North Elementary 2-4

North Elementary fourth graders each received their very own hard-covered copy of Shel Silverstein’s “Where the Sidewalk Ends,” on Monday (May 19) as part of the Greater Mankato Area United Way’s book project which covers a four-county area in south central Minnesota.

Every spring since 2017, the Olseth Family Foundation and Greater Mankato Area United Way have provided approximately 1,600 brand-new, hard copies of this book to fourth-graders throughout Blue Earth, Le Sueur, Nicollet, and Waseca counties. 

North fourth graders gathered in the school’s media center to meet with Karli Swearingen, Greater Mankato Area United Way’s office and programming manager, and Rachel McGregor, Greater Mankato Area United Way’s pledge manager and campaign assistant. The two United Way reps offered some insight into the Olseth Family Foundation’s donation and Silverstein’s book, before distributing almost 141 copies to the North students.

After each fourth-grader had a copy of the book, a handful of fourth graders took turns reading their favorite poems from “Where the Sidewalk Ends.”

Above and below are some photo highlights from the Greater Mankato United Way reps donating books to the fourth graders from North Elementary!