LBAR continues book donations to elementary schools in Franklin County on May 5
May 8th, 08
On May 5th, REALTORS® representing the Lexington-Bluegrass Association of REALTORS® (LBAR) visited Franklin County elementary schools to present each school with books for their libraries.
Each school received a set of 11 titles by award-winning author Max Lucado. LBAR Community Education Task Force Chair Melissa Poynter read A Hat for Ivan by Lucado to children at Elkhorn Elementary. Along with LBAR Board Member Ashley Trautner, LBAR REALTOR® members Pat Badgett, Mike Barnes, Carol Blanton, C.J. Chapman, Bonnie Fint, Irma Johnson, Jamie Morgan, Kyra Quarles, Bruce Rankin, Jerry Simpson, Larry Trautner, and Irene and David Vaughn participated in the presentation and wore hats representing different career choices to bring the story in A Hat for Ivan to life.
This contribution to the Franklin County elementary schools is part of a larger donation to the elementary schools in the Bluegrass region—LBAR will be giving more than 1,000 books to 99 elementary schools in the area. This LBAR project is part of a goal to become involved with the school systems in innovative ways that will positively shape the future of our community’s children.
As the region’s leading advocate for homeownership, Lexington-Bluegrass Association of REALTORS® understands the value and joy of owning a home. LBAR represents more than 2,300 REALTORS® located in Anderson, Bourbon, Boyle, Clark, Fayette, Franklin, Garrard, Harrison, Jessamine, Madison, Mercer, Montgomery, Scott and Woodford Counties. Visit www.lbar.com or call 859-276-3503 for buying and selling resources and real estate listings.
