Tracey D. Ray Photo Gallery

Mrs. Tracey D. Ray was a founding board member of the Peaches and Sourcream Children’s Foundation established in July 2019. Mrs. Ray joined PSCF’s board following her retirement of 20 years as a distinguished library administrator with the Free Library of Philadelphia. Mrs. Ray was instrumental in helping to develop and fund many of the organization’s reading initiatives, such as Books At The Polls — providing books to children who accompanied their parents at the polls. Mrs. Ray also helped to plan book parties and online summer reading programs. Mrs. Ray was particularly fond of  the students of General George G. Meade School in North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania — the neighborhood where she held her first assignment as librarian at the Cecil B. Moore Branch. As a board member, Mrs. Ray took on purchasing school supplies and providing books for students to use in class. In November 2019, the George G. Meade School was burglarized and four laptops used to facilitate small group guided reading sessions were stolen. Mrs. Ray raised enough funds to replace the laptops with six brand new Samsung computers.

When Mrs. Ray’s health began to decline, the board decided to recognize Mrs. Ray for her tireless efforts. In April 2021, the Peaches and Sourcream Children’s Foundation established its first scholarship in the name of Tracey D. Ray — funded by Mr. Samuel Reed III, one of four nominees for the 2021 Tracey D. Ray Book Scholarship. Mrs. Tracey D. Ray served as board member from July 2019 until August 2021.