Airman 1st Class Mitch Smardz and Airman Ari McGuirk help box up books to prepare for the national launch of the Books on Bases, Smiles on Faces program at 1 p.m. at the W.T. Brown Elementary School in Spring Lake, Sept. 10. The purpose of the Books on Bases, Smiles on Faces program is to distribute a 100,000 donated books to military schools and libraries, as well as local military-impacted public schools across the nation to promote the healing power of books, explained Lisa Ferguson, the coordinator of the Fayetteville area Books on Bases, Smiles on Faces group.
<dl><dd>Unit: 49th Public Affairs Detachment</dd>
<dd>DVIDS Tags: Books on Bases; Smiles on Faces; Fayetteville; Blue Star Families</dd></dl>
Cpl. Jessica Kuhn
2009-09-02
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