{"id":7426,"date":"2022-06-02T12:25:35","date_gmt":"2022-06-02T17:25:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/northern-virginia\/?p=7426"},"modified":"2022-06-02T12:25:35","modified_gmt":"2022-06-02T17:25:35","slug":"books-matter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/northern-virginia\/2022\/06\/02\/books-matter\/","title":{"rendered":"Books Matter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Assistance League of Northern Virginia is extremely grateful for the generous donation by Dr. Kamal Jajodia that allowed us to hold another book fair recently at a local elementary school.\u00a0 This Literacy for Kids event, which we call \u201cBuild-a-Child\u2019s Library,\u201d provided a wide selection of new books on a variety of topics from which the 600 students could choose a book that they liked.<\/p>\n<p>We also were honored that Dr. Jajodia was able to join us at the event so she could see how happy the students were to receive a book they could take home and keep.\u00a0 During the book fair, Dr. Jajodia, a psychiatrist in McLean and also an internist, shared with our members that a book had changed the trajectory of her life.\u00a0 As a young girl, after reading a book about being a doctor, she set her sights on becoming a doctor herself.\u00a0 Dr. Jajodia and our members could see how delighted the students were to receive their new books.\u00a0 We hope that many students are inspired by their book selections to set some ambitious goals for themselves.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/northern-virginia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2022\/06\/NanDrJ-Kiddos-crop.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"247\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7430\" src=\"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/northern-virginia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2022\/06\/NanDrJ-Kiddos-crop-300x247.jpeg\" alt=\"An ALNV member helps a child during the book fair\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/northern-virginia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2022\/06\/NanDrJ-Kiddos-crop-300x247.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/northern-virginia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2022\/06\/NanDrJ-Kiddos-crop-768x633.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/northern-virginia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2022\/06\/NanDrJ-Kiddos-crop-485x400.jpeg 485w, https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/northern-virginia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2022\/06\/NanDrJ-Kiddos-crop.jpeg 946w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/northern-virginia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2022\/06\/GinDRJNanJudKiddos.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"273\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7429\" src=\"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/northern-virginia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2022\/06\/GinDRJNanJudKiddos-300x273.jpeg\" alt=\"ALNV members with children at the book fair\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/northern-virginia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2022\/06\/GinDRJNanJudKiddos-300x273.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/northern-virginia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2022\/06\/GinDRJNanJudKiddos-440x400.jpeg 440w, https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/northern-virginia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2022\/06\/GinDRJNanJudKiddos.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/northern-virginia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2022\/06\/DrJadjodia-3Signers.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"220\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7428\" src=\"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/northern-virginia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2022\/06\/DrJadjodia-3Signers-300x220.jpeg\" alt=\"Dr. Jaida with ALNV volunteers and children at the book fair\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/northern-virginia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2022\/06\/DrJadjodia-3Signers-300x220.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/northern-virginia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2022\/06\/DrJadjodia-3Signers-768x564.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/northern-virginia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2022\/06\/DrJadjodia-3Signers-544x400.jpeg 544w, https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/northern-virginia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2022\/06\/DrJadjodia-3Signers.jpeg 845w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Assistance League of Northern Virginia is extremely grateful for the generous donation by Dr. Kamal Jajodia that allowed us to hold another book fair recently at a local elementary school.\u00a0 This Literacy for Kids event, which we call \u201cBuild-a-Child\u2019s Library,\u201d provided a wide selection of new books on a variety of topics 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