The #SMILESwithTORC Charitable Campaign focuses on bringing the joy of reading and discovery to children from all walks of life. Children will be able to let their imaginations wander the globe with TORC the CAT on his adventures.
The #SMILESwithTORC Charitable Campaign was created in December 2018 by Nona and her husband, Adrian.
As of December, 2023 they donated 6,026 TORC Books with a total retail value of $66,478.31 to different Charities, Schools, Children’s Hospitals and Little Free Libraries around the US and Canada.
The #SMILESwithTORC's "Making a Difference, One Book at a Time!" program reached out 952 Little Free Libraries in 28 US States (Washington State, Montana, Oregon, Utah, California, Nevada, Florida, Arizona, Idaho, Alaska, Wyoming, South Dakota, Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, New York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, North Carolina) and 1 Canadian Province (Alberta).
From the total of 6,026 TORC books donated, 2,999 books went to Little Free Libraries in the USA and Canada and 3,027 books to different Charities that Support Children in Need, Schools, Children’s Hospitals in Washington State, California, Arizona and Nevada.
Making a Difference, One Book at a Time! #SMILESwithTORC
TORC visited a total of 15 Little Free Libraries in Sacramento, California, where he donated 42 books.
Read MoreThe Sacramento Children’s Home received a donation of 100 autographed TORC children’s books and coloring books.
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