The donation to the Right Books Campaign – an effort of the Fund for the School District of Philadelphia – comes as the Philadelphia 2016 Host Committee closes up shop. “We wanted to have a significant impact through the convention on the Philadelphia community,” said former Gov. Ed Rendell, the committee’s chair. “It’s a bow on the entire convention process.” The committee’s donation will bring the campaign – which aims to put nearly 800,000 books in elementary schools in the Philadelphia School District – within $1 million of its goal.