Book Fair

Three hundred twenty-three students visited this year's book fair, for a total of two days of shopping and wishing. This fair has been a Grace tradition since 1995. The book fair was originally organized to provide quality choices for Grace students and families, which is why only new books are offered. Both high quality inspirational and educational books are offered. It is held in the Singles Alliance room, and is decorated for early Christmas shopping.

Each class comes through to actually see and handle the books. We have many parent volunteers to assist the children in marking items on their wish lists. The wish lists go home for parents to make the final decision about which, if any, books to purchase. The teachers also complete wish lists, and parents can choose to purchase items for their child's classroom from those lists. Each year, GCS sells over 1,000 books during the Book Fair week. From this, the GCS libraries gain between $2,000 and $3,000 in new books yearly. Many thanks to all the faithful parents who made this possible this year, especially Cindy Lennon (who spearheaded the effort), Suzanne Goodwin, and Theresa Baskin, who each stayed throughout the entire Book Fair.

- Contributed by Mrs. Alice Sheth