Amazon.com Donates Kindle E-Readers to Local School

Published: October 26, 2012

The new Amazon.com location on Joe B. Jackson Parkway is helping the community. On Thursday, the company donated 40-Kindle E-Readers to students at Scales Elementary School in Murfreesboro. Amazon also gave the school $2,500 to add content to the E-Readers.

The city schools said that the E-Readers will help students become better readers.

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By: preacherboy on 10/26/12
Why would they choose this school it is one of newer schools ? There are other schools who could used this support.

By: rob37128 on 10/28/12
There's always one that has to complain.

By: preacherboy on 10/28/12
Rob37128 I'm not complain just saying what it look like.I guessing you happen to be one of the bless one to get it.

By: rob37128 on 10/29/12
Nope, nor do I know of anyone that received one either. It's just that this was a positive story, and you turned it into a negative thing. I think we, as residents of this fine city, should appreciate when things are donated to our school children.

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