Pioneer Bookshop to Donate 10% of December Sales to Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ School Libraries
Purchases at the downtown Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ Pioneer Bookshop will support Ä¢¹½´«Ã½-Newburg High School (GHS) and Ä¢¹½´«Ã½-Newburg Middle School (GMS) students during December, when 10% of all sales, up to $3,000, will be donated to the GHS and GMS libraries.
"Since our move to downtown Ä¢¹½´«Ã½, local readers have been frequenting the store more often," said Cassie Wherry, manager of the Pioneer Bookshop. "We support the GHS and GMS libraries in the quest to spark the love of reading in our teens."
Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ supports the donation as a Partner in Education with the district. The Ä¢¹½´«Ã½-Newburg high school and middle school libraries receive half of the funds in the form of a check and the other half in a Pioneer Bookshop gift card. In the six years that the bookshop has been offering this program, it has generated approximately $19,444.
Shoppers can expect extended holiday hours in December. From Dec. 2-19 the bookstore will be open from 8:30 a.m. through 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ welcomes the participation of people with disabilities. The Pioneer Bookshop is equipped with an induction hearing loop system, which enables individuals with hearing aids set to T-Coil to hear better.