Students
at
Mullen
Elementary
School
have
240
new
books
on
their
library
shelves
thanks
to
the
Delta
Kappa
Gamma
Society
International,
Alpha
Mu
Chapter.
The
school
was
chosen
as
this
year's
recipient
of
the
Sharing
the
Giving
Project.
Sophie
Song,
second
vice
president
and
the
community/social
projects
chairperson
for
Delta
Kappa
Gamma,
Alpha
Mu
Chapter
and
fourth-grade
teacher
at
Victory
Elementary
School,
made
all
arrangements
and
presented
the
books
to
Rhonda
Ellington,
principal
at
Mullen
Elementary,
and
Sisi
Hayes,
the
school
librarian.
Each
year,
the
educational
leaders
and
teachers
from
the
Alpha
Mu
chapter
select
a
school
in
Prince
William
or
Manassas
to
be
honored
with
this
Sharing
the
Giving
donation.
The
goal
for
the
chapter
is
to
have
an
impact
on
literacy
and
education,
promoting
education,
especially
in
the
local
Prince
William
area.
Most
members
in
Delta
Kappa
Gamma
are
educators,
librarians,
principals,
counselors,
college
professors,
retired
and
active
in
Prince
William
and
surrounding
counties.
Hayes
was
given
an
opportunity
to
provide
a
list
of
books
deemed
to
be
a
valuable
addition
to
the
library.
A
portion
of
the
donation
is
taken
from
Delta
Kappa
Gamma
funds
for
literacy
and
members
donate
the
remainder
of
the
cost
for
books.
The
chapter
purchased
books
from
Bookworm
Central
in
Manassas
and
had
a
virtual
party
to
purchase
books
for
the
donation.
This
allowed
the
association
to
purchase
a
larger
number
of
books
at
a
discounted
price.
Some
members
also
provided
hardcover
book
donations
directly.
Each
year
the
program
grows
with
donations.
This
year,
the
members
were
able
to
increase
the
total
with
an
additional
96
books.
One
of
the
overall
goals
of
Delta
Kappa
Gamma
is
to
promote
professional
and
personal
growth
for
key
women
educators
through
excellence
in
education.
Song shared, "It is evident that Alpha Mu Chapter made a difference for the school." "The educators believe 'literacy is the tool to expand learning and the pathway to success!' explained Nichols. "The chapter is delighted to have collaborated with Mullen Elementary School through making a difference in the lives of the students and educators through the Sharing the Giving Project."