PEP is working to improve literacy in Aiken County by encouraging the love of reading through book ownership.  The Diana Floyd “My Own Book” Program enables all of the district’s 1,742 third-grade students to participate in their school’s book fair by providing $15 vouchers so that they may choose and purchase their own books.  Entering its third year, The Diana Floyd “My Own Book” Program has placed an estimated 5,000+ books into student households while also increasing investment in school libraries.

This program is named in memory of PEP’s past Chairperson, Diana Floyd.