It’s
Feeling Fabulous Friday!
We
are feeling so fabulous this Friday at Easter Seals Florida because of a little
girl with a big heart! Five-year-old Mya’s mother, Lisa, wanted to involve her
in community volunteering. Lisa arranged for Mya to help literacy specialist Mayra
Alvarado with the new mobile library at Easter Seals' Murray Child Development
Center. For months, Mya read a
book to the kids in each classroom at the center and helped them check out
books from the mobile library, a small library on wheels that she brought from
classroom to classroom. She even created
library cards for each child in the center.
Mya:
Mya went home from her volunteer experience determined to
collect more children's books for the children of Easter Seals. She made a
flyer that she sent out to
friends and family, and soon books were coming in from all over the
country...over 500 books were collected in all! But that wasn't enough for Mya. She wanted to be sure that Easter Seals'
Murray Child Development Center had its very own library. After many volunteers
sorted through and organized books, painted walls and murals, and put the final
touches of decorations to the place, it was ready for our children! The grand opening of the Murray Child
Development Center library was held in July of 2011.
But that’s not all!
Starting last summer, Mya got the itch to create another library at
Easter Seals’ Igoe-Amar Child Development Center, the Murray Center’s sister
program in West Palm Beach. She
collected once again over 500 more books, and on January 23, 2013 the new
Children’s Library and Literacy Center was opened! Check out pictures from the dedication here: grand opening of their library.
Today
we want to thank Mya for her warm heart and drive to make a difference. No
matter our location, age or circumstance, Mya’s story is a lesson that we can
make a difference when we put our hearts and minds to it.
The
Murray Center Library:
The Amar Center
Library:
The
Amar Center Library Grand Opening:
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