Shelley Paulson Carey ’77

Shelley Paulson Carey ’77 wanted to make sure all the students in the elementary school she’s principal of in Evanston, Ill., had books to read at home. But with 27 percent of the students coming from lower-income families, books were often a luxury. For the past six years, she’s run a program that gives a basket of between 50 and 100 books to families who qualify for the federal free lunch program, with each student receiving a basket once while they were in the school. The program has donated 75 baskets so far, and even though Carey is leaving to become principal of a school in Northfield, Ill., the program will continue.