10,000 free books awarded through SMIF’s BookStart Program
SMIF on 06/23/2016 OWATONNA, Minn., June 23, 2016 – Representatives from early childhood organizations gathered at the office of the Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation (SMIF) in Owatonna today to celebrate 14 years of the BookStart program and 26 new BookStart awardees. This year, SMIF awarded 10,000 books with a total value of $172,650 in partnership