Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare (MLH) and BookNook will distribute backpacks with school supplies for Shelby County elementary school children on Saturday, July 30th, at 10 a.m. through a free and convenient drive-through community event.
Those wishing to pick up a free backpack and supplies should visit the front of the Shorb Tower at Methodist University Hospital (1265 Union, at the corner of Eastmoreland and Bellevue) at 10 a.m. No registration is required.
The giveaway is sponsored by Cigna, KPMG, Coca-Cola and Corky’s and the in-kind partners are Amerigroup, International Paper, Memphis Light Gas & Water, Orion and Staples.
Since MLH’s and BookNook’s partnership in 2019, 95 percent of Memphis’ participating students have either maintained or increased their reading level. MLH and BookNook’s partnership to improve literacy rates has been expanded to 40 schools benefiting 2,000 students.
To learn more about BookNook, go to booknooklearning.com/memphis