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Stanton Weirsdale Elementary School unveiled Inchy’s Bookworm Vending Machine at the school’s cafeteria on Tuesday, April 19, 2021. The focus of Principal Cynthia Brodie’s administration is literacy. The machine encourages reading by allowing students to purchase their own book using tokens earned by reaching their literacy goals. Five students received token coins to buy their first books, and one student had the honor of demonstrating how it works. Four members of the Puc Puggy Chapter NSDAR, The Villages/Lady Lake, Florida, were present to witness the event. The chapter donated $3,995.00 for the purchase of the machine and anticipates a continued partnership with the school for restocking the books and helping with other educational projects in the future.

Caption 1: Vice Principal Megan Parks (left) and Principal Cynthia Brodie (right) with the first five students to earn tokens for Inchy’s Bookworm Vending Machine.

Caption 2: Puc Puggy Honorary Regent Karen Carbonneau, Regent Linda Marcotte, and Classroom Chair Connie Accurso (far right) present a check to Principal Cynthia Brodie (second from right) for the book machine.