1,037 kids, 457 volunteers,
149 parents, and 25 teachers & staff
discovered the "Wonders of Science and Technology" at our
November 14th reading clubs! In addition to a prize book, the students also took home items with college logos to celebrate College Spirit Month!
Next month is one of our biggest months, and the
December 12th reading clubs are just a few short weeks away! To get started, sign up today. Then join our
December 12th Facebook Event
so your friends will see that you will be attending.
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8 MORE MARATHON RUNNERS NEEDED
Do you know any runners? Please forward this email to them and ask them to join
Team
Reading to Kids in the 2016 Skechers
Performance Los Angeles Marathon!
We urgently need
eight more runners to join us in one of the best marathons in
the country on Sunday, February 14th (Valentine's Day).
You can
share this Facebook page with any of your runner friends
to encourage them to join our team!
Runners can run either the full marathon or a half-marathon, and
the dollars raised will go to support our monthly reading
clubs.
If you or a runner you know is interested in becoming
one of our fundraising runners or creating a fundraising team,
please email Chris Martin at marathon
readingtokids.org
for all the details.
IMPORTANT NOTE: To register to run on
behalf of
Reading to Kids, you MUST receive from us a
special web address by Nov. 30th to use when registering on the Skechers
Performance Los Angeles Marathon website.
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DECEMBER 12TH READING CLUBS
SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN
Please be sure to sign up for the next reading clubs!
Click here to submit your RSVP for our
"Spirit of Giving" Reading Clubs on December 12th,
then "join" the
December 12th reading club event on Facebook and invite
your friends!
Santas Needed!
We are also looking for seven people willing to don the red
suit for our reading clubs on December 12th. We've
had Santas of all shapes, sizes, and gender, and
we'll provide the full Santa suit.
There's nothing better than seeing the students' excitement
when Santa visits our reading clubs!
If you are interested in being Santa, Mrs. Claus,
or an assisting "elf" on December 12th, please reply to
this email. You won't be able to read that day,
but you'll see
hundreds of smiling faces!
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JOIN US FOR HAPPY HOUR TONIGHT AND/OR A HIKE ON SUNDAY!
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2015 ANNUAL FUND DRIVE UPDATE & WINNERS SO FAR
On Saturday we received $2,496 from 78 donations towards our 2015 Annual Fund Drive!
The names of the new donors have already been added to our
2015 Annual Fund Drive page, and here are the school competition stats so far:
SCHOOL COMPETITION WINNERS!
Highest percentage of volunteers who donated at the Nov. 14th reading clubs:
1st: Alta Loma Elementary (a new leader!)
2nd: Esperanza Elementary
Highest dollar amount raised at the Nov. 14th reading clubs:
1st: Esperanza Elementary
2nd: Los Angeles Elementary
Highest percentage of volunteers who have donated overall:
1st: Charles White Elementary
2nd: Esperanza Elementary
Highest dollar amount raised overall:
1st: Esperanza Elementary
2nd: Los Angeles Elementary
Our overall goal by the end of the year is to raise $45,000 from
500 donors.
Here's
how you can help, with your donations being counted towards the
school competition:
1 - Donate online or make a pledge to donate by check
today by visiting our
2015 Annual Fund Drive page. Contributions of
any amount are greatly appreciated!
2 - Show your support by asking friends and family to
contribute!
Visit our
2015 Annual Fund Drive
page and look under the "Help us Fundraise!" header for 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 will want to donate -
we just need you to ask!
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Thanks, and we hope to see you at Happy Hour tonight!