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Reading to Kids News
October 3, 2024
 

Dear Friends of Reading to Kids,

October is here, and we are just nine days away from one of our largest reading clubs of the year! Check out the magicians performing at each school that morning!

Volunteers at MacArthur Park Elem. reading to Kindergartners

We still have a few open spots for our October 12th "Halloween, Magic, & Monsters" clubs, so click here to submit your RSVP!

Then "join" the October 12th Facebook Event on Facebook to let your friends know about Reading to Kids!

Feel free to dress up in school-appropriate Halloween costumes that morning, too!

A kid in a TMNT costume at Politi Elementary

STEP INTO A BIGGER VOLUNTEER ROLE
AT OUR OCT. 12TH READING CLUBS

MORE OPERATIONS VOLUNTEERS
ALSO NEEDED OCT. 12TH

Site Coordinator and Training Coordinator at Charles White Elementary
Have you volunteered with us a few times recently? Then October 12th would be a great time to step into any of our vital Operations roles - all training very pleasantly provided!

Please e-mail us at info@readingtokids.org if you can volunteer for any of the following roles on Oct. 12th:

- GLC at Alta Loma (2nd or 3rd) or MacArthur Park (5th)
- Training Coordinator at Alta Loma, Esperanza, MacArthur Park, Politi, or White
- Check-in Helper at Magnolia
- Site Operations Helper at 8am at any school (your Site Coordinators need your help!

Even if your school is full, we can add you in if you have volunteered for at least three prior reading clubs with us and will fill one of the above roles!

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READING TO KIDS AMBASSADORS
WANTED NEXT WEEK!

Sample flyers

Next week on Thursday or Friday for an hour or two between 7:30am and 2:30pm, we need your help conducting quick classroom walk-throughs to encourage kids to come to our October 12th reading clubs.

We are especially looking for volunteers who can pass out flyers to parents when school lets out at around 2:15pm next Friday, October 11th.

This can be a lot of fun and we'll provide everything you need. If you have volunteered with us before, please reply to info@readingtokids.org or call the office at (310) 479-7455 if you can be an Ambassador for an hour or two next week!
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LEGENDARY BINGO OCTOBER 23RD:
SHARE OUR NEW CELEBRITY FLYER,
& HELP FIND PRIZES!

Drag Queen Bingo!

It's back! On Wednesday, October 23rd, join Reading to Kids for Legendary Bingo in person at Hamburger Mary's in West Hollywood with celebrity ballcaller Josh Brener from Silicon Valley, The Last of Us, Baked in Brooklyn, & Saturday Night! Josh also ran for us on our marathon team in 2019, 2020, & 2021!

The drinks are strong, the drag queen bingo is "R" rated, and seating is limited, so be sure to reserve your seat in advance! All attendees must be 18 years old or older.

Reading to Kids Bingo Night flyer

If you've been before you know it's a blast. If you haven't, click here for a video on their website to see what you've been missing!

Please click the image above for a flyer in .PDF format and forward it to anyone you know who may be interested in going to our Legendary Bingo Night. You can also print out the flyer and post it wherever many people are likely to see it, perhaps with a note that you are going and inviting others to join you.

WHEN:   Wednesday, October 23, 7pm - 8:30pm
WHERE: Hamburger Mary's Restaurant
               8288 Santa Monica Blvd.
               West Hollywood, CA 90046
               (323) 654-3800
               hamburgermarys.com/weho/

Cost:  $20 suggested donation (cash only, please!), which includes 9 regular bingo games and one grand prize bingo game with fantastic prizes!

Legendary Bingo is very popular and there is limited seating available. Plan to arrive before 7:00 p.m. to get a seat. We strongly suggest making a reservation at hamburgermarys.com/weho/ or (323) 654-3800 to ensure your seat.

All proceeds go to Reading to Kids. For more details, visit our October 23rd Bingo event on Facebook and invite your friends!

HELP US FIND MORE BINGO PRIZES!

You can also help us gather more prizes for the bingo winners! To help you get started, here is information about Reading to Kids you can share with potential donors (such as where you work or shop), as well as a donation form for them to complete.

Donate to us any of your unused gift cards for bingo! E-mail us at info@readingtokids.org to donate!

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FIVE MORE RUNNERS NEEDED
FOR THE 2025 LA MARATHON,
13.1 MILE CHARITY CHALLENGE,
OR LA 5K!

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 2025 Los Angeles Marathon or 13.1 Mile Charity Challenge on Sunday, March 16th!

Team Reading to Kids logo

This is our 11th time running the marathon, and we're looking for five Charity Challenge runners (the last 13.1 miles of the course) and more full marathon runners to join us in one of the best marathons in the country.

If either of those distances is too daunting, you can join us in the LA 5K (that's just 3.1 miles) near Dodger Stadium the day before the marathon on Saturday, March 15.

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!

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 Los Angeles Marathon website.

Team Reading to Kids LA Marathon runners
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Thank you very much, and we really hope to see you and your friends at our October 12th reading clubs and/or at our Legendary Bingo Night on Oct. 23rd!

Sincerely,

Charlie Orchard, Yancy Rodriguez Coe, & Anna Davies
Reading to Kids
1600 Sawtelle Blvd, Suite 210
Los Angeles, CA 90025
(310) 479-7455
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OCTOBER 2024
Reading Club RSVPs
School RSVPs Capacity
Alta Loma 32 32
Esperanza 30 30
Gratts 28 30
MacArthur Park 39 40
Magnolia 39 39
Politi 40 42
White 31 31
TOTAL 239 244
OCTOBER Books. . .
Kindergarten book
Kindergarten
First Grade book
First Grade
Second Grade book
Second Grade
Third Grade book
Third Grade
Fourth Grade book
Fourth Grade
Fifth Grade book
Fifth Grade

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