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Student founded literacy program to host book drive

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Published: Thursday, November 18, 2010

Updated: Friday, November 19, 2010 11:11

Clubs at ACC will have a chance to earn $100 toward a party by donating children's books to the Silver Star Children's Literacy Project. On Dec. 8 the clubs will present their books to Travis County Sherriff Greg Hamilton.

The group was founded by student Avy Gonzalez who is currently the president. The project was derived from the Center for Student Political Studies, said Gonzalez.

The group is also in collaboration with ACC's Big Read.

"The difference between a toy drive and a book drive is that two weeks after they open their toys they are broken and thrown away," said Gonzalez. "The shelf life on books is a lot longer than toys. We want to get children's books into the hands of children." 

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