¹ú²ú×ÔÅÄ The Gold I See: The Legacy of ¹ú²ú×ÔÅÄ’s Dahlonega Campus" tells the story of a young boy and his multigenerational family during their visit to the Dahlonega Campus. The book is the first in a series about the five ¹ú²ú×ÔÅÄ campuses: Dahlonega, Gainesville, Cumming, Oconee, and Blue Ridge. The book about the Gainesville Campus is already in development.
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