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February 20, 2025
 

Dear Friends of Reading to Kids,

Our "Music & Entertainment" reading clubs on March 8th are just two weeks away, and we need another 45 volunteers.

Members of USC Helenes volunteering at Magnolia Elementary
Members of USC Helenes volunteering at Magnolia Elementary

You can help by joining our March 8th reading club event so your friends will see that on your wall. Then go to our website and sign up with us.

Please also tweet, post to Bluesky, Facebook, and Instagram, and message your friends that we still need more volunteers.

That morning we'll have wonderful musicians performing live music for the kids at each of our eight schools. Click here to find out who will be performing at your school!

Becky Poole performs the saw at Alta Loma Elementary
Becky Poole playing the saw at Alta Loma

STEP INTO TO A LEAD ROLE
AT OUR MAR. 8TH READING CLUBS

Site Coordinators at Charles White Elementary

We also need more of our experienced volunteers to help train new and returning volunteers, be a GLC, check in volunteers, or especially be a Site Operations Helper at any of our schools.

If you can help in any of those roles, please visit our home page at www.readingtokids.org and submit your email address in the yellow box, as usual!

Then, e-mail us at info@readingtokids.org to tell us the above role you would like to take on to help create wonderful reading clubs!

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PLEASE SUPPORT OUR 2025 MARATHON RUNNERS!
FINAL SPOTS TO 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 before the last two spots are taken! Our group is Reading to Kids, so just complete the form and sign up to volunteer!

Team Reading to Kids water station volunteers

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 LA Marathon 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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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!

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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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
1600 Sawtelle Blvd, Suite 210
Los Angeles, CA 90025
(310) 479-7455
(310) 479-7435 (FAX)
info@readingtokids.org
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Make a donation:
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MARCH 2025
Reading Club RSVPs
School RSVPs Capacity
Alta Loma 28 28
Esperanza 19 19
Gratts 27 27
MacArthur Park 23 36
Magnolia 36 36
Politi 22 36
Tenth St. 17 23
White 19 31
TOTAL 191 236
MARCH Books. . .
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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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