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Help the kids we read to go from readers today, leaders tomorrow by contributing to Reading
to Kids' 2025 Annual Fund Drive!
Each year, from the October to the December reading clubs, we ask our
supporters to help us inspire underserved children with a love of
reading by making a donation to Reading to Kids.
For the past 26 years Reading to Kids has been able to thrive thanks to the thousands of
hours of participation by teachers, administrators, parents,
volunteers, and elementary school children
(click
here for program statistics)
and thanks to generous financial contributions by foundations,
businesses, agencies, and individuals like you.
In May 1999, Reading to Kids held its
first reading club with 20 students and 8 volunteers at Gratts Elementary
School. 26 years later, on average, 192 Reading to Kids volunteers read to 323 children each month at seven elementary schools!
Kids emerge from our program with more enthusiasm for
reading, books for their home library, stronger school libraries, personal
relationships with volunteers, and changed attitudes for reading in English!
To sustain and expand our program, we need
your help! Your donation will help to purchase hardcover books for
elementary school libraries in low-income communities, fund book donations
directly to children and parents to help them develop their own home libraries,
and expand our program into new schools and communities.
Please join us by donating to Reading to Kids today.
If you have any questions regarding the Annual Fund Drive, please feel free to
contact Charlie Orchard at the Reading to Kids office at (310)
479-7455 or by email at Charlie.Orchard @ readingtokids.org.
Thank you for your support!
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to Our 2025 Annual Fund Drive Participants! |
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Aina Abad
Evans Akatch
Daniel Altman
Anonymous
Karla Avalos
Michelle Bates
Sara Blandford & Brian Canning
Sharon Brown
Anthony Brown
Martin Cabal
David Callahan
Julia Camara Calvo
Valentina Carrillo
Jessica Chong
Soyoon Choo
Jennifer Clark
Kendall Clark
Catherine Conlin
Rachel Corell
Alfonso Diy
Demetra Dokus
Seth Dorfman
Jessica Dunning
Yamayra Duran
Sarah Effinger
Tina Epstein
Jess Glasser
Jeffrey Goodman
Jennifer Gracie
Karen Green
Ron Green
Isabel Higgins
Jamie Holloway
Paola Horta
Ali Husain
Marlen Ibarra
Tiffany Ip
Jonathan Ito
AE Jones
Sophia Karimpour
Amie Kashon
Kleiner Cohen Foundation
Ingrid Koopman
Tess Lafia
Alexandros Lancaster
Erick Lankey
Erin & Dan Lantz
Laura Leelun
Dan'l Leviton
Jessica Lim
Catherine Lirtsman
Lisa Mandel
Philip Martin
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Chris Martin
Dilek Mir
Nineli Mirabian
Brittney Morrow
Jordan Neysmith
Carrie & Charlie Orchard
Greg Orchard
Faith Oshita & Allen Lee (in memory of Rosemarie and Jim Ostiller)
Kimberly Ostiller
Ryan Ostiller
Megan Ostiller
Nick Ostiller
Rick Ostiller & Sally Rau (in memory of Jim Ostiller)
Cathy Ostiller (in memory of Jim and Rosemarie Ostiller & Cliff Marcus)
Patricia Ostiller (in memory of Jim Ostiller)
Daphne Peponides
Ramana Prakash & Shalini Reddy
Chloe Reese
Steve Rousso
Mariel Rubio
Karoline Saffi
Marina Sais
Emily Sandersfeld
Julie Shulse
Therease Silvabaroa
Jit Singh
Courtney Smythe
Marco Solis
Madison Souter
Mary Anne Speidel
Paul Stavropoulos
Katie Stegmaier
Rachel Sussman
Stan Thompson
Mark Wallach
Janet Webb
Sarah White
Fran Wild
Aletha Wild
Rebecca Wu
Brian Xu
Julia Xu
Thomas Young
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If your name should be included in this list, please
contact us at info @ readingtokids.org to let us know.
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How
to Participate |
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Donate by check: |
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Mail your donation to:
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Reading to Kids
1600 Sawtelle Boulevard, Suite 210
Los Angeles, CA 90025
If you like, click here to let us know by email at donation@readingtokids.org your name, address, and the amount you are donating.
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Donate Online via PayPal:
(no PayPal account required) |
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If using the PayPal app on your phone, send money to paypal@readingtokids.org
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Donate by Venmo: |
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Our Venmo is @readingtokids
(You may need to press the "Charities" button to find us.)
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Help us Fundraise! |
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Supporters who would like to become one of our 2025 fundraising Angels by encouraging family and friends to
donate to Reading to Kids can use our
Reading to Kids
donor sheet OR
Fundraise for us on Facebook.
Click here for additional fundraising materials, including a
sample email to send to family and friends!
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More Donation
Options... |
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Click here
to review more donation options, including
(1) setting up a
recurring credit card donation,
(2) listing items for
sale on eBay with some of the proceeds going to Reading to
Kids, and
(3) registering your grocery store club cards through
eScrip and Ralphs
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What
Can Your Dollars Buy? |
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Here are some examples* of how your
contribution can make a difference in the lives of the young
readers we work with each month:
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$5 |
4 take-home prize books for
participating kids |
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$18 |
13 take-home prize books for
participating kids |
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$50 |
4
hardcover read-aloud books |
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$130 |
100 take-home prize
books for participating kids |
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$250 |
20 hardcover read aloud books
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$400 |
1 month worth of
read-aloud books at one school
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$650 |
500 take-home prize
books for participating kids |
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$850 |
All of the reading club expenses
(books, supplies, and food) for month of reading clubs at
one school |
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$1,300 |
1,000 take-home prize
books for participating kids |
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$10,000 |
All of the reading club expenses
(books, supplies, and food) for one year of reading clubs at
one school |
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*Note: All prices
and purchases are approximations that illustrate
the cost of these items for Reading to Kids.
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Special thanks to our top
fundraiser Angels in 2025! |
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Become a Reading to Kids Angel
by gathering at least 10 donations!
Courtney Smythe
(6 Donors, $244 so far)
Check back soon for more
Angels to be listed here!
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