Book Driving.

What a day yesterday: over 4 hours on the road, including lovely rush hour traffic, to deliver books. Unfortunately, the doctors who we contacted were not available at the time, so we left the donation with others. But it was worth it, and it's honestly gratifying to contribute to Georgia's ROR programs!

We are always welcoming new books. I'm glad you found us. Do you have books for children or adults? We primarily distribute to children but we do have a bookshelf where adults can take books.

Would you be able to drop it off at the below address? Otherwise, maybe we could meet up somewhere? Thanks so much.

Deborah Sumner, MD
Department of Community Medicine
Grady North Fulton Clinic
1143 Alpharetta Hwy
Roswell, GA 30075
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Wow,

I just read your blog. What an impressive endeavor! It sounds like many of the Grady docs have already contacted you. We could certainly wait if you need to reaccumulate your supplies. It comes at a good time as Congress just decreased the budget for the Reach Out and Read program (I guess all of the money is going to Iraq) so we will have to look even harder at other sources of funding and books.
Is anyone from your group interested in volunteering to read to the patients who are in our waiting rooms? Modeling reading aloud to children is such an important step to promoting literacy in the home. Please let me know.
Thanks so much.

Deborah Sumner, MD
Department of Community Medicine
Grady North Fulton Clinic
1143 Alpharetta Hwy
Roswell, GA 30075
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Sorry, I did not email you earlier today to thank you for the books.
I do regret not getting a chance to speak to you also when you came.
I gave one of my patients one of the Berenstein Bear books this evening as soon as they arrived!

I truly appreciate this book donation.

Jennifer Fowlkes-Callins MD


A job satisfactorily done.