{"id":994,"date":"2008-12-16T16:01:04","date_gmt":"2008-12-16T22:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ezing.me\/transfer\/?p=994"},"modified":"2014-09-23T08:41:22","modified_gmt":"2014-09-23T13:41:22","slug":"booksandbears08","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/booksandbears08\/","title":{"rendered":"Nursery School Children Play Santa&#8217;s Helpers for Books &#038; Bears Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Click the image to play slide show<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"soundslides\/booksandbears\/index.html\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"620\" height=\"550\" style=\"width: 620px; height: 550px\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\nOXFORD, Miss. &#8211; You&#8217;re never too young to start helping others, especially during the Christmas season.\n<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\n\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<div style=\"border: 1px solid #000000; margin: 8px; padding: 8px; width: 400px; float: left; background-color: #ffffff\" class=\"jce?caption\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ezing.me\/transfer\/wp-content\/uploads\/stories\/12-2008-b\/booksandbears01.jpg\" alt=\"booksandbears01.jpg\" style=\"margin: 0pt; float: left; width: 400px; height: 454px\" title=\"booksandbears01.jpg\" height=\"454\" width=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 8px; color: #000000; text-align: left; clear: both\" class=\"jce?caption?text\">\n<b>Children from Willie Price Nursery School were Santa&#8217;s little helpers as they donated toys to the annual Books &#038; Bears program at the University of Mississippi. The Black Faculty and Staff Organization will distribute the items to UM physical plant employees and friends later this week. <\/b>UM photo by Nathan Latil.\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Such is the mind-set of the children at the Willie Price Nursery School at the University of Mississippi. When the youngsters learned about the Black Faculty and Staff Organization&#8217;s annual Books &#038; Bears drive, they decided to collect and donate toys for the program. The group delivered 20 items to the Lyceum Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am so proud of the children of Willie Price,&#8221; said Carolyn Allen, kindergarten teacher at the school. &#8220;They held a bake sale to raise money to buy toys for other boys and girls. I am so glad that we were once again able to support the efforts of the BFSO and to give back to members of the university community.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The children&#8217;s donation was noticed and very much appreciated by BFSO officials.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is just amazing! The thoughtfulness of these children towards others captures the spirit of the holidays,&#8221; said Donald Cole, associate provost and assistant to the chancellor for multi-cultural affairs. &#8220;We can certify their gifts as &#8216;child-desired&#8217; since they were hand-picked by the experts!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Cole said Gamma Beta Phi service fraternity contributed a significant number of items for the program. In addition to the usual dolls, books and games, a number of new bicycles and tricycles were given by an anonymous donor, he added.<\/p>\n<p>This is the 11th year that new teddy bears, children&#8217;s books and toys have been collected for children of custodial and grounds workers. 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