Amazon donates Kindles to students at Bachman Academy in McDonald, Tenn.CLEVELAND, Tenn. – Amazon representatives presented 50 Kindle touch-screen electronic readers to the students at Bachman Academy on Wednesday.
“They called last week and said, ‘We have heard great things about what you are doing, and we want to get involved with the community,'” said Nikki Rigdon, Bachman’s marketing and communications director.
“Private schools always have a long list of needs,” Headmaster Mark Fizzell said. “We were more than thrilled.”
Fizzell told Mike Thomas, Amazon’s general manager in Bradley County, that “you guys have made a world of difference for our students.”
The 37 students and their faculty gathered Wednesday morning on the front lawn to accept the Kindles from the Amazon fullfillment center here. They celebrated with snacks, and the Amazon representatives gave them an introductory lesson in how to use the readers.