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Girl Scouts Add 1,400 Books

To Tenfold Plus Campaign

Caitlin Wiltsey, Maria Griswold and Kara Piefer of Girl Scouts troop 30043, sort through 1,438 donated childrens' books they collected for the Bookcase for Every Child project headed by Tenfold Plus. The books were then counted and organized into boxes. (Ian Austin/AllOTSEGO.com)
Caitlin Wiltsey, Maria Griswold and Kara Piefer of Girl Scout Troop 30043 sort through 1,438 donated children’s books they collected for Tenfold Plus‘ “Bookcase for Every Child” project.  Tenfold Plus, an Oneonta philanthropy begun by 10 Oneonta women, aims to provide 90 Head Start children with a personalized bookcase stocked with reading material. (Ian Austin/AllOTSEGO.com)

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