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Jul 3, 2009

"It is not enough to simply teach children to read; we have to give them something worth reading. Something that will stretch their imaginations--something that will help them make sense of their own lives and encourage them to reach out toward people whose lives are quite different from their own." --Katherine Patterson

She Cashed In Her Savings For Bess

In 2002 38-year-old Jennifer Frances cashed in her 401K to do something fulfilling with her life. And it all started with a 1972 Volkswagen bus named "Bess." "Bess the Book Bus" is a gateway to reading for underprivileged and inner-city kids in Tampa, Fla that has now distributed thousands of books to thousands of Tampa-area children, from kindergarten-to-high school, giving almost 40,000 new books each year to schools, community centers and shelters and its program continues to grow.