Sammie’s Toy Drive returns to El Progreso Library along with a Free Magic Show on Saturday afternoon, October 26th

by: Michael Robinson |Uvalde Hesperian

Information provided by El Progreso Memorial Library

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A lot of activities will be happening at the El Progreso Memorial Library this Saturday, October 26rh starting with a National Book Launch beginning at 11 AM.

El Progreso Memorial Library is greatly honored to be the site for the national launch of “I Know About A Thousand Things”, writings by Ann Alejandro of Uvalde, edited by Naomi Nye and Marion Winick.

The book is published by Texas A&M University Press. where it will be introduced on October 26th at an event and reception sponsored by Humanities Texas and the National Endowment for the Humanities at 11 a.m. Everyone is welcome to meet the editors:

Sammie’s Toy Drive and a Free Magic Show

Sammie’s Toy Drive is bringing her second annual event to El Progreso Memorial Library on Saturday, October 26th from 4 – 7 p.m. There will be a toy giveaway, therapy dogs, fun and games for children. Joe Libby of San Antonio will present his Family Fun Magic Show at 5 p.m.

All activities are free.

Sammie Magee, an extraordinary teen from Louisburg, Kansas, will bring joy and excitement to Uvalde once again on October 26th at El Progreso Memorial Library. For more information and background about Sammie and her commitment to help, visit the Sammie’s Toy Drive website.

Mission of Sammie’s Toy Drive:

Sammie’s Toy Drive is a specialized toy drive for communities struck by tragedy affecting kids and teens. Instead of providing assistance to the community at ground zero, we deliver the items once people who were not affected have moved on. News patterns do not match with the stages of grief. Our goal is to bring joy and comfort to children who have gone through traumatic experiences and let them know that they are not forgotten.

San Antonio poet NAOMI SHIHAB NYE has served as Young People’s Poet Laureate of the United States and poetry editor for the New York Times Magazine and the Texas Observer. She has written or edited more than thirty books and has worked as a visiting writer all her life. She received Lifetime Achievement awards from the Texas Institute of Letters, the National Books Critics Circle, the Arab-American National Museum and most recently the Texas Book Festival’s Texas Writer Award.

MARION WINIK is the author of The Big Book of the Dead, First Comes Love, and other books. Her essays have recently been published in Agni and The Hopkins Review. She reviews books for numerous publications and hosts The Weekly Reader podcast on NPR. She teaches in the MFA program at the University of Baltimore and was a commentator on All Things Considered for 15 years.

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