A December worth remembering! Three weeks, nearly 50 schools, and 17,000 Oakland elementary students choosing books they couldn’t wait to read. To every community volunteer and school staff member who made it happen: thank you. And to the incredible corporate teams who rolled up their sleeves with us — 2K, AllHandsandHearts, CalAthletics, DGDGdoesgood, Exelixis, Ghirardelli, GileadSciences, Gustohq, JPMorgan, KaiserPermanente, Kendo Brands, LockheedMartin, pacificgasandelectric, Rakuteninternational, Ripple_global, rubrikinc, Safeway, Salesforce, sweetjuly, United, visa, warriors, and Workday — we couldn’t have done this without your time and teamwork. A special thank you to our lead sponsor, Rubrik, for making it possible for thousands of Oakland kids to head into winter break with new stories and real excitement for reading. #ChristmasWithTheCurrys literati, ousdnews 📷 noahgphotos, desmondcharlesphoto, mindiana_jones_creatives, Sidney Griffin, Jessica Russell