On Halloween, Sloan Weinberg had boxes of books for all reading levels lined up on her porch, ready for the wave of trick-or-treaters to come through Buttolph Acres. As each costumed visitor approached the porch, she chose a book of the right level, helped by her husband, Andy, and her two daughters, 10-year-old Grace and seven-year-old Jade.
"As a teacher, I thought it would be a great idea to give something to promote education and came up with the idea of a book," she said.
Weinberg, who teaches fifth and sixth grade in Proctor, Vt., began handing out books instead of candy seven years ago, when the family lived in Illinois. She collects them all year in order to give out on the holiday, and in total she estimates that she's given out around 7,000 books.
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Hooray, Sloan! What a great
November 2, 2009 by Becky (not verified), 43 weeks 2 days ago
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Hooray, Sloan! What a great idea - and a friendly, enthusiastic execution.
Awesome
November 6, 2009 by Elise (not verified), 42 weeks 5 days ago
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You are an inspiration, Sloan! More people should follow your lead on this.
Sloan, come back and to
November 7, 2009 by Dave (not verified), 42 weeks 5 days ago
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Sloan, come back and to TrickorRead or BookorTreat back in MO. We need literacy too.
A great idea!
November 18, 2009 by JennB (not verified), 41 weeks 21 hours ago
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This is a fantastic idea!!! Thanks for the inspiration!
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