This afternoon or tomorrow for an hour or two between 7:30am and 2:30pm, we need your
help conducting quick classroom walk-throughs and/or passing out flyers to encourage kids to come to Saturday's reading clubs.
We are especially looking for volunteers available from about 1:15 - 2:45 today or tomorrow.
This can be a lot of fun and we'll provide everything you need. 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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PLEASE SUPPORT THE RUNNING BANANA
OF OUR 2025 MARATHON & 5K RUNNERS!
DONATIONS, CHEERING SPOTS, OR HANDING OUT
WATER DURING THE RACE!
On March 16th one of our Team Reading to Kids marathon runners, Kimberly Morris, is running the LA Marathon for the 10th time in support of Reading to Kids!
At this year's LA Marathon that Sunday, Kimberly is doing something especially epic - she'll be attempting to break the record for the fastest marathon run by a woman dressed as a banana!
Please donate your support to both Kimberly the banana and all of Team Reading to Kids as they run the Los Angeles Marathon on March 16th or the LA 5K on March 15th!
They have just another 11 days 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!
They have been training for months over hundreds of miles, and so far our runners have raised $6,775 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 LA 5K and marathon this weekend, look for the runners in the white shirts (front of the shirts on the left below, back of the shirts on the right below).
And of course, watch for
Kimberly running as a banana!
CHEER ON OUR LA 5K RUNNERS
SATURDAY, MARCH 15TH AT 6:45AM!
Come cheer on the LA 5K Running for Reading to Kids Team on Saturday, March 15th, 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 5K is free, and you can meet our LA 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 5K race: Due to street closures for the LA 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 that Saturday - or simply show up!
HAND OUT WATER DURING THE MARATHON!
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!
If you can't join us at the above, then donate your support as they continue training for hundreds of miles!
CHEER ON OUR MARATHON RUNNERS
SUNDAY, MARCH 16TH
You can also cheer on our marathon runners Sunday, March 16th 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 thousands of runners (and at least one banana) streaming by!
Course Support Booth
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3 COMPUTERS OR TABLETS WANTED
TO GIVE TO KIDS!
At our April reading clubs we would love to give away a computer or iPad/tablet to one lucky kid at each school.
If you or your employer have any working computers that are less than 6 years old running Windows 10 or later, or any Macintosh computers less than 7 years old, or any iPads or similar tablets, we can give them to deserving kids!
We especially need working computers (CPUs), whether or not they come with monitors, keyboards, etc. Please email us at
info@readingtokids.org to help make a kid very happy!
A Charles White Elementary 5th grader with perfect Reading to Kids attendance
leaps for joy after winning a new iPad
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BUY A READING TO KIDS T-SHIRT!
(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 30th, 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 30th, the less expensive they will be!
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PLEASE HELP US FIND
BINGO PRIZE & AUCTION ITEMS
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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