Toyota Restocks 9th Library:
Brentwood Science Magnet

Allan Cutrow (right) presenting a dedication plaque to Michael Rouse of Toyota.

Actor, Jeff Lorch, reading The Napping House to Brentwood’s Kindergarten class.

Toyota dedication banner.

On Tuesday, June 12, 2007, community members gathered at Brentwood Science Magnet Elementary School to thank Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A. and KOREH L.A. for restocking the school’s library with more than 1,000 new books. As a highlight of the event, Brentwood’s Kindergarten class sang a song called Read me a Story and actor Jeff Lorch led the students in an animated reading of The Napping House. Everyone celebrated the brand new beautiful books that now fill the library, and honored Toyota for their commitment to literacy and the children of Los Angeles.

The restocking is part of KOREH L.A.’s Book Initiative, which was formed to replenish the old, under-stocked libraries of our neediest public elementary schools. Brentwood Elementary School is the ninth library restocked by Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. since 2003, and the eleventh library restocked by KOREH L.A. We look forward to our continued partnership with Toyota to provide the children of Los Angeles with books to read. For more information about the KOREH L.A. Book Initiative, please visit www.korehla.org.

(Left to right) David, 4th grade Principal for the Day; Principal Sharon Katz; Joshua Englander, Representative from the Office of Assemblyman Michael Feuer; Michael Rouse, Corporate Manager of Philanthropy & Community Affairs - Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A.; Allan Cutrow, KOREH L.A. Chair; Susan Gotlib, Executive Vice President, Financial Resource Development, Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles; Mark Slavkin, Immediate Past Chair, KOREH L.A.; and Ms. Perl’s Kindergarten class.