Hey Kids!

I want to tell everyone who participated recently in the 2nd Annual Read Across America Celebration, "Literacy - It's in the Bag!" THANKS! More than 4,000 students from the Towne Lake area decorated brown bags with book reports to be re-used at Publix to bag groceries. Publix donated the brown bags and gave more than 26,000 Labels for Education to the schools in appreciation of participating in the project. Publix at Rose Creek Community Coordinator Sue Dean said, "I enjoyed seeing the response from the kids and their parents when they came into the store. Everyone was so excited to see the decorated bags."

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Donald Kyle is the Children's Editor for The TowneLaker. He is in Ms. O'Mara's fourth grade class at Bascomb Elementary. Donald is the son of Gina Carr and Don Kyle.

Read Across America, "Literacy - It's in the Bag!"

Clockwise from top left:

The staff at Publix at Rose Creek dressed up for Read Across America, Tin Man James Sutherland, student at Kennesaw University; Scarecrow Dave Young, student at Appalachian Tech; and Etowah students, Cat in the Hat Chris McKneely and Lion Daniel McLaughlin and Dorothy, Publix associate Marie Young.

Front row (left to right): Lucas Read and Sam Robinson. Back row: Publix at Rose Creek Manager Steve Campbell, Bascomb Elementary School Principal Ruth Summerlin and Assistant Principal Nicole Holmes.

Publix at Rose Creek Manager Steve Campbell and Chapman Intermediate School Principal Joanne May.

Front row (left to right): Liam Cochran, Danielle Neese, Lauren Case and Trejza Easton. Middle row: Taya Welch, Chase Meusel, Casey Parko and Dani Crowder. Back row: Carmel Elementary School Assistant Principal Dr. Leslie Lewis and Publix Manager Steve Campbell.

Front row (left to right): Maria Vazquez, James Peek, Yuhgene Liu and Miles Revels. Back row: Kleven Boston Elementary School Principal Dr. Lou Manzella and Publix Manager Steve Campbell.