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Fundraiser provides diverse books, crayons in Burlington [Video]

BURLINGTON — Melissa Grandi has her fourth grade students draw self portraits at the start of every school year.

This year, some students were excited to use an array of crayon options that better matched their skin tones.

The Crayola’s “World of Colors” crayons were donated as part of the Burlington Coalition for Dismantling Racism’s annual back-to-school fundraiser, now in its fourth year.

Crayola’s “World of Colors” crayons have been donated to kindergarten through eighth grade classrooms in Burlington since 2020 as part of a community fundraiser.

In addition to purchasing crayons, the fundraiser involves the BCDR buying books written by authors of color and/or featuring characters of color. The BCDR then distributes the books and crayons to kindergarten through eighth grade English language arts classrooms at Burlington’s public and private schools.

According to a news release, since it started in fall 2020, the program has donated more than 1,500 books and nearly 600 boxes …

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