Ferst Readers program receives $9K from Operation Round Up grant

Representatives of Clay Electric Cooperative Inc. made a visit to Starke Head Start to donate $9,000 as part of Operation Round Up to the local Ferst Readers program, which benefits children in Bradford, Baker and Volusia counties. Pictured are: (front, l-r) India Jonas, Merrick Hilliard, Ah’Mir Glover, Tory Lamar, Antheia Henley, Kendall Blye, who’s held by teacher Meghan Harris, (middle, l-r) LaKayvia Jenkins, Ferst Readers Program Manager Michelle Maddox, Alberta Hampton, (back, l-r) Clay Electric District Manager Dale Furlong and Clay Electric Member Relations Representative Pat Mundorff. Photo by Cliff Smelley.

BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Ferst Readers Program Manager Michelle Maddox, with some help from Starke Head Start students and staff, accepted a $9,000 check as part of Clay Electric’s Operation Round Up. The money will help Ferst Readers in addressing the problem of children — especially from low-income families — entering kindergarten without…

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