{"id":35250,"date":"2013-02-26T18:00:18","date_gmt":"2013-02-26T23:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=35250"},"modified":"2013-02-26T18:00:18","modified_gmt":"2013-02-26T23:00:18","slug":"do-it-best-read-to-achieve-book-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2013\/02\/26\/do-it-best-read-to-achieve-book-drive\/","title":{"rendered":"Do It Best Read to Achieve Book Drive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-34919\" alt=\"Mad Ants logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2013\/02\/Mad_Ants_logo-345x200.jpg\" width=\"345\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p>News release from the Mad Ants:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Do It Best Read to Achieve Book Drive<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>(February 22, 2013) &#8211; The Mad Ants are proud to present the Do It Best Read to Achieve Book Drive presented by Do It Best and Goodwill. The Book Drive will take place March 1st &#8211; March 10th. Gently used books can be donated in the specially marked boxes at Fort Wayne Goodwill stores and at Mad Ants home games on March 1st, March 2nd, March 5th, and March 10th at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum.<\/p>\n<p>For every book donated, participants will receive a buy one get one free ticket for any of the remaining Mad Ants games. All books collected will be donated to Goodwill. <\/p>\n<p>The Mad Ants will kick off the book drive next Friday and Saturday night as they take on the Springfield Armor on Friday and the Idaho Stampede on Saturday night. Both games will start at 7:30pm. <\/p>\n<p>The Do It Best Read to Achieve program promotes the values of reading and on-line literacy and encourages families and adults to read regularly with young children. The Do It Best Corporation and the Mad Ants thank fans in advance for their book donations.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2007-trf\/24844.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Mad Ants at Headwaters Park East and the Three Rivers Festival.  Photo taken July 13, 2007.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='2f0c425c13c7fbde7bc8de3a80495495' data-image-id=\"2899\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2007-trf\/24844.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2007-trf\/thumbs\/thumbs_24844.jpg\" data-title=\"2007 TRF: Mad Ants\" data-description=\"The Mad Ants at Headwaters Park East and the Three Rivers Festival.  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Photo courtesy of the Mad Ants.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='2f0c425c13c7fbde7bc8de3a80495495' data-image-id=\"8776\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/madants\/brianlevy.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/madants\/thumbs\/thumbs_brianlevy.jpg\" data-title=\"Brian Levy\" data-description=\"In conjunction with their purchase of the NBA Development League\u2019s Fort Wayne Mad Ants, the Indiana Pacers announced Wednesday that Brian Levy will be the team\u2019s General Manager. Photo courtesy of the Mad Ants.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Brian Levy\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Brian Levy\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"8776\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/madants\/thumbs\/thumbs_brianlevy.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fort-wayne-people\/20150624_do_it_best.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"(L to R): Dan Starr, Executive Vice President and COO, Do it Best Corp.; Kendra Eaken, Do it Best Corp. employee and planning committee member; Bob Taylor, President and CEO, Do it Best Corp.; Tom Henry, Mayor, City of Fort Wayne; Craig Dellinger, Councilman, City of New Haven; Jimmy LaMaster, Do it Best Corp. employee and planning committee member; and Charlie Hatten, President and CEO of the New Haven Chamber of Commerce. Photo courtesy of Do it Best Corp.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='2f0c425c13c7fbde7bc8de3a80495495' data-image-id=\"11487\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fort-wayne-people\/20150624_do_it_best.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fort-wayne-people\/thumbs\/thumbs_20150624_do_it_best.jpg\" data-title=\"Do it Best 70th Anniversary\" data-description=\"(L to R): Dan Starr, Executive Vice President and COO, Do it Best Corp.; Kendra Eaken, Do it Best Corp. employee and planning committee member; Bob Taylor, President and CEO, Do it Best Corp.; Tom Henry, Mayor, City of Fort Wayne; Craig Dellinger, Councilman, City of New Haven; Jimmy LaMaster, Do it Best Corp. employee and planning committee member; and Charlie Hatten, President and CEO of the New Haven Chamber of Commerce. 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