Sutton Coldfield school welcomes Amazon books donation

The donation was made through a partnership between Amazon and National Literacy Trust. The partnership, which began in 2021, aims to deliver books to schools across the UK to increase literacy and reading levels.

As well as the donation of books, a group of employees from Amazon in Sutton Coldfield visited the school to spend time with the pupils and encourage fun reading.

One of the Amazon employees who helped deliver the books to the pupils is Rob Mills, who works at Amazon in Sutton Coldfield. He said:

“I’m passionate about helping young people experience the joy of reading and I’m so pleased that Amazon has given me a platform to support a school in our community through this programme. I’m happy to have played a small part through the donation of books and the reading event with the school.”

Gemma Lavender, from Minworth Junior and Infant School added:

“It was great to welcome the Amazon team to our classroom. The pupils were excited to receive the donation of books and they’ve already been flying off the shelves in our library. Thank you to everyone at Amazon in Sutton Coldfield for this support.”

Community donations and employee volunteering are just two of the ways Amazon supports the communities where it operates. Amazon co-founded the Multibank initiative with former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown to support families in need. The initiative has donated more than 4 million surplus goods to over 400,000 families across Scotland, Wales, Greater Manchester, and London.

Amazon has supported more than 700,000 students across the UK with free STEM education programmes through Amazon Future Engineer and helps community organisations transport meals and other essentials to families in need through its pro bono logistics programme, Amazon Local Good.

Amazon partners with Comic Relief and is the official home of the charity’s iconic Red Nose. Together with its employees, customers, and partners, Amazon has raised over £4.8 million to fund projects that support people across the UK, and around the world.