{"id":2470,"date":"2020-07-28T17:47:22","date_gmt":"2020-07-28T21:47:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ardmoretoyota.com\/blogs\/97\/?p=2470"},"modified":"2020-08-12T14:49:43","modified_gmt":"2020-08-12T18:49:43","slug":"join-us-childrens-book-donation-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ardmoretoyota.com\/blogs\/97\/join-us-childrens-book-donation-drive\/","title":{"rendered":"Join Us in a Children\u2019s Book Donation Drive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ardmore Toyota has quite a history of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ardmoretoyota.com\/our-community.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">community involvement<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and the dealership\u2019s latest efforts tackle an issue that is at the forefront of society today: Police and community relations.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ardmore Toyota has made a donation to support a former employee in publishing a children\u2019s book about improving relationships between police and the communities in which they serve. And we\u2019d love for you to also make a donation to help see this project through.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Funding Nahjee Grant\u2019s Next Children\u2019s Book<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aron Goes to the Police Academy<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the latest work of Nahjee Grant, a former <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ardmoretoyota.com\/aboutus.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ardmore Toyota<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> employee and civic leader who has gone on to publish 12 children\u2019s books including <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aron Goes to the White House Science Fair<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aron Runs for Class President<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Grant\u2019s latest work takes on a touchy subject in a way that is fun and lighthearted but with a clear and direct message, and it draws on some of the real-world work he has done to bridge the gap between police and the community.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bringing His Story to Life\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Grant is utilizing the crowdfunding platform <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiegogo.com\/about\/what-we-do\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indiegogo<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to fund the costs associated with publishing the book and bringing it to bookshelves and police departments all across the country. The money raised will help pay for the book\u2019s illustrations rendered by a freelance artist, formatting, ISBN registration, proof printing, and curriculum production.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Grant hopes to initially publish 1,000 books to distribute to police departments that are associated with the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/raceforpeace.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Race for Peace organization<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which is made up of members of law enforcement, clergy, government, and citizens from the greater Philadelphia area.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Donate Today<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Grant\u2019s crowdfunding campaign ends on August 12, and he could use your help to cross the finish line. To donate or to learn more about the book and Nahjee himself, visit the project page <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiegogo.com\/projects\/aron-goes-to-the-police-academy-children-s-book#\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. To show his appreciation to everyone who makes a donation, Nahjee is offering up some limited-edition rewards including early access to the book.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We encourage you to make a donation to help bring Nahjee\u2019s idea to life and to inspire change in the Philadelphia community and beyond.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ardmore Toyota has quite a history of community involvement, and the dealership\u2019s latest efforts tackle an issue that is at the forefront of society today: Police and community relations.\u00a0 Ardmore Toyota has made a donation to support a former employee in publishing a children\u2019s book about improving relationships between police and the communities in which [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2471,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2470","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community-events"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.3.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Join Us in a Children\u2019s Book Donation Drive | Ardmore Toyota Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Looking to donate to a worthy cause? 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