Hanson Students Receive Generous Book Donation from Colorado Educator

Students at Hanson PreK-8 School in Commerce City received free books and educational supplies due to the generosity of a Colorado Springs-based group and its respected founder and educator, Dr. Barbara Swaby. On Friday afternoon, February 5, students from kindergarten through fifth grade filed into the school gym one classroom at a time, smiling, to receive colorful, bulging bags of grade-appropriate story books, coloring books, flash cards, stationery and other educational tools. The gifts were donated by Literacy on the Go (LOGO), an organization created by Dr. Swaby in 2005 to help support children who left New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina and moved to Colorado. Since those first sets of books were donated five years ago, LOGO has responded to the needs of local, low-income students by providing books to more than 2,000 children in Colorado.

Dr. Lara Eddy, Adams 14’s administrator of elementary curriculum and instructional services, performed her post-graduate work with Dr. Swaby and arranged for the LOGO donation. Dr. Swaby is an author, speaker and recognized champion in reading and literacy. Her group’s donation to Hanson students increases educational opportunities for children who do not have access to many books or other supplemental learning resources.

“We are grateful to Dr. Swaby and LOGO for including us in their generous giving initiatives,” said Nelson Van Vranken, principal at Hanson PreK-8. “Our students looked forward to receiving the books, and I am happy to see they now have access to these educational tools to help them succeed.”   

Photo caption: Hanson students enjoy reading their new books.