Winner of the Sarajane Beal Award for Volunteer Excellence in 2022.
Page Ahead is pleased to present the 2022 Sarajane Beal Award for Volunteer Excellence to Laurie Rich.
Laurie began volunteering for Page Ahead in 2019 and quickly became a valued member of Page Ahead’s volunteer team. Laurie is a retired elementary school teacher from the Tukwila School District and has been a dedicated Story Time volunteer, reading to children both at Thorndyke Elementary and at our summer Story Times at High Point and the Ballard Locks. This past spring, she also worked as a Book Up Summer book fair helper for several of our schools in Seattle and Tukwila. Additionally, Laurie has become an essential and priceless member of the Book Oasis team.
Laurie is responsible for repairing all 19 of the Book Oases, and she also restocks five of the Book Oases in West Seattle. This past year, she has coordinated 17 different repair jobs, including everything from fixing a broken latch to installing brand-new doors. In fact, just today, she installed a new door at our Book Oasis up on Greenwood! Laurie has also spent many hours keeping her five Oases stocked with books, free from trash, and in tip-top shape for the community; she has performed 54 different restocks in this past year!
Laurie’s passion for Page Ahead and the Book Oasis project contributes to our continued success of providing books to so many children. Thank you, Laurie! You truly make a difference at Page Ahead!
The governor sent a letter commemorating Page Ahead's many years of work in children's literacy.
September 8, 2020
Representative Pramila Jayapal sends a letter to Page Ahead about the State Literacy Award.
February 10, 2021
The Library of Congress recognizes Page Ahead's outstanding contributions to literacy and reading.
March 4, 2021
