Kenmore Elementary third-graders on May 20 donated 500 books gathered by the students during an April “book-raising” event to a local church for distribution to neighborhood children. The donation will be made at the students’ Kenmore classroom, 3823 Kenmore Ave., Baldwin Park. The students coordinated the book-gathering event on their own, after being inspired by teacher Margarita Berdeja, who was recently named 2015 Teacher of the Year by LegiSchool in recognition of her promotion of civic learning through project-based activities.