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Reading to Kids News
May 14, 2026
 

Dear Friends of Reading to Kids,

We had a great morning of books last Saturday!

337 kids, 173 volunteers, 55 parents, and 15 teachers & staff helped to make our May 9th reading clubs a success!

28% of the entire student body of White Elementary joined us on Saturday! stars iconstars icon

Kindergartners enjoying a book at the reading clubs
(Click on the above or below images to see them full size)

Reading to Kids also turned 27 years old last Saturday! Our first reading clubs were held at Gratts Elementary in May 1999, and thanks to more than 25,000 volunteers like you, we have since given away more than 294,000 books!

UCLA Pilipinos For Community Health Club
Members of UCLA Pilipinos For Community Health Club volunteering at Alta Loma

Some of the kids created Mother's Day cards, such as the below from 3rd graders at MacArthur Park Elem.!

3rd grader Mother's Day card at MacArthur Park Elementary   3rd grader Mother's Day card at MacArthur Park Elementary
We even had miss_moon_the_faerie visit the kids at Alta Loma Elementary!

miss_moon_the_faerie in the Alta Loma school library
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LEGENDARY BINGO THIS WED. MAY 20TH:
SHARE OUR FLYER, BRING YOUR FRIENDS,
& WIN PRIZES!

Drag Queen Bingo!

It's back! Next Wednesday, May 20th, 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 20, 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!

Book your reservation through their Yelp page. Parking is available at WeHo City Hall across the street (street and meter parking available)

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 through their Yelp page or hamburgermarys.com/weho/ or (323) 654-3800 to ensure your seat.

BINGO PRIZES YOU CAN WIN!

Amongst the fabulous prizes you can bid on or win are private in-home wine parties, gift cards, museum, concert, and movie tickets, a certificate for four guests to the world famous Magic Castle, and priceless The Simpsons goodies autographed by Homer Simpson himself, Dan Castellaneta!

Autographed Simpsons items and Magic Castle certificate

All proceeds go to Reading to Kids. For more details, visit our May 20th Bingo event on Facebook and invite your friends!

Reading to Kids Legendary Bingo fundraiser
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JUNE 13TH
SUMMER READING CLUBS

Our next reading club spots are nearly filled already, so click here to submit your RSVP for our "Friendship & Fun" clubs!

Our summer reading clubs will be smaller, so sign up early for June 13th and mark your calendars for July 11th and August 8th. Let's keep students reading throughout the summer!

Note about June 13th volunteer spots: We are starting out this week with fewer volunteer spots at each school. We hope to be able to open more spots at some schools as we determine if we can expect more kids to join us this first Saturday of their summer break.

Thus, if you find your school already filled this week, please sign up for any of our other schools, or keep checking back to see if we have opened new spots at your preferred school.

SCHOOL AMBASSADORS WANTED 6/8 & 6/9,
LAST DAYS OF THE SCHOOL YEAR!

Volunteers at Charles White Elementary

The school year ends on June 10th, the Wednesday before our June 13th reading clubs. Thus, Monday, June 8th & Tuesday, June 9th we need ambassadors to visit any of our schools for an hour during the school day to encourage kids to come to the June 13th reading clubs.

It's a lot of fun, so please e-mail us at info@readingtokids.org if you can be an ambassador for an hour either of those days!

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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 $160,000 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 will play bingo with us next Wednesday, May 20th!

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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JUNE 2026
Reading Club RSVPs
School RSVPs Capacity
Alta Loma 15 15
Esperanza 15 15
Gratts 15 15
MacArthur Park 17 18
Magnolia 14 15
Politi 18 18
White 17 17
TOTAL 111 113
JUNE 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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