This is one of my favorite recent stories I’ve found. A teenager who brings her young enthusiasm and hard work ethic (that “get it done”) mentality along with fresh out-of-the-box thinking. So nice to see this and more organizations need to encourage the youth to get involved and offer solutions. They are smarter, more energetic and more compassionate than many assume.
What a wonderful story.
“I was shocked,” said Vaher, an avid reader since an early age, who often visited the library with her mom to catch up on summer reading as a child. “But most kids, their parents are working throughout the summer and so they don’t have the chance to go to a summer reading program.
”Vaher visited the Stowe Family YMCA in Belmont and — in coordination with its director, Susan Mosk — learned some 300 kids regularly attend the branch’s afterschool and summer activity programs. While the branch has a large playroom with TV and video games, Vaher noticed it only had a small bookshelf and lacked a comfortable reading environment for kids.
That’s when she envisioned her opportunity to bring that option directly to kids at the YMCA.
Full Story : High-schooler putting more books in kids’ hands
