A celebration involving volunteers and donors in support of children’s literacy took place Wednesday morning at Rock Heights Middle school in Esquimalt.
Victoria’s "1000 x 5 Children’s Book Recycling Project" reached a milestone this month, having donated 300,000 books over the past 12 years.
"If a child, by the age of five, has heard a thousand stories or one story a thousand times, he or she will be much better prepared for school," said Eileen Eby, executive director of 1000 x 5. Empire Donuts, Rotary Clubs and several other organizations and companies have also contributed funding and books to help young readers get a head start on reading.
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