CONWAY — The Kiwanis Club of Mount Washington Valley has received a $5,000 grant from the TD Bank Charitable Foundation to help fund Read Today, Lead Tomorrow, a book giveaway program designed to spark the love of reading in Valley elementary school students.
Now in its fifth year, Read Today, Lead Tomorrow was planned in cooperation with participating schools.
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