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Help the kids we read to go keep the adventure going by contributing to Reading
to Kids' 2026 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 27 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. 27 years later, on average, 170 Reading to Kids volunteers read to 291 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 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 2026 Annual Fund Drive Participants! |
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Coming soon - all donor names to be added from the Saturday, Oct. 10th reading clubs!
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Aina Abad
Maryanna Abdo
Michelle Bates
Susan Berger
Patricia Bergey
Sara Bischof
Tia Black
Jennifer Blum
Anthony Brown
Julia Camara Calvo
Ingrid Chaires
Jessica Chong
Jennifer Clark
Catherine Conlin
Alfonso Diy
Chelsea Dockery
Seth Dorfman
Carrie Drury
Sarah Effinger
Taylor Forbes
Tara Fusco
Fiona Gao & Zach Halperin
Edgar Gaspar-Acuna
Dorothy Goldstein
Jeffrey Goodman
Brooke Grad
Alejandra Gutierrez
Lisa Hansen
Lauren Hayat
Jen Hendrickson
Wendy Hernandez
Cristina Herrera
Heather Horn
Paola Horta
Joyce Jastrzab in honor of Ted Borden
Mona Javdan
Jim Jones
Amie Kashon
Jasleen Kaur
Kleiner Cohen Foundation
Sarah Kremer
Naama Landau
Daniel Leviton
Sean Lim
Lisa Lin
Michelle Maldonado
Philip Martin
Christopher Martin
Tony Mastria
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Nineli Mirabian
Robert Montenegro & Anna Branch (in honor of Collin Jack Harney's 1st birthday)
Stephanie Myers
Sheryl Nakano
Jordan Neysmith
Zac Onufrychuk
Greg Orchard
Faith Oshita & Allen Lee in memory of Rosemarie & Jim Ostiller
Kimberly Ostiller
Nick Ostiller
Ryan Ostiller
Megan Ostiller
Rick Ostiller
Cathy Ostiller in memory of James & Rosemarie Ostiller & Cliff Marcus
Patricia Ostiller in memory of Rosemarie & James Ostiller
Dianne Reyes
Gabriella Rivas
Mariel Rubio
Mary Rubio
Calvin Ryan
Karoline Saffi
Nicola San Juan
Melissa Sanders
Maggie Santiago
Julie Shulse
Jit Singh
Daphne Slater-Yemofio
Wendy Sobel
Mary Speidel
Brandon Stroman
Stephanie Suntwanuparp
Steve Taylor
Jason Tran
Angela Waldrop Gilbert
Kirby Wang
Sarah White
Fran Wild
Kori Wilson
Adam Wodka
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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 2026 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 2026! |
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