Book vending machine ribbon cutting at Argenta-Oreana Elementary School

We are honored to announce a special ribbon cutting was held December 20 at Argenta-Oreana Elementary School, recipient of an Inchy the Bookworm Vending Machine.

We’d like to recognize A-O Principal Jackie Rose for her outstanding dedication and efforts on behalf of her staff and students to bring the book vending machine to her school. And we loved the orange and blue custom A-O Bomber wrap she designed for the machine.

And from the HICF, we want to recognize our team member Cristin Poling Wright. Cristin is a retired teacher and has a passion for helping students succeed. She is our “book machine expert” and we can’t think of anyone who could excel more in this role. This is the second fully-funded book vending machine we’ve placed in an area school and the fourth machine we support with ongoing book purchasing grants.

Thank you to Hartfield Book Co. for partnering with us on this book vending machine! It’s exciting to support a local book store as a component of these projects. And the giving will continue - in 2025, two book vending machines and our first stem vending machine will be awarded! Thank you to our HICF donors for supporting literacy and learning.