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What BookSmiles Last year’s Running The Ave 5K True Grit
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books to establish True Grit Awardees Celebrate
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By Stephanie Farrell Mennies Elementary students, from left: 3rd grader Londyn Sease, 4th graders Masyah By Samuel Levy
Aborresco and Daveliz Garcia, and 5th grader Yameiliz Chestnut. PHOTO BY AUTHOR
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t was smiles all around when the books arrived at donate,” says Arochas. This is her fourth year hosting Main Street Vineland’s Running The Ave 5K on June
Dr. William Mennies Elementary School in Vine- a pop-up book fair at Mennies. She rattles off the other 27, the focus will be on what the tale of the tape will
Iland. Several students came into the media center schools she’s been to: Durand, Sabater, Wallace, and reveal about the fastest, or second fastest, or third fastest.
as volunteer Jane Arochas, a retired Vineland teacher, more. Jase Farside, a first grader, was happy to be able to Another dimension exists to the story, however.
opened the boxes of new or like-new books that will be take home a Scooby Doo book and paused to read it to What about the True Grit Award winner? We are
given away this week. Nine classroom libraries are out Cole, Mennies’ famous deaf dog. talking about the runner who comes in last but, all during
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