The Katie Turney Memorial Book Fund

08/21/2025

07/07/2025

It's that time of year again. We’re quickly approaching Katie’s birthday.

Katie unexpectedly passed away the day after her 16th birthday in 2013.

Her short but vibrant life, radiant smile, and infectious laugh bring joy to our hearts daily.

The Katie Turney Memorial Book Fund is inspired by Katie's love of books and reading. The fund purchases new young adult fiction books for the Durant High School (Plant City, Florida) Library.

Please consider donating to help ensure Katie's memory lives on through books and reading well into the future. 💜

08/15/2024

We were blessed to be able to donate again this year to Durant High School (OFFICIAL) library in honor of The Katie Turney Memorial Book Fund. Over the past ten years, we have donated over $21,000, allowing Durant to purchase over 1,000 hardbound young adult fiction books for its students.

07/16/2024

Katie unexpectedly passed away the day after her 16th birthday in 2013.

Her short but vibrant life, radiant smile, and infectious laugh continue to bring joy to our hearts every day.

The Katie Turney Memorial Book Fund is inspired by Katie's love of books and reading; the fund is used to purchase new young adult fiction books for the Durant High School (Plant City, Florida) Library.

Please consider donating to help ensure Katie's memory lives on through books and reading well into the future. 💜

10/17/2023

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10/12/2023

Over the past nine years, the Katie Turney Memorial Book Fund has donated almost $16,000, allowing Durant to purchase over 900 hardbound young adult fiction books for its students.

The Katie Turney Memorial Book Fund was established after 16-year-old Durant High School student Katie Turney died unexpectedly in 2013. This year, Katie’s pa

08/17/2023

We were again blessed this year to donate $3,000 to the Durant High School (Plant City, Florida) Library in Katie's honor. The Katie Turney Memorial Book Fund has donated over $20,000 and purchased over 900 hardbound young adult fiction books. All in Katie's memory and honor!

Thank you all for your donations, prayers, and support that have helped us to allow her memory to live on well into the future. 📔📚📖

08/15/2023

Happy 26th Birthday, Katie! We love and miss you more each day. 💜

07/25/2023

Katie unexpectedly passed away the day after her 16th birthday, almost 10 years ago. Her short but vibrant life, angelic light, radiant smile, and infectious laugh continue to bring joy to our hearts daily.

The Katie Turney Memorial Book Fund, is inspired by Katie's love of books and reading; the fund is used to purchase new young adult fiction books for the Durant High School (Plant City, Florida) Library.

Please consider donating to help ensure Katie's memory lives on through books and reading well into the future. 💜

06/15/2023

Katie unexpectedly passed away the day after her 16th birthday, almost 10 years ago. Her short but vibrant life, angelic light, radiant smile, and infectious laugh continue to bring joy to our hearts every day.

The Katie Turney Memorial Book Fund is inspired by Katie's love of books and reading; the fund is used to purchase new young adult fiction books for the Durant High School (Plant City, Florida) Library.

Please consider donating to help ensure Katie's memory lives on through books and reading well into the future. 💜

05/12/2023

Friends, Family and CoWorkers, I am asking you once again to consider donating to my daughters memorial fund. We are approaching summer and her Birthday on August 15th, all monies are donated to Durant HS Library to go towards Young Adult books and any other needs the library has. She was an avid reader and reading was her passion. Friends and Family please use the link in the below post to donate. If you are a T-Mobile Co-worker please use the following Benevity link and T-Mobile will match your donation as this is a qualifing program. I recently donated 500 dollars and T-Mobile is matching that amount. https://un-carrier.benevity.org/user/login
Thank you in advance.

12/18/2022