Article By: Staff
The University of North Georgia (ÎçÒ¹¿ì²¥) Press will give copies of "ÎçÒ¹¿ì²¥ The Gold I See," written by ÎçÒ¹¿ì²¥ President Bonita C. Jacobs, to Lumpkin County Elementary School thanks to a large donation.
An anonymous donor gave ÎçÒ¹¿ì²¥ Press $500 to purchase the copies of the book, said Bonnie "BJ" Robinson, director of ÎçÒ¹¿ì²¥ Press and professor of English at ÎçÒ¹¿ì²¥.
"I appreciate what the donor is doing, which is to actively promote children's literature and literacy," Robinson said. "That is important because if you get children hooked on reading early, it will stay with them. And reading is one of the few ways that a life can be changed."
The book will be added to the school's library and given to several classrooms.
"ÎçÒ¹¿ì²¥ The Gold I See: The Legacy of ÎçÒ¹¿ì²¥’s Dahlonega Campus" tells the story of a young boy and his multigenerational family during their visit to the Dahlonega Campus. The book is the first in a series about the five ÎçÒ¹¿ì²¥ campuses: Dahlonega, Gainesville, Cumming, Oconee, and Blue Ridge. The book about the Gainesville Campus is already in development.