On Friday, October 21, Ashley Hailston of Cumberland IC Bus in Nashville visited Putnam County School System to deliver about 150 books to be used in a summer reading program launched 3 years ago. In attendance at the book delivery:
- Dr. Melissa Palk: Principle at Northeast Elementary
- Kim Bradford: Transportation Supervisor for Putnam County Schools
- Jill Ramsey: District and School Continuous Improvement Planning
- Dr. Tammy Knipp: Operations Director and Putnam County Schools
- David Dukes: Dispatcher for Putnam County Schools
- Ashley Hailston: Cumberland International IC Bus Account Manager
The summer reading program has grown over 3 years to include 7 schools, 75 volunteer teachers and 1,000 kids. Each week during the summer months, teachers load books into their cars and spend an hour in under-served communities in their school system reading to kids and allowing them to check out books for the week.
Cumberland donated copies of a book called Papa Doug Hauls Strawberries & Smiles by Leslie Jones.
