Dear Editor,
I recently acquired a position that necessitates travel to Brewster, Bridgeport, and Pateros schools. During my frequent trips to these school districts, I began to notice some beautiful new bicycles placed where students can admire them. I discovered this is a program sponsored by your organization to encourage students to read.
The students that read the most books are entered in a raffle and one boy and one girl win bicycles. I also understand that this raffle occurs twice each school year. That means each school receives four bicycles from you. This equates to 12 bicycles donated from the Brewster Masons each year.
This is an extraordinary program! It is also a wonderful "act of kindness" that reflects on the generosity of each of you and says something very profound about your character. Please accept a heartfelt thank-you from these three communities. Please know that your kindness is appreciated, especially from every student that has stood near these shiny new bicycles and dreamed they could become the proud owner by reading more. These dreams are worth untold fortunes.
Steven P. Vaughn
Director, 21st Century Grant