Packer Wives Promote Giving and Reading

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ)- Wives of the Green Bay Packers are promoting reading for kids and families.
 
 
Molly Crosby, Sarah Biegel and Jessica McCarthy have teamed up with the Friends of the Brown County Library for the 29th Annual Give-A-Kid-A-Book Campaign.
 
 
Crosby, wife of Kicker Mason Crosby is the Honorary Chairperson, and helped kickoff the drive Tuesday morning.
 
“It amazes me what they have done over 29 years to share with the community what they have been given.”
 
Last year, over 12,000 books were collected and donated, helping over 6,000 kids.
 
Crosby, a mother of five kids herself, says she understands what a book can do for a child.
 
“It’s my duty, as someone who can afford extra to see that others have that same chance” Crosby said.
 
The books collected during the campaign will be distributed as holiday gifts for local children in low-income families. 
 
The campaign has been successful in the past years, all thanks to generous donations and efforts to provide the books.
 
Crosby told 5th grade students in attendance that filling your mind with good books is like filling your body with good food.
 
“If you have high quality reading material at home, you will not only read it, but you will also do better at school, and be more of a contributing member to society eventually” Crosby said.
 
As a mother, Crosby has made an effort to make books a big part of her children’s life. 
 
“You find that perfect book that either explains that love you have for them, or how there is going to be another day, and it sometimes gives me the words that I don’t have.
 
Alis Sorto, fifth grade student at Fort Howard Elementary School, said she was sad to hear that some kids don’t have books at home. 
 
“I think it’s not good that these kids don’t get books at home. I think it’s a nice Christmas gift for kids.”
 
Crosby said the books are high quality new hardcover books.
 
She added that she feels every parent, no matter their situation, deserves the chance to reach their child through reading.
 
The campaign is also assisted by other businesses and organizations, 
 
Tuesday marked the official ribbon cutting.