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Michael Anderson Elementary Wins Book Drive School Challenge

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by Paula Salzano, KHQ Community Affairs - email

 Michael Anderson Elementary on the Fairchild Air Force Base took the Challenge- so did Windsor Elementary in the Cheney School District. Their mission -to collect books for the Success By 6 Book Bank.

 The results of the Success by 6 Book Drive School Challenge are in- the two schools collected nearly 500 books.

Thanks to the volunteers from Valley Kiwanis Club who picked up the books from Windsor Elementary and Michael Anderson Elementary.

In a close race, Michael Anderson pulled out the victory and will collect a $500 prize for their school  provided  by our Success by 6 Sponsors: American Family Insurance, AmericanWest Bank, Your Hometown Chevy Dealers, and Rockwood Health System.

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