(Atlantic, Iowa) – Officials with The Dollar General Literacy Foundation, Wednesday afternoon, will present $10,000 to officials with the Atlantic Middle School. The funds will be used to help replace books that were lost during a fire at the Middle School last Summer, and the resulting water damage throughout most of the school. The funds are made possible through the organization’s Beyond Words grant program. The funds will be presented at the Atlantic High School, beginning at 1-p.m., Wednesday, and prior to a tour of District facilities.

Denine Torr, Dollar General’s vice president of corporate social responsibility and philanthropy and executive director of the Dollar General Literacy Foundation, says “In the spirit of Serving Others, the Dollar General Literacy Foundation is proud to help rebuild Atlantic Middle School’s library collection after the school was impacted by a fire last year. This donation will support the library’s restoration by providing new books and helping students to become inspired and engaged in learning.”

About the Dollar General Literacy Foundation:

The Dollar General Literacy Foundation is proud to support initiatives that help others improve their lives through literacy and education. Since 1993, the Foundation has awarded more than $203 million in grants to nonprofit organizations, helping more than 14.8 million individuals take their first steps toward literacy, a general education diploma or English proficiency. Each year, the Dollar General Literacy Foundation provides financial support to schools, nonprofit organizations and libraries within a 15-mile radius of Dollar General stores and distribution centers. To learn more about the Dollar General Literacy Foundation or apply for a literacy grant, visit www.dgliteracy.org.