Delando Johnson, a safety, center, reads to a group of children during an event with the second annual Books 4 Buddies at Sleepy Hallow Park in Toledo.
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Kayden Darringston, 3, left, holds up a frisbee as he and his cousin Kailee Lawrence, 3, right, share a seat and eat lunch together during a reading event.
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Antoin Helm, 5, laughs as University of Toledo football players Kennedy Frazier, a cornerback, center left, A.J. Bolden, 17, an offensive lineman, center, and Brandon Neverdone, a receiver, center right, joke as they take turns reading to children.
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Antoin Helm, 5, left, listens as A.J. Bolden, 17, an offensive lineman, center, reads to Helm and other children.
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Bis'haun Gaiter, 9, center left, takes a look a suggested book as he and other children pick out their new reading materials.
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Children pick out books laid out.
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Zach Rogers, a wide receiver, center, laughs as he reads to children.
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Laneta Goings, the co-founder and president of Books 4 Buddies, center, introduces her program to a crowd of parents and children.
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Brothers Phillip Allen 5, center, and Trever Alexander, 9, right, eat lunch and listen as University Toledo football players read.
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