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Savannah Book Festival wins grant from International Paper

Posted: July 25, 2012 - 9:59am  |  Updated: July 25, 2012 - 10:02am
Legendary author Stephen King held a roundtable with local students as part of last year's Savannah Book Festival outreach efforts. (Savannah Morning News)
Legendary author Stephen King held a roundtable with local students as part of last year's Savannah Book Festival outreach efforts. (Savannah Morning News)

The 2013 Savannah Book Festival has been awarded a $5,000 grant from the International Paper Foundation to support the festival’s mission in bringing authors to reach young people through local schools.

Coming off its most successful year ever -- with more than 8,000 attendees -- the free Feb. 14-17 festival will host top-tier authors including James Patterson and David Baldacci. Organizers recently announced it is adding the 1,100-seat Trustees Theater as a new venue to help accomodate record crowds.

International Paper, a long-established company in the Savannah area and a global leader in paper and packaging products, is committed to helping the many different communities where their employees live and work. Each year the International Paper Foundation makes significant contributions to a number of local charities and not-for-profit organizations.

“We are happy to award this grant to the Savannah Book Festival to fund materials designed for young people through local schools," said Karen Bogans, the company's communication manager.

“We thank International Paper for this very generous grant which will meet the paper needs of our festival and will help us in our mission to instill a joy of reading and literature among young people through our SBF@Schools Program," said Robin Gold, the festival's executive director.

For more info, visit www.savannahbookfestival.org.

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