An elementary college in Decatur is receiving a donation of a whole bunch of books in honor of a trainer who was a DeKalb County Faculty District (DCSD) educator for greater than 30 years and just lately died.

Sisters Shalisha North and Tene Johnson mentioned that when their mom, Barbaralaine North, handed away after a battle with pancreatic most cancers in Could, their household wished to honor her with one thing they knew she was very keen about – studying.

“My mom labored in varied DCSD elementary colleges all through her profession and ultimately went on to show English to Audio system of Different Languages (ESOL),” mentioned Shalisha. “My understanding is that as a trainer, she all the time drove house the significance of literacy and studying. As her youngster, we have been ceaselessly on the library, engaged in summer time studying lists and different packages. We’ve had a few of her former college students attain out to us and inform us that she was a compassionate and understanding trainer that made an impression on them.”

In lieu of flowers, Barbaralaine’s daughters and her husband Step North requested to have elementary college age-appropriate books donated to maintain her love of literacy entering into her neighborhood.
The household obtained greater than 300 books that they may donate to Narvie J. Harris Elementary Faculty on Aug. 2, simply in time for the brand new college 12 months.

“We’ve got positioned ebook plates with every donor’s identify within the books and we’re thrilled that my mom’s legacy will reside on by way of these books on the elementary college closest to her house,” mentioned Shalisha.

Barbaralaine’s household mentioned they hope the ebook donation makes it simpler to foster a love of studying for the scholars on the college.

“We hope it eliminates a barrier,” mentioned Shalisha. “A toddler could not have transportation to a library or, with the excessive price of all the things now, a household could not have the ability to afford to spend cash on one thing like books. Giving a toddler a brand-new ebook can open their minds to new prospects. Getting another ebook within the arms of a kid is all the time a win.”

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