"John Adair had many books in its library. Mrs. Mann, the librarian at JAIS, was only going to keep so many of those books. The rest, sadly, would be put into surplus or simply thrown away. I thought it would be great if these books went to children who could use them more than we could. That's when I found the International Book Project. This organization collects books to distribute to children around the world. We called the charity and they said the donation would be greatly appreciated, and children's books were the books that they needed most.

"With the okay from Mr. Reed, we collected some boxes and went to pack up all of the books that would fit the guidelines from the International Book Project. Mary Ann McQuaide, Lauren McQuaide, Jordan Farmer, and I loaded all of the boxes into the car for delivery. At the end of the week, my dad, my mom, and I transported the books to the charity while on our way to the University of Kentucky for the UK Rising Scholars program. In all, we donated around 700 children's books to the organization. I was extremely happy that our school district, as small as it may be, was able to make such a difference. I guess great things really do come from small packages after all."