MEDIA ADVISORY FROM THE SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT: Edison Elementary School Celebrates the Unveiling of a Newly Renovated Library from Target and The Heart of America Foundation

September 25, 2014

MEDIA ADVISORY

Contact: Linda Zintz, Communications Director, San Diego Unified School District, (619) 847-6637
Target Media Hotline, (612) 696-3400

Edison Elementary School Celebrates the Unveiling of a Newly Renovated Library from Target and The Heart of America Foundation

Makeover includes 2,000 new books and technology upgrades

What: Target and The Heart of America Foundation will unveil a newly renovated library at Edison Elementary School. Several hundred volunteer hours were invested in the redesign and construction of the library space, which features 2,000 new books, furniture, carpet and shelves, and a complete technology upgrade, including new iPads interactive white boards and more. By reimagining school libraries and transforming outdated spaces into state-of-the-art learning centers, Target continues to foster a love of reading in students across the country.

This year, Edison Elementary School is one of 25 elementary schools across the country to receive a new library as part of the Target School Library Makeover program. It is the fifth school in the San Diego Unified School District to receive a library makeover. Previous recipients include Miller, Kimbrough, Angier and Hancock elementary schools. Through programs like this one, Target is on track to give $1 billion for education by the end of 2015.

When: Friday, Sept. 26, 2014
* Target Volunteers putting finishing touches on library space: 9:15 a.m.
* Ribbon Cutting and Remarks: 10:45 a.m.

Where: Edison Elementary School Library, 4077 35th St. (92104)

Who: Cindy Marten, Superintendent, San Diego Unified School District
Derek Murchison, Principal, Edison Elementary
Edison Elementary Students and Parents
Target and The Heart of America Foundation Volunteers

Visual: Volunteers shelving books, arranging furniture and decorating the library before students arrive. A ribbon-cutting ceremony with students, teachers, staff and parents seeing the library for the first time.

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