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Dear Friends of Reading to Kids,
This Saturday it's time for "Sports, Fun, and Games" at our
reading clubs! If you are not signed up with us already, please
sign up today, then reply to our
November 9th Facebook Event that you are going.
If you
previously signed up but can not join us after all, be sure to
cancel online to open your spot for someone else. Please
note that the deadline for canceling is 3pm on Friday.
November is
also our College Spirit month, so be sure to
wear your college's logo. The competition is on to see
which college can get the most volunteers to wear their school
logo at the November 9th Reading Clubs!
Thanks to the generosity of our volunteers and several colleges,
every child at the reading clubs this Saturday will receive an item with a college logo - part of our efforts to nurture early college
interest.
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2013 ANNUAL FUND DRIVE UPDATE: THANK YOU MATTHEW JONES, OUR 1ST ANGEL!
Congratulations to Matthew Jones for being our first
2013 Annual Fund Drive Angel!
Matthew became an Angel when he gathered donations from at least 10 of his friends for our 2013 Annual Fund Drive,
and we invite everyone to become an angel during this fund drive.
Thank you, Matthew, for creating your ambitious
Causes campaign to raise $4,000 for us, and for becoming a fundraising Angel!
At this Saturday's reading clubs, every volunteer will be invited to donate to our 2013 Annual Fund Drive with either cash, check, or credit card.
This year we've set a goal of raising
$45,000 from over 1,000 donors, and so far we have already raised $10,276 from 151 donors!
You can
see all of their names on our 2013 Annual Fund Drive
page, and if you have not yet donated, be sure to donate
today so we can add your name there, too.
Creating a Causes
campaign is just
one of the fun, clever ways you can help us raise money during our
Annual Fund Drive, and we provide a link to create your own Causes
campaign on our 2013 Annual Fund Drive
page, under the "Help us Fundraise!"
header.
Although our main source of funding is grants from foundations and corporations,
support from individual donors is vital to our organization. We list our large number of donors to demonstrate to foundations and corporations that we have broad support in the community, which in turn prompts them to support us, too.
How Can You Help?
1 - Make a pledge to donate by check or donate online today by visiting our 2013 Annual Fund Drive page. Contributions of any amount are greatly appreciated!
2 - Show your support by asking friends and family to contribute!
Visit our 2013 Annual Fund Drive
page and look under the "Help us Fundraise!" header for many useful resources. In particular, please consider personalizing
and sending the provided
sample email to friends and family, or posting our handy
donor sheet.
Once they know about Reading to Kids, many probably want to donate to us -
all you have to do is ask!
Also, if your workplace matches donations to nonprofits, please share with them your donation, and ask them to consider matching it. In this way you
double your donation and share with others your enthusiasm for Reading to Kids!
If you have any questions about the Annual Fund Drive, please let us know. Once again, please donate any amount to help us meet our goals, and thanks for your support!
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MAKE YOUR ANNUAL FUND DRIVE DONATION A MATCH
This Saturday's reading clubs include the continuation of our
2013 Annual Fund Drive, our most important fundraiser of the year!
Last month an anonymous donor matched the first $500 of donations made at the Oct. 12th reading clubs at Alta Loma Elementary!
This meant that anyone reading and donating at Alta Loma that Saturday had their donation doubled!
If you are planning to donate perhaps $100 or more to our Annual Fund Drive, please consider announcing you are matching donations made that
morning
up to the amount you are planning to donate.
This is an exciting way your donation can inspire donations from more volunteers!
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CLCLA FORUM INVITATION TOMORROW, 11/8:
THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC ADVANTAGES OF
CHILDREN READING AT GRADE LEVEL
Reading to Kids is a member of the
Children's Literacy Coalition Los Angeles (CLCLA), an emerging literacy advocacy group of organizations that work in the Greater Los Angeles area.
Join the CLCLA
tomorrow at our inaugural forum as we bring together business, education, legislative, and community stakeholders to share ideas and create solutions on the critical issue of literacy.
A Better Future: The Social and Economic Advantages of Children
Reading at Grade Level
When and Where:
Friday November 8th, 2013
8:30am -11:30am - Breakfast Included
UCLA - Covel Commons, Hosted by Luskin School of Public Affairs
Cost: FREE
Click here for Event Details and Registration
Agenda
Opening Remarks:
Bill Parent, Associate Dean for Administration,
Luskin School of Public Affairs at UCLA
Moderator:
Val Zavala, Vice President, News & Public Affairs - KCET
Speakers:
Barbara O'Brien, National Policy Director,
The Campaign for Grade Level Reading
David Crippens, Chairman of Unite-LA Board of Directors
Senator Holly J. Mitchell, 26th District (CA)
Please click here for a print version to share with others.
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READING TO KIDS IN THE NEWS - TWICE!
Reading to Kids was recently featured in two different outlets!
- Last week we learned that volunteer
Jeffrey Parsons posted a wonderful
charity spotlight article,
Reading to Kids:
on the front lines and behind the scenes. He wrote about his experiences with
Reading to Kids on his website, TheRoadBackHome.com,
and included an interview he did with me in our offices.
- This past Sunday morning, long-time
Taskforce member and Alta Loma Site Coordinator
Mariel Rubio was interviewed in Spanish on
Univision Radio's Los Angeles Community Affairs Show. She and host Carlos Granja discussed
Reading to Kids' mission and history, Mariel's own involvement with us, and how to volunteer and support us.
We have posted both Jeffrey's article and Mariel's interview
on our website
for you to read and listen to. Our sincere thanks
to both Jeffrey and Mariel for spreading the great news about Reading to Kids!
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Thanks, and we hope to see many of your colleges represented on Saturday!
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