For years now
Dolly Parton's Imagination Library has been growing by leaps
and bounds throughout
Canada, the
United Kingdom and the
United States.
Some ask why but most ask how does this continue to happen even during tough
economic times. Yes there are programme champions that do lose funding but the
overall growth and strength of the programme continue to be alive and well.
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| Cadwyn staff met Dolly at her concert in Cardiff |
We think it's because the programme is so flexible in scale and easily
modifiable. It doesn't matter if an affiliate is maybe one or two people or
in contrast and entire state or province, it still works the same and it
always starts with one single book.
Take for example,
Cadwyn Housing Association in Wales, UK. They set up Wales'
first
Dolly Parton Imagination Library and already today they have more than
70 children registered!
Leynie Meagher, a member of staff at Cadywn who has registered her children
on the programme said: 'I'm so glad that Cadwyn have taken part in the
Imagination Library - it's a fab benefit for employees and a way of giving
back to the Cadwyn community. My children absolutely love receiving the
books, it's like having a birthday every month! We love reading together
anyway but this gives us even more reason.'
So you see just as Cadwyn is making the programme a reality for children in
Wales and Alison Lilburn gives testament of the programme's proven success in
Rotherham, Canterbury Children's Centre is working to bring it to the
children in Bradford! That's how it works, that's how it survives even
through tough times and that's why it works......It all begins with one book & one child.
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Read full Bradford story here on BBC News)
