Reading Heart fights illiteracy in Fresno County

Reading Heart, in partnership with Scholastic, is holding a 24-hour book drive from 3 p.m. on Friday, March 18 to 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 19 at Chukchansi Park. In order to break the current world record, more than 275,000 books must be collected. The goal is 500,000.

The public is invited to join this community goal and drop off books at the event. In addition to book donations, the public is encouraged to donate money to purchase books at www.readingheart.org. For every $5 raised, Scholastic will provide four new books to the drive. The Fresno County Office of Education is a sponsor of the event and also donated $1,200 for the purchase of Scholastic books.

Danay Ferguson’s Reading Heart non-profit organization has already donated more than 30,000 books to Fresno County children. Her goal is for every child in Fresno to have access to the joy of reading.