Newton Falls 6-year-old raises money for library

By SEAN BARRON

news@vindy.com

NEWTON FALLS

Last month, Melody Jacques casually entered the Newton Falls Public Library and handed an employee an envelope containing $100, but it had nothing to do with paying a hefty overdue fine.

Instead, the money was a gift the 6-year-old girl had saved and presented to the small library on Feb. 13.

“I thought that if I raise $100, they can pay for stuff,” Melody said recently from her Malibu Drive home. “That’s what got me inspired to do it.”

Melody raised $50 of the total donation over several months; the rest was matched by the family’s pediatrician, Dr. Giorgio Vescera of Warren.

Melody, a Newton Falls Elementary School first-grader, began her fund-raising project last summer. Her main goal was to help the library buy children’s and other books, said her parents, Les and Heidi Jacques.

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