Excitement was high at Fluor Field on the evening of Wednesday, August 26. You could almost slice it with a bat. Accompanying the aroma of chicken nuggets and hot dogs with everything was the sweet smell of success. The success to be celebrated was the partnership between the Greenville County Library System, the Greenville Drive baseball team and Michelin North America. It was an example of teamwork at its finest. This year each child who joined the library’s Summer Reading program and read 45 books (achieving Level Three) received a ticket voucher, good for one free Drive game ticket. Each teen that joined the program and read for a total of 20 hours received a ticket voucher as well as a voucher for a sturdy and stylish Michelin book bag.

What was so special about the August 26th game? Children who achieved Level Three, becoming Reading All-Stars, were invited to parade around Fluor Field before the game started. Also, all Level Three children and teens at the game could look up and see their names displayed on the DriveVision scoreboard. What a moment of triumph it was for these Summer Readers. How wonderful to be rewarded for something enjoyable that is actually very good for the mind. And right there in the sky over the emerald green field appeared a rainbow. It doesn’t get any better than this!