Fulton Thomas (from right), a kindergartener, Edyson Sweeney and Kylee Burress, second-graders, hold gold coins they earned Wednesday to use for a book vending machine at Alma Primary School in Alma. Students can earn coins for their hard work and good behavior, which can then be used to choose a book among the machine's stocked reading materials. Visit rivervalleydemocratgazette.com/photo for today's photo gallery.
(River Valley Democrat-Gazette/Hank Layton)
ALMA -- A $10,000 donation from the Arvest Foundation is getting Alma Primary School students interested in reading.
The grant was used this school year to purchase a book vending machine and keep it full of reading materials aimed at kids in kindergarten through second grade.
