Please be sure to sign up for the next reading clubs!
Click here to submit your RSVP for our
"The Wonders of Science & Technology" clubs, then "join" the
April 13th reading club event on
Facebook and invite your friends!
We'll need hundreds of volunteers for these April reading clubs, so be sure to sign up early and recruit your friends, co-workers, and family members as volunteers!
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FINAL DAYS TO DONATE TO AND CHEER ON
OUR BIG 5K & MARATHON RUNNERS!
Team Reading to Kids has until this Sunday to reach their ambitious $20,000 fundraising goal!
Please donate a buck a mile today as they prepare to run the LA Big 5K this Saturday and the Los Angeles Marathon this Sunday!
They have been training for months, and so far our runners have raised $7,436 in support of our
monthly reading clubs.
Your donation will make all their months and miles of training pay off in books for the kids we serve!
With every mile they train and every dollar they raise, these valiant souls help you inspire kids with a love of reading.
During the BIG 5K and marathon this weekend, look for the runners in the lime green shirts (front of the shirts on the left below, back of the shirts on the right below).
CHEER ON OUR BIG 5K RUNNERS
THIS SATURDAY, MARCH 16TH AT 6:45AM!
Come cheer on the LA BIG 5K Running for Reading to Kids Team on Saturday as they run near Dodger Stadium!
We will be there starting at 6:30 am. Arrive before 7:30 am to avoid the crowds and provide time to walk from your car to the beginning of the race route.
Parking for the LA BIG 5K is free, and you can meet our Big 5K runners at 6:45 am at this location next to the picnic tables marked in blue below (click the below image to see a larger version). The race starts at 8am and will probably end by 9am.
Getting to the LA BIG 5K race: Due to street closures for the LA BIG 5K, only two entrances will be open to Dodger Stadium: Sunset Gate A, accessible via Sunset Blvd., and Downtown Gate E, accessible via CA-110. These gates will open at 5:30 am. (Note: The Golden State Gate, accessible via I-5, will be closed due to street closures.)
Please email us at
marathon@readingtokids.org if you can cheer them on this Saturday - or simply show up!
HAND OUT WATER DURING THE MARATHON!
Help represent Reading to Kids during the Los Angeles Marathon this Sunday by handing out water to the runners!
Our group will be at Water Station Mile 9 at Hollywood Blvd & Hobart Blvd., this Sunday, March 17th from 5am - 11am.
Click this link to sign up. Our group is
Reading to Kids, so just complete the form and sign up to volunteer!
If you can't join us at the above, then donate your support!
CHEER ON OUR MARATHON RUNNERS
THIS SUNDAY, MARCH 17TH
You can also cheer on our marathon runners this Sunday at our course support booth located at Burton Way and N. Palm Dr. from 8:30am - 11:30am. Join Charlie by stopping by and be inspired by the runners streaming by!
Course Support Booth
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LA TIMES FESTIVAL OF BOOKS
APRIL 20-21:
VOLUNTEER IN OUR BOOTH
This year's Festival of Books will take place April 20-21 on the University of Southern California campus.
Please join us in our booth to share your enthusiasm and
Reading to Kids knowledge
with other book lovers!
Click here to see all available shifts. If you're interested in volunteering, e-mail us at
info@readingtokids.org.
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TICKETS NOW ON SALE FOR OUR
25TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
& CASINO NIGHT ON MAY 11TH!
Reading to Kids turns 25 years old at our May 11th reading clubs, and tickets are now on sale for our celebration event that evening!
Head on over to our 25th Anniversary Celebration page to buy your tickets and see all the details so far!
Our party is French Quarter / Mardi Gras / New Orleans themed as we enjoy casino table games at the beautiful
Historic Woman's Club in Santa Monica!
We'll have New Orleans-style food, raffle prizes and packages to win, a live DJ, a 360° camera photo booth, and casino table games to play for fun and raffle tickets!
Enjoy Blackjack, Roulette, Craps, and Poker, delicious food & drinks, and an opportunity to socialize with your fellow Reading to Kids volunteer and supporters!
Laissez les bons temps rouler!
Tickets are $40 online before 2pm on 5/11/24, $45 at the door while tickets last. ****Guests must be 18 and over.****
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PLEASE HELP US FIND
RAFFLE ITEMS & BINGO PRIZES
Our next fundraising events will be on May 11th and in the fall, so we need your help gathering more prizes for raffles, silent auctions, and bingo winners!
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 events.
You may have gift cards you haven't used which would make excellent prizes if you'd like to donate them to us! E-mail us at info@readingtokids.org to arrange mailing them to us!
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BUY A READING TO KIDS T-SHIRT
BY MARCH 28TH!
(Click on each photo below to see a larger version.)
It's time once again to get your very own Reading to Kids t-shirt!
We have a group order ending on March 28th, so please head over to our
Order a T-Shirt link for all the details on how you can order your own shirt like the one shown above.
That
Order a T-Shirt link is also available in the lower left-hand side of our website.
The more t-shirts ordered by the 28th, the less expensive they will be!
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Thanks, and we hope you can join us at any of the above events!
