As part of our Subaru Loves Learning initiative, we were excited to cohost this event, held again at Durham's Golden Belt Campus. Throughout the afternoon, volunteers worked hard sorting and packing thousands of donated books, while families enjoyed meeting Wool E. Bull, a jump rope performance from the Bouncing Bulldogs, and a parade led by Paperhand Puppet Intervention.

It has been extremely rewarding to partner with and participate in a grassroots effort like Book Harvest. They have taken the initiative to re-purpose unused or unwanted books to bring joy and learning to children in our community. In addition to these books bolstering children's reading skills, they also open up new worlds of adventure and imagination, and inspire curiosity, creativity, and critical thinking. We truly enjoyed seeing so many children excited about books and reading at the Dream Big book drive, and we can't wait to see how this even grows in the years to come.