Join the party and sign up here for our March 9th "Music & Celebrations" reading clubs!

Please also join our March 9th Facebook event and invite your friends to the celebration, too.

Generous musicians will be sharing the gift of music with students at each of our eight schools. Click here to find out who will be performing at your school!

We still need a few more musicians, so if you or someone you know can share the gift of music on the 9th, please contact us at info@readingtokids.org.

CRAFTS & READING GUIDE MEETING SUNDAY, 3/3

BUY A READING TO KIDS T-SHIRT
BY THIS SUNDAY!

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ONE 5K OR
ONE MARATHON RUNNER NEEDED

Do you know any runners? Are you a runner? Please forward this email to them and ask them to join Team Reading to Kids in the 2019 Skechers Performance Los Angeles Marathon on Sunday, March 24th!

We're looking for one more marathon runner to join us in one of the best marathons in the country.

If running 26 miles is too daunting, you can join us in the Big 5K (that's just 3.1 miles) around Dodger Stadium the day before the marathon on Saturday, March 23.

You can share this Facebook group with any of your runner friends to encourage them to join our team! If you are interested or want to learn more, please email Chris Martin at marathon@readingtokids.org!

IMPORTANT NOTE: To register to run on behalf of Reading to Kids, you MUST receive from us a special web address to use when registering on the Skechers Performance Los Angeles Marathon website.

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CAN'T RUN 26 MILES OR 5K?
THEN DONATE TO SUPPORT OUR
MARATHON RUNNERS
OR HAND OUT WATER DURING THE RACE!

Please support Team Reading to Kids as they run the Skechers Performance Los Angeles Marathon on March 24th!

They have until March 24th to reach their $20,000 fundraising goal! If you can donate a buck a mile to your favorite runner, you'll help fuel them towards the finish line!

With every mile they train and every dollar they raise, these valiant souls help you inspire kids with a love of reading.

HAND OUT WATER DURING THE RACE!

Help represent Reading to Kids during the marathon by handing out water to the runners! You get a free LA Marathon t-shirt, too.

Our group will be at Water Station Mile 5 at Glendale Blvd., between Bellevue and Kent St. in Echo Park, on Sunday, March 24th from 5am - 11am.

Click this link to sign up. Our group is Reading to Kids and our shift location should be listed in green. Click the box to the green J05 Water Station Mile 5 shift, scroll down and complete the form, and sign up to volunteer!

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CATERER FOR 300 WANTED FOR OUR
20TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

We are looking for a caterer who can provide appetizers for 300 of our supporters at our 20th Anniversary Celebration & Comedy Night on May 11th. If you or someone you know can help, please contact us at info@readingtokids.org.

SILENT AUCTION ITEMS

We also need help gathering items for our silent auction that night. To help you get started, here is information about Reading to Kids to share with potential donors, as well as a donation form for them to complete.

We especially enjoy awarding gift certificates, amusement park and theater tickets, gift bags, and autographed items! Anything unique is great, too! If you work at or have a connection with products or services to offer, please help us by asking for a donation to our anniversary.

DO YOU KNOW A COMEDIAN?

If you personally know or have a solid connection to a well-known, headliner comedian who would be interested and available in performing that night, please email us at info@readingtokids.org.

For details on any of our events, check out our handy calendar on our website!

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Thanks, and be sure to buy a t-shirt by Sunday and sign up early for our March 9th reading clubs!