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On behalf of Reading Advantage, I’d like to thank you all so much for recognizing the contributions we’ve made to literacy in Trenton this year. This award is such great encouragement for us to work even harder towards advancing citywide literacy in the years to come. I’d like to take this opportunity to thank all of the people who contributed to our success and accomplishments, not only this year, but for the past five years since we began our mission to eliminate illiteracy in Trenton. I’d like to start by thanking Michelle Gray as one of the largest donors to our organization. We wouldn’t have been as successful without her assistance.