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Earth Day Celebrated at the Book Bridge

Grayslake Pack 91 Bears Den 7 celebrated Earth Day by donating gently used books to The Book Bridge. They also made "Book Buddy" bags for local toddlers and preschoolers whose parents are dealing with severe financial difficulties. 

The Book Bridge mission is to support, motivate and inspire children in crisis situations to read through individualized access to books and other materials geared toward increasing literacy skills while also providing them with a healthy emotional outlet to stress.

We serve youth up to age 18 who are in physical, economical, emotional, or mental health crisis situations. They mostly live in homeless shelters, safe houses, or residential treatment facilities, but have little or no access to books of their interest and reading abilities.

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