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Weekly Update
February 12, 2009
 

Dear Friends of Reading to Kids,

Did you know you could support Reading to Kids just by shopping at the grocery store or using your credit card? 

EScrip (Vons/Pavilions), Ralphs Community Contribution, and Albertsons' Community Partners are NO COST ways for you to donate to Reading to Kids simply by shopping with selected merchants. 

All you have to do is go online and register your grocery card.  When you use that card at a participating store or service provider, the store will donate a percentage of your purchases to Reading to Kids!  Click here for simple instructions to sign up!

You have to renew your registration each year, so please sign up again this year!  Also, Ralphs has switched over to a new rewards card, so make sure you sign up with your new card number.

These programs have raised over $1,000 per year in the past, but our contribution numbers went down in 2008.  Help us fundraise in 2009 by signing up today!

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VAKSBERG SALON BOOK DRIVE

Support Reading to Kids by getting a haircut at Vaksberg Salon!

Salon owner Irene Vaksberg is teaming up with Reading to Kids for a book drive at her salon.  From now through March 15th, she will offer a FREE HAIRCUT to anyone who brings 3 or more new children's books into her salon for Reading to Kids!

Irene has hosted book drives for us in the past and collected over 500 books for us!

The Vaksberg Salon is located within LaPeer Beauty at 8950 West Olympic Blvd.  For an appointment, call (310) 993-8600.  Her schedule is filling up fast, so call today!   

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FROM BEHIND THE DESK

Reading to Kids is presenting a new feature on our blog called "From Behind the Desk."  Entirely written by Reading to Kids interns, the entries give a glimpse into the office from our intern's perspective.

Click here to check out recent entries from interns Beth Uno, Juana Hernandez, and Nicole Kong, including photos of some February craft ideas. 

Our blog also has a link to the Reading to Kids Podcast.  Click here to subscribe to the Reading to Kids Podcast on iTunes. 

If you are interested in writing an entry for the blog, contact Nate Radomski at Nate.Radomski@readingtokids.org or (310) 479-7455.
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FEBRUARY 14th "FRIENDSHIP" READING CLUBS

Thanks to everyone who has signed up for the February reading clubs!  Our reading club spots are currently full, but we do anticipate some cancellations.

If you would like to volunteer on February 14th,  keep checking the website before our RSVP deadline (3PM Friday, February 13th) to see if spaces have opened up.  Click here to see if there are spaces available.  Further, if you have RSVP'd for the February 14th reading clubs and don't think you can make it, please cancel as soon as you can so that other volunteers can sign up in your place.

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Sincerely,

  Jessica Tritsch, Nate Radomski & Rachel Zwass 
  Reading to Kids
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February 2009
Reading Club Status
School RSVPs Capacity

Alta Loma

60 60

Esperanza

84 84

Gratts

65 65

Hoover

71 71
Los Angeles

73

73
Magnolia  91 91
Politi 66 66
White

47

47
TOTAL 557 557

February Books. . .

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Third Grade

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Fourth Grade

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Fifth Grade

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