SPECIAL PEOPLE
People
are what makes This City Reads! and our
community's efforts to improve our
literacy so successful. This new page
will give This City Reads! an
opportunity to recognize some of those people.
Home Run Readers
These students are selected
each spring by partner
schools to honor those
students who have made great
strides in their literacy
skills. These students are
honored at the This City
Reads!/Akron Aeros Book
Drive baseball game each
spring.
Congratulations to our 2009 Home
Run Readers:
Olivia - Summit Academy
Elementary
James - Preston Elementary
Gabriel - Price Elementary
Bryce - Ritzman Elementary
Mia - F.A.C.T. Academy
Jimmy - Summit Academy
Middle School
 Each
year This
City Reads! gives partners an opportunity to honor a staff member, client or
volunteer who has quietly gone above and
beyond in their efforts to improve the
literacy skills of themselves or others in
our community.
CONGRATULATIONS to this
year's award winners and
many thanks for all you
contribute to the community:
Patricia K. Delegrange
- Nominated by Shaw JCC of Akron
Early Childhood
First Book-Greater Akron
- Nominated by Akron Area YMCA
Jamie Green
- Nominated by Summit Academy
Schools
Hank Hudson
- Nominated by Akron-Summit County
Public Library
Valerie Sims
- Nominated by Summa Health Systems
Ellie Ward
- Nominated by Akron Art Museum
Callie Mae Williams
- Nominated by Project Learn of
Summit County
Literacy is Life Awards Winners 2009
Mrs Anne Sapp
nominated by Shaw JCC
Mary Mayer
nominated by Akron Public
Schools
Kimberly Hauge
nominated by Summit
Academy Schools
Chuck Bell
nominated by First Book
Greater Akron
Mary Bishop
nominated by Akron-Summit
County Public Library
Dilisa Townsend
nominated by Akron
Metropolitan Housing
Authority
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