BCC to unveil plan to deliver 40,000 books to children in need

Burlington County College, along with State secretary of higher education Rochelle Hendricks, African American chamber of commerce of New Jersey, president and CEO, John E. Harmon, Sr., Burlington County freeholder director Joe Donnelly, entrepreneur Stedman Graham and Veronica Creech from the nonprofit First Book will unveil on Tuesday, Sept. 3, a plan to deliver 40,000 books to children in need throughout Burlington County.

The “First Book” Program is part of an education initiative, by the African American Chamber of Commerce of New Jersey, entitled “Making New Jersey More Competitive.” The goal of the initiative is to develop and strengthen the marketable skills of future job seekers throughout the state of New Jersey. The First Book component of the initiative will deliver new, high-quality books and resources to the area and specifically 40,000 books to children in need throughout Burlington County.

The project reflects Burlington County’s commitment to improve education opportunities for all residents from preschool to college and will be incorporated into a service-learning project to keep students engaged and motivated to complete college.

The ceremony will be held at 2 p.m. at the enterprise center at Burlington County College — Mt. Laurel Room, 500 College Circle, Mt. Laurel.