Washington Center students Katie Tollison, left, and Grayson Johnson, right, are pictured with Washington Center staff member Michelle Bennett assisting with the school's book collection for the Greenville Literacy Association’ Really Good, Really Big, and Really Cheap Book Sale.
The sale is GLA’s largest annual fundraising event. Last year, 14,000 book-lovers attended and purchased from among 127,000 donated books, raising a total of $104,000. Funds raised at the book sale directly support GLA’s five fully-staffed learning centers in Greenville County serving adult students in Adult Basic Education, GED, and English as a Second Language programs.
For 47 years, GLA has empowered adults to participate more effectively in the community by providing quality instruction in reading, writing, math and speaking English. Parents and staff are asked to donate books. Collection boxes are located in the school foyer and library. The final collection day is Community Day on May 24.