Emanuel County Family Connection is excited to announce our 2026 Ferst Readers Book Character Contest fundraiser grand total is $10,391.
Congratulations and Thank You to all 16 entries: 1st Place and Winner of "Largest Single Donation" went to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - East Georgia Healthcare SES Clinic staff with 1024 votes; 2nd Place and Winner of "Most Local Business Donations" went to Cinderella - Petite Garrett and Tammy Allen with 754 votes; 3rd Place and Winner of "Most Online Donations" went to Phantom of the Opera - Ann and FaithAnn Rogers with 544 votes; 4th place went to The Giving Tree - Matt and Iris Jarrell with 61 votes; and 5th place went to Charlotte's Web - SPS PTO with 56 votes.
A special thank you goes out to everyone who donated to this important project to help improve childhood literacy in Emanuel County.
