A primary school has received a donation of 150 books. Marsh Green Primary School in Wigan received the donation from the team at Amazon 's fulfilment centre in Bolton in partnership with the National Literacy Trust. The partnership between Amazon and the National Literacy Trust, which began in 2021, aims to deliver books to schools across the UK to increase literacy and reading levels.
As well as the donation of books, a group of 10 employees from Amazon in Bolton visited the school to spend time with the pupils and encourage fun reading. One of the Amazon employees who helped deliver the books to the pupils is Amanda Gavin, who works at Amazon in Bolton. She said: "I’m passionate about helping young people experience the joy of reading and I’m so pleased that Amazon has given me a platform to support a school in our community through this programme.
"I’m happy to have played a small part in bringing it to life this year through the donation of books and the reading event with the school." The partnership between Amazon and the National Literacy Trust aims to increase literacy and reading levels (Image: Supplied) Community donations and employee volunteering are just two of the ways Amazon supports the communities where it operates. Amazon has supported more than 700,000 students across the UK with free STEM education programmes through Amazon Future Engineer and helps community organisations transport meals and other essentials to families in need through its logistic.