Remember as a child how you felt in the presence of an ancient oak tree? There was a sense of magic and awe as you gazed into its branches and imagined that tree as so many different things – a fort, a spaceship, a house, a bridge to another time and place.


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Stanislaus County Library Foundation
P.O. Box 4862
Modesto, CA 95352-4862

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The Children’s Department of our Stanislaus County Downtown Library currently has an unsightly support column in the middle of it. The Dickerson family would like to turn that column into a beautiful oak tree in memory of our beloved son & brother, Ryan – an avid reader and supporter/patron of the library, who died on July 29, 2007. Nature Maker, a company in Southern California, builds very realistic metal trees. Ryan’s Reading Tree will add beauty to the library as well as create a magical place for children to explore the wonders of books and enhance their love of reading.

Our family, Ron, Lynn & Ross Dickerson, is willing to make a significant contribution to the purchase and installation of the Ryan Hunter Dickerson Reading Tree, but additional funds are needed. The total cost of the tree project is approximately $80,000. Working with the Stanislaus Library Foundation, we will match all tax exempt donations collected, dollar for dollar, up to $40,000. We hope you will consider a gift to the project. This tree will quickly become part of the identity and lore of our library as well as serving as a permanent reminder of a very special boy who lived only 18 years, 5 months and 13 days and dearly loved the downtown library.

We thank you in advance for your serious consideration of a contribution to this project. Thank you for helping us honor Ryan as we build a lasting masterpiece that will enhance our library and encourage more & more children to read for generations to come.

Sincerely,

The Dickerson Family
Ron, Lynn & Ross
Stanislaus Library Foundation
Ryan Hunter Dickerson Reading Tree

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