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<p>JEROME A. POLLOS/Press Hannah Hall sits with her classmates as members of the North Idaho College wrestling program read a book Wednesday which was purchased through the Shirley Parker Reading Program. The school event marked the 10,000 book donated to every first-grade student in the Coeur d'Alene School District since the program was started in 2002 in partnership with Parker Toyota. The program was was formed in honor of Doug Parker’s late wife, Shirley, who was a supporter of both wrestling and reading. The wrestling team holds a fundraiser at the end of its preseason to support the program. The players collect pledges toward their completion of a mountain climb in Hope, Idaho, typically raising about $1,000 that goes toward the purchase of books for every first-grader in the Coeur d’Alene School District. Each week during the season, NIC wrestlers and coaches visit a local elementary school to read to the first-graders. The children are encouraged to take their book home to continue practicing their reading skills in addition to receiving a bookmark and poster of the wrestling team.</p>

<p>JEROME A. POLLOS/Press Hannah Hall sits with her classmates as members of the North Idaho College wrestling program read a book Wednesday which was purchased through the Shirley Parker Reading Program. The school event marked the 10,000 book donated to every first-grade student in the Coeur d'Alene School District since the program was started in 2002 in partnership with Parker Toyota. The program was was formed in honor of Doug Parker’s late wife, Shirley, who…

June 12, 2012

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