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Ten-year-old inspired to start book drive
By Meredith Gardner
The Grand Island Independent
Posted May 10, 2008 @ 12:50 AM
GRAND ISLAND —
Ten-year-old
Preston Sundermeier was watching the television show "Oprah's Big Give"
in April when he was inspired to find his own way to give back to his
community.
With his mother, Marnie Sundermeier, working on the YWCA board of
directors, he came up with a plan to do a children's book drive
benefiting the YWCA. Initially, Preston wanted to just go out and buy
the nonprofit organization some books.
But when he relayed the idea to his mother, she said he could do the
drive as long as he raised the money, books and materials all through
donations, just like the volunteers on "Oprah's Big Give."
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