"I am humbled by the collective generosity of Storytime Crafts and The Martin Richard Foundation. The possibilities that you have provided for my students are truly inspiring! As I’m sure you know, budget cut backs have made it increasingly difficult for my school to order new books. Students need lots of books to develop a real passion for reading, and your donation is helping me to get ALL of my students to love reading. 
     I truly believe the active encouragement of reading for pleasure should be a core part of every child's educational entitlement. You are helping me to celebrate the importance of reading as a pleasurable activity in its own right, not just as a means to learning curriculum. With your generous donation the Shaw’s classroom teachers were able to select books to add to their classroom libraries. This saved our new teachers from having to spend hundreds of dollars of their own money purchasing engaging titles for students. We also were able to give away books during our Back To School Night on September 20th. Families and students were incredibly grateful to be able to select the books they wanted to have, and just knowing they had some choice in book selection was incredibly powerful. 

     When you read often and with enthusiasm, usually just for the sheer fun of it, you lay foundations that last for life. Thank you for giving my students this donation. You have opened their eyes to a world of possibility, and are helping me to spread the message that reading can be transformative!"

-- Morgan Keohane, Teacher Librarian, P. A. Shaw Elementary School, Dorchester