Dogan Elementary School Remodel

Class XXIII adopted Dogan Elementary School, a northeast-area Houston ISD school for its required class project. Working with Principal Vanita Reed, the class remodeled the aging library and added books to its small collection. Work included fundraising, book acquisition, construction and special events planning, which brought community guest speakers to the library. The construction group worked on shelving, furniture and repairs to the room itself. The book group worked with the fund-raising group to purchase an additional 7,000 books for the library. These were library-bound books designed to handle heavy usage. The average cost for each was $20 per volume.