{"id":542,"date":"2019-03-21T13:30:46","date_gmt":"2019-03-21T17:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mblc.state.ma.us\/mblc_blog\/?p=542"},"modified":"2019-04-01T13:48:02","modified_gmt":"2019-04-01T17:48:02","slug":"the-2019-pj-drive-was-a-record-smashing-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mblc.state.ma.us\/mblc_blog\/2019\/03\/21\/the-2019-pj-drive-was-a-record-smashing-success\/","title":{"rendered":"The 2019 PJ Drive was a Record Smashing Success!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-377 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/mblc.state.ma.us\/mblc_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/6743-1_BB_PJdrive_1200x628_Jammin-300x157.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mblc.state.ma.us\/mblc_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/6743-1_BB_PJdrive_1200x628_Jammin-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mblc.state.ma.us\/mblc_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/6743-1_BB_PJdrive_1200x628_Jammin-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mblc.state.ma.us\/mblc_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/6743-1_BB_PJdrive_1200x628_Jammin-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mblc.state.ma.us\/mblc_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/6743-1_BB_PJdrive_1200x628_Jammin.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>By MBLC Communications Director Celeste Bruno<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>As MBLC staff member Rachel Masse said throughout the PJ Drive, \u201cThese libraries are <em>killing<\/em> it!\u201d No truer words were ever spoken!<\/p>\n<p>Not only did libraries hit their goal of 10,000 PJs, libraries beat the goal for the entire drive (all organizations from the entire state)\u00a0 of 12,000!<strong> Libraries collected 13,022 <\/strong>A new record of 138 registered for the drive&#8211;thank you to all the libraries that participated\u2014even if your library collected 2 pairs, they <strong>make a huge difference to the kids who receive them<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Results of the major rivalries<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bourne vs. Norwood<\/strong><br \/>\nChampion by 782 pairs: Bourne<\/p>\n<p><strong>Blackstone Valley Competition (Sutton, Whitinsville, Blackstone, Simon Fairfield, Millbury, Uxbridge, and Upton)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Champion by just 8 pairs!: \u00a0Whitinsville; Uxbridge Free Public Library will deliver breakfast to\u00a0 Whitinsville<\/p>\n<p><strong>MBLC vs. MLS<\/strong><br \/>\nChampion by 45 pairs: MLS; MBLC will deliver the PJ cup to MLS filled with chocolate.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Statewide Results (each will receive 5 tickets to a Bruins game)<br \/>\n<\/strong>#1 at 3,320 pairs of PJs is the \u00a0Jonathan Bourne Public Library<br \/>\n#2 at 2,538 pairs of PJs is the Morrill Memorial Library in Norwood<br \/>\n#3 at 742 pairs of PJs is Liam Fitzgerald (<a href=\"https:\/\/boston.cbslocal.com\/2018\/05\/07\/first-bump-kid-liam-fitzgerald-bruins-cancer\/\">learn more<\/a> about Liam)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Winners of the 12 Days of PJs Prizes (random raffle, given out during the drive)<br \/>\n<\/strong><u>Team-signed Bruins Hockey Stick:<\/u><br \/>\nSalisbury Public Library<br \/>\nGreat Barrington Public Library<br \/>\nBeverly Public Library (Main)<\/p>\n<p><u>Player-signed Jersey:<br \/>\n<\/u>Billerica Public Library (Brad Marchand)<br \/>\nWestborough Public Library (Tuukka Rask)<br \/>\nWhitinsville Library in Northbridge (David Krecji)<\/p>\n<p><u>Team-signed Jersey:<br \/>\n<\/u>Silver Lake Regional High School<br \/>\nBerkshire Athenaeum in Pittsfield<br \/>\nNashoba Regional High School<\/p>\n<p><u>Signed photo:<\/u><br \/>\nVentress Memorial in Marshfield (Patrice Bergeron)<br \/>\nHazen Memorial Library in Shirley (Pasternak)<br \/>\nBeaman Memorial in West Boylston (Charlie McAvoy)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By MBLC Communications Director Celeste Bruno As MBLC staff member Rachel Masse said throughout the PJ Drive, \u201cThese libraries are killing it!\u201d No truer words were ever spoken! Not only did libraries hit their goal of 10,000 PJs, libraries beat the goal for the entire drive (all organizations from the entire state)\u00a0 of 12,000! 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