Red Bank NHS Students Participate In Read Across America

RED BANK, NJ — The Red Bank Regional High School NHS students partnered up with the Bridge of Books Foundation on a project for Read Across America to inspire Red Bank Borough preschoolers to read.

The Bridge of Books Foundation is a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide a continuous supply of books to underserved children throughout New Jersey in order to support the development of literacy skills and to foster a love of reading.

The foundation's only office, which had been donated by Vonage, was lost as a result of COVID. "Despite this major setback, we are still working hard to provide books to underserved children across New Jersey," said Bridge of Books founder and executive director Abigail Daly.

In their recent partnership with Red Bank Regional High School NHS, they were able to assemble care packages, which were sent to Red Bank Borough preschools.

The care packages included two books, both provided by the Bridge of Books Foundation, and other goodies intended to encourage reading.

"We were able to personally deliver these packages and read to the kids, which was incredibly rewarding," said TJ Eyerman, a senior at Red Bank Regional High School.

As of March 2022, Bridge of Books has 22 outstanding requests for books for underserved children across New Jersey.

To learn more about Bridge of Books, click here.