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Maggie Brown teacher organizes book donations BY LAUREL HUSTER laurel@newnan.com
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hen Cassie Mitchell started teaching at Maggie Brown Middle School in October 2019, she realized something the students were lacking – books. Mitchell said Maggie Brown, which functions as the Coweta County School System’s alternative middle school, doesn’t have a library. She said literacy is one of her passions, and she felt like she needed to do something to get books for the students. Mitchell, who teaches math remediation to the students at Maggie Brown, taught elementary school in the Coweta County School System for over 17 years. “I think it is a great project that she has put together,” Maggie Brown principal, Ahmand Tinker, said. “We
don’t have a library, so our students don’t have access to books that other students might have at base schools.” “Our students deserve the same opportunities as a traditional middle school,” Tinker added. Tinker has guest speakers come to the school every Friday to help encourage the students. Rob Brass, Southwest Metro Director for Fellowship of Christian Athletes, was one of those speakers. Mitchell said she was talking to Brass about her idea for getting books to the students, and he wanted to help. Brass put Mitchell in touch with his mother, Linda Brass, who is on the board of the Ferst Foundation and Stepping Stones. Linda said she reached out to some of her friends who are advocates for children having books. She told them Mitchell’s plan for Maggie Brown and asked if anyone wanted to help. Linda said seven women donated
money to get Mitchell the things she needed for the school. “In today’s world, everyone has a new appreciation for teachers,” Linda said. Mitchell said she received $1,500 in brand new books for the students. She was able to purchase shelves and labels to keep the books organized and set up a mini library in the hallway. “I can’t even explain how excited I was,” Mitchell said. Mitchell said one of the things she was concerned about was finding titles that students could relate to but that are still appropriate for them. She said many of the students struggle academically, but need books catered to middle school students. The Lisa Libraries program, which sends books to schools and organizations that need them, also donated 152 books to Maggie Brown. The first donation of books was supposed to be delivered March 16,
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right after schools were closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Mitchell said although students haven’t been able to use the books, she has had more time to organize and prepare for the fall. The books will be available for students to check out during the day. Mitchell also ordered class sets of books for teachers to use for instruc-
tion. “I am incredibly thankful for the people in our community who helped,” Mitchell said. Mitchell will be working in a different school system in the fall, but she said this is a project she intends to continue supporting even after she has moved on. “It’s really been phenomenal,” Mitchell said. “I’m just elated.”
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Members of Girl Scout Troop 10884 are pictured with one of the hose caddies they installed. From left are Madison DeSantos, Victoria Carrero, Nora Rudny, Lindsey Cannon, Brooklyn Baker and Addison Dettmering.
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irl Scouts from Troop 18004 recently installed handmade hose caddies throughout Newnan in partnership with Keep Newnan Beautiful. “I’m glad I got to build the hose caddies because it will help the community grow beautiful gardens,” said scout Nora Rudny. “Plus, we got to spray the hose! I really loved learning about Keep Newnan Beautiful’s Outdoor Classroom and playing there with my friends.” The six scouts are fourth and fifth graders at Arbor Springs Elementary School. They completed 20 hours of community service, including installing the hose caddies, to earn the Bronze Award. The Bronze Award is the highest honor for Junior Girl Scouts, and they completed the award May 16. “Working with Ms. (Page) Beckwith from Keep Newnan Beautiful to complete our Girl Scout Bronze Award was so much fun,” said troop member Brooklyn Baker. Anyone interested in volunteering with Keep Newnan Beautiful may contact Executive Director Page Beckwith at 678-673-5505.
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ast week’s “drive-up food drive” for Bridging the Gap was a tremendous success, collecting nearly 3,000 pounds of food and $1,620 for the local ministry. The food drive was organized by the missions committee at Newnan First United Methodist Church, and church members donned masks and gloves to unload donations from vehicles. “There were a good number of people that were very generous, and through the kindness of their hearts donated food and essential supplies, and some even donated money,” said Greg Oothoudt, missions committee chairperson for Newnan FUMC. The donations weighed in at 2,870 pounds. “It was very gratifying to see — for the church, for the community, and especially for an organization like Bridging the Gap — to be able to support them and to be able to provide resources for
them to help the community,” Oothoudt said. The event officially began at noon, but people started bringing items at about 11:30 a.m., Oothoudt said. Oothoudt said volunteers really stepped up and made the event happen. “My hat is off to them – I just can’t thank them enough,” he said. They are already thinking about doing the food drive again in a month or two, possibly in partnership with another church. It was nice to be back on the church grounds and to see fellow church members, Oothoudt said. “You could see the smiles in the eyes, even if you couldn’t see the smiles themselves,” because people were wearing masks. “It was a blessed time, it really was,” he said. “It’s really uplifting, there is no doubt about that.”
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