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Reading to Kids News
April 24, 2025
 

Dear Friends of Reading to Kids,

LA TIMES FESTIVAL OF BOOKS
THIS WEEKEND, APRIL 26-27:
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED IN OUR BOOTH

Volunteers at the Reading to Kids Festival of Books booth

The Festival of Books is this weekend, April 26-27, 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, reply or e-mail info@readingtokids.org.

Our booth (#133) will be located on Trousdale, just north of Tommy Trojan. Come visit us!

Click this image for details on volunteering or visiting our LA Times Festival of Books booth

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MAY 10TH READING CLUBS

Click here to submit your RSVP for our "Fantasy, Folklore, & Fairytales" clubs, then "join" the May 10th reading club event on Facebook and invite your friends!

Kids crafts at Magnolia Elementary
(Click on the above image to see it full size)

We need another 46 volunteers for these May reading clubs, so be sure to sign up early and recruit your friends, co-workers, and family members as volunteers!

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HELP US FIND GRANTS!

Destiny Williams Doers for Dollars at her employer, Kemper

Did you know Reading to Kids receives about half of our funding from corporate and foundation grants? For example, over the last five years alone seven of our volunteers helped us receive $142,000 in grants from their employers!

Please check to see if your employer offers grants that Reading to Kids can apply to and let us know at info@readingtokids.org! You may help us buy thousands of books for kids!

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3 COMPUTERS OR TABLETS
WANTED FOR MAY

At our May reading clubs we would love to give away a computer or iPad/tablet to one lucky kid at each school, but we need three more of them to make that happen!

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!

iPad winner at Charles White Elementary
A Charles White Elementary 5th grader with perfect Reading to Kids attendance
leaps for joy after winning a new iPad
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LEGENDARY BINGO MAY 21ST:
SAVE THE DATE, SHARE OUR FLYER,
& HELP FIND PRIZES!

Drag Queen Bingo!

It's back! On Wednesday, May 21st, join Reading to Kids for Legendary Bingo at Hamburger Mary's in West Hollywood!

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, May 21, 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 (bring cash, 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 May 21st 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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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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MAY 2025
Reading Club RSVPs
School RSVPs Capacity
Alta Loma 26 26
Esperanza 20 29
Gratts 18 19
MacArthur Park 21 29
Magnolia 27 27
Politi 18 32
Tenth St. 17 20
White 21 32
TOTAL 168 214
MAY 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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