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Jason
Zutaut, owner of the Fall
River Book Outlet Store at 847 Pleasant Street, has been working
with Community
Advocate and Attorney David Dennis to bring over $2 million in book
donations to Fall River youth. Starting about three years ago in
cooperation with Ocean State
Job Lot, the project is on schedule to give away 100,000 books,
about ten books for every child in the Fall
River School System. Books have been given to students at the Kuss,
Morton and Talbot Middle Schools, and the project is now working to give
students book in the elementary schools. The Fall
River Police officer, under Chief Dan Racine, will be distributing
books and reading to children this summer in the Housing
Authority developments. Books will also be distributed to children
during the upcoming AHA!
Fall River event on May 21, 2015 with the help of the new Fall River
Alliance headed up by volunteer Claudia Sousa.. "The topics are
very appropriate for children," notes Dennis. "Some of the
books are about drug prevention, bullying, and how to get along with
their friends in school." According to Dennis, this is the largest
private donation to the Fall River School Department and perhaps to the
City. Click
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(Top row) Fall River Police Officer Gary Atkinson stands by while Jason Zutaut, owner of the Fall River Book Outlet Store, points out the supply of books that has been loaded into the Fall River Environmental Police truck for delivery to the schools. (Row two) Fall River Alliance organizer Claudia Sousa and AHA! Fall River Sandy Dennis talk with Mr. Zataut about a donation of books to be given to children at their next event as Inventory Control Manager Tim Viveiros loads Ms. Sousa's car with donated books. (Row three, left and center) Ms. Sousa is ready to travel with the books as Officer Atkinson and Police Sgt. Jason Pacheco talk with Mr. Dennis. (Bottom row) Mr Zataut, Mr. Dennis and Ms. Sousa are interviewed on Fall River Government Television before leaving the warehouse.. |
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