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October 23, 2024
 

Dear Friends of Reading to Kids,

JOIN US TONIGHT
FOR LEGENDARY BINGO!
SHARE OUR FLYER
& CHECK OUT THESE PRIZES!

Drag Queen Bingo!

It's finally here! Tonight we're playing Legendary Bingo in person at Hamburger Mary's in West Hollywood!

Joining us is 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!

Drag Queen Bingo!

We want to fill the room with enthusiastic bingo players, so whether or not you can go, please share our October 23rd Bingo event on Facebook by tagging and inviting your friends!

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:   Tonight, Oct. 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.

BINGO PRIZES
YOU CAN WIN TONIGHT!

Amongst the fabulous prizes you can bid on or win are private in-home or store-based wine parties, a certificate for four guests to the world famous Magic Castle, autographed Los Angeles Kings hockey pucks, player photo, and hat, and a pair of Christian Louboutin Spinetita 100 Veau Velours lace up heels - win some red soles!


Drag Queen Bingo!
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NOVEMBER 9TH READING CLUBS

The November 9th reading clubs are filling up quickly - MacArthur Park, Magnolia, and Politi are already full!

Hurry and submit your RSVP for our "Seasons & the Natural World" reading clubs at www.readingtokids.org.

We'll need hundreds of volunteers in November, so please sign up early! Then help spread the word by also joining our November 9th reading club event.

Stanford alumni volunteering at Esperanza Elem. reading clubs
Stanford Alumni CSC members volunteering at Esperanza Elem.

November is our college spirit month, so dig out your college sweatshirts and ball caps to wear that morning as we see which college shows the most spirit!

HELP! SITE COORDINATORS &
SITE OPERATIONS HELPERS
NEEDED NOV. 9TH

Operations Helpers at Charles White Elementary

With only three employees at Reading to Kids, you can see we rely on dedicated Site Coordinators to keep our program running smoothly each month.

We urgently need experienced volunteers to take on more leadership with us by helping train new and returning volunteers, being a GLC, or especially being a Site Operations Helper at any of our schools.

If you can help in any of those roles, please e-mail us at info@readingtokids.org to help create wonderful reading clubs!

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FOUR 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 four 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, 2024.

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 5K runners
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2024 ANNUAL FUND DRIVE UPDATE!

Reading to Kids Annual Fund Drive

Our 2024 Annual Fund Drive is off and running with $8,758 donated from 90 donors!

Those who have donated can see their names listed on our 2024 Annual Fund Drive page. If you have not yet donated, please donate today so we can add your name there, too.

Our Annual Fund Drive lasts until December 31st, and our ambitious goal this year is to raise $65,000 from 500 donors. Please help us meet that goal by spreading the word to your friends and co-workers!

How Can You Help?

1) Make a pledge to donate by check or donate online today by visiting our 2024 Annual Fund Drive. Contributions of any amount are greatly appreciated!

2) Show your support by asking friends and family to contribute! Visit our 2024 Annual Fund Drive page and look under the "Help us Fundraise!" header for resources, including information on creating your own personalized fundraising page on Facebook, our handy donor sheet for raising money with your friends and co-workers, tips for fundraising, and so much more.

Once they know about Reading to Kids, many of your friends and family will want to donate - we just need you to ask!

Also, if your workplace matches donations to nonprofits, please share with them your donation, and ask them to consider matching it. In this way you double your donation and share with others your enthusiasm for Reading to Kids!

Reading to Kids Annual Fund Drive
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Thanks, and we hope to see you tonight at Legendary Bingo!

Sincerely,

Charlie Orchard, Yancy Rodriguez Coe, & Anna Davies
Reading to Kids
1600 Sawtelle Blvd, Suite 210
Los Angeles, CA 90025
(310) 479-7455
(310) 479-7435 (FAX)
info@readingtokids.org
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Make a donation:
www.readingtokids.org/HowToHelp/HelpDonate.php

NOVEMBER 2024
Reading Club RSVPs
School RSVPs Capacity
Alta Loma 21 29
Esperanza 37 54
Gratts 20 26
MacArthur Park 32 32
Magnolia 30 30
Politi 29 29
White 24 31
TOTAL 193 231
NOVEMBER 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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