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February 13, 2025
 

Dear Friends of Reading to Kids,

After such a challenging January in LA, we were delighted last Saturday that 444 kids, 243 volunteers, 59 parents, and 26 teachers & staff helped to make our February 8th reading clubs a success! 21% of the students at Esperanza and 24% of the students at White attended!

1st graders enjoying a book at the reading clubs
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Kindergartners enjoyed hearing If You Give a Pig a Pancake and then creating paper bag pig puppets!

Book and Kindergarten craft at MacArthur Park Elementary        Kindergarten crafts at MacArthur Park Elementary
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4th graders delighted in Treasure Hunters: Peril at the Top of the World, then created Egyptian sarcophagi!

Paper sarcophagi crafts at Politi Elementary   Paper sarcophagi crafts at Politi Elementary
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MARCH 8TH READING CLUBS

Please be sure to sign up for the next reading clubs!   Click here to submit your RSVP for our "Music & Entertainment" clubs, then "join" the March 8th reading club event on Facebook and invite your friends!

We'll need hundreds of volunteers for these March reading clubs, so be sure to sign up early and recruit your friends, co-workers, and family members as volunteers!

That morning generous musicians will be sharing the gift of music with students at each of our eight schools. Click here to find out who is scheduled to perform at your favorite school!

Devon Nico as Coach Kody at Politi Elementary

HELP! OPERATIONS VOLUNTEERS
NEEDED MARCH 8TH

Site Coordinators 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, checking in volunteers, 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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PLEASE SUPPORT OUR 2025 MARATHON RUNNERS!
HELP US HAND OUT WATER DURING THE RACE!

Help represent Reading to Kids during the Los Angeles Marathon on March 16th by handing out water to the runners!

Our group will be at Water Station Mile 9 at Hollywood Blvd & Hobart Blvd., on Sunday, March 16th 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!

Supporting our runners at the water station

If you can't join us at the above, then donate your support as they continue training for hundreds of miles!

Our 2025 runners have until March 16th to reach their ambitious $20,000 fundraising goal! If you can donate a buck a mile to your favorite runner, you'll help fuel them towards the finish line!

Team Reading to Kids banner

With every mile they train and every dollar they raise, these valiant souls help you inspire kids with a love of reading.

Team Reading to Kids runners
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PLEASE HELP US FIND
BINGO PRIZE & AUCTION ITEMS

Reading to Kids' Legendary Bingo fundraiser at Hamburger Mary's in West Hollywood

Our next Legendary Bingo fundraisers at Hamburger Mary's in West Hollywood will be on May 21st and in the fall, so we need your help gathering prizes for 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.
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Thanks, and we hope you can join us at our next reading clubs on Saturday, March 8th!

Sincerely,

Charlie Orchard, Yancy Rodriguez Coe, & Anna Davies
Reading to Kids
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Los Angeles, CA 90025
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MARCH 2025
Reading Club RSVPs
School RSVPs Capacity
Alta Loma 21 28
Esperanza 12 33
Gratts 14 26
MacArthur Park 13 35
Magnolia 35 38
Politi 14 35
Tenth St. 12 22
White 14 28
TOTAL 135 245
MARCH 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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