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Reading to Kids News
July 24, 2025
 

Dear Friends of Reading to Kids,

Good news! We were able to open up more spots for our August 9th "Back to School Fun" reading clubs, so click here to submit your RSVP before they fill up again!

A volunteer enjoying crafts with 1st graders at MacArthur Park Elementary
(Click on the above image to see it full size)

We need another 18 volunteers for these August reading clubs, so be sure to sign up ASAP and recruit your friends, co-workers, and family members as volunteers!

These August reading clubs will be smaller again because the schools will still be on the final weekend of their summer break, so be sure to sign up early! We'll also be giving school supplies to the kids that morning!

Note: Tenth St. Elementary may be closed the weekend of August 9th, so for now we have closed the RSVPs for it.

For our August 9th reading clubs we encourage you to volunteer at any of Reading to Kids' other 7 schools! For a map of all of our school sites, click here.

We will email all recent Tenth St. Elementary volunteers if we get to re-open the RSVPs for the August 9th clubs.

FILL A BIGGER VOLUNTEER ROLE NEXT MONTH

Site Coordinators at Charles White Elementary

We're always looking for experienced volunteers to take on more leadership with us by checking in volunteers as they arrive, helping train new and returning volunteers, being a GLC, or especially being a Site Operations Helper at any of our schools.

Summer is a great time to ease into any of those roles. Even if your school is full or closed, 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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DAY DANCE PARTY THIS
SAT., JULY 26TH, 3PM - 6PM

Reading to Kids Dance Party Instagram image

This Saturday we're throwing a DAY DANCE PARTY!

Join Reading to Kids volunteers for an afternoon of day-dancing and pizza!

Click on the image above to our Instagram or go to our Facebook page for your personal invitation from host Prince Selvage!

WHEN:   This Saturday, July 26th, 3pm - 6pm
WHERE: Rockwell Lounge @ Delicious Pizza
               5419 W. Adams Blvd.
               Los Angeles, CA 90016
               (323) 424-3014
               deliciouspizza.com

Free Admission!
Free Pizza (while supplies last)
Cash Bar
Groovy Tunes by DJ Jason Kenniston!
Raffle prizes!

If you like, let us and your friends know you are going on our Facebook event! We hope to see you there with your dancing shoes on!

Reading to Kids Dance Party flyer
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BACK-TO-SCHOOL SUPPLIES NEEDED
FOR AUGUST 9TH

Back to School supplies

We want to give school supplies to each kid who attends the August 9th clubs.

We already have most of what we want, but we need your help purchasing from our Amazon wish list a few more items - especially blue bags for the kids to carry home their school supplies that morning!

The above wish list indicates the priority of the items we are hoping to receive from you, and it will update automatically to show only those items we still need.

Please email us at info@readingtokids.org or call us at (310) 479-7455 if you have purchased for us any of the items on our wish list. Let's make the first day of school exciting for the kids!

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BE A READING TO KIDS AMBASSADOR
IN AUGUST!

Volunteers at Charles White Elementary

With the 2025-26 school year beginning August 14th, we will have many opportunities for you to help us promote Reading to Kids at our partner schools as a Reading to Kids Ambassador.

There are three different ways you can help: Kindergarten Orientations, Teacher Breakfast Deliveries, and Back-to-School Nights.

We'll supply everything you need, including what to say at the Kindergarten Orientations. Although it's great if you can speak Spanish (even a little), all of our parent materials are bilingual, and there's always someone who can translate for you at the school.

These events set the course for the rest of the year and are a wonderful way to interact with the kids, parents, and teachers.

If you have volunteered as a reader with us before and are interested in being an Ambassador, please e-mail us at info@readingtokids.org or call (310) 479-7455.
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HELP US FIND GRANTS!

Patricia Bergey story at her employer, Numerator

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 $145,000 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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Thanks, and we hope you can sign up to read with us on August 9th and dance with us this Saturday!

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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AUGUST 2025
Reading Club RSVPs
School RSVPs Capacity
Alta Loma 16 16
Esperanza 17 21
Gratts 16 16
MacArthur Park 19 22
Magnolia 15 21
Politi 22 24
White 17 20
TOTAL 122 140
AUGUST 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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