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Thanks so much to everyone
who helped us read and give books to
188 children in Aug. 2025!
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| These 147 volunteers made the reading clubs a big success! |
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| Name |
School |
Role(s) |
| Abelian, Terry | Alta Loma | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Acosta, Lessa | Gratts | Site Coordinator |
| Adame, Maria | White | 4th Grade Reader |
| Akatch, Evans | Alta Loma | 5th Grade Reader |
| Altman, Daniel | Politi | Site Coordinator |
| Amy, Rene | Politi | Site Coordinator |
| Annoxmimbar, Mallium | Gratts | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Aragon, Gaby | MacArthur Park | Kindergarten Reader |
| Arrizon, Tony-Ely | White | Site Coordinator |
| Axe, Jason | Magnolia | Site Operations Helper |
| Aylor, Drew | Politi | 5th Grade Reader |
| Barriga, Joniel | Politi | Kindergarten GLC and Reader |
| Bates, Michelle | White | 2nd Grade GLC and Reader |
| Baum, Casey | MacArthur Park | Site Operations Helper |
| Baumgartner, Steve | Gratts | 5th Grade GLC and Reader |
| Bergey, Patricia | MacArthur Park | Kindergarten GLC and Reader |
| Bischof, Sara | Politi | 1st Grade Reader |
| Blum, Alex | Politi | 4th Grade Reader |
| Bose, Sunaina | Esperanza | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Botticella, Geovanni | MacArthur Park | 1st Grade Reader |
| Boyd, Catherine | Politi | 2nd Grade GLC and Reader |
| Brown, Anthony | Magnolia | 5th Grade Reader |
| Brown, Sharon | Esperanza | 1st Grade Reader |
| Calderon, Carmen | Esperanza | Kindergarten Reader |
| Callahan, David | White | Site Coordinator |
| Carias-Urbina, Hazel | MacArthur Park | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Chen, Mingfei | White | 5th Grade Reader |
| Cheung, Ginny | MacArthur Park | 5th Grade Reader |
| Chironna, Jonathan | Gratts | Training Coordinator and 2nd Grade Reader |
| Chittenden, Russell | Gratts | 4th Grade GLC and Reader |
| Choo, Soyoon | Esperanza | Site Operations Helper |
| Clark, Jennifer | Magnolia | 1st Grade Reader |
| Conlin, Catherine | Magnolia | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Cramer, Mia | MacArthur Park | Site Coordinator |
| Cruse, Meredith | Politi | 1st Grade Reader |
| Dandridge, Yma | Magnolia | Site Coordinator |
| Davies, Anna | Esperanza | Site Operations Helper |
| Deleon, Julia | White | 5th Grade GLC and Reader |
| Dikes, Kiarra | Esperanza | 5th Grade Reader |
| Dorfman, Seth | Alta Loma | 3rd Grade GLC and Reader |
| Dunning, Jessica | White | Site Coordinator |
| Feige, Anna May | Politi | 4th Grade Reader |
| Feinstein, Robert | MacArthur Park | 3rd Grade GLC and Reader |
| Flaum, Debra | MacArthur Park | Kindergarten Reader |
| Flaum, Jessica | MacArthur Park | Kindergarten Reader |
| Forbes, Taylor | MacArthur Park | 1st Grade GLC and Reader |
| Gao, Fiona | White | Site Coordinator |
| Golub, Julia | White | 4th Grade GLC and Reader |
| Gomez, Carolina | Alta Loma | 1st Grade GLC and Reader |
| Gracie, Jennifer | MacArthur Park | 2nd Grade GLC and Reader |
| Gray, Jaimi | Magnolia | 2nd Grade GLC and Reader |
| Green, Karen | Politi | 5th Grade GLC and Reader |
| Greene, Nathaniel | Magnolia | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Greengard, Gloria | Esperanza | 1st Grade Reader |
| Grow, Eva | Esperanza | Site Operations Helper |
| Halperin, Zach | White | Site Coordinator |
| Heinzman, Paul | MacArthur Park | 4th Grade GLC and Reader |
| Hernandez, Edgar | Magnolia | Site Coordinator |
| Hernandez-Arevalo, Isaac | Gratts | 3rd Grade GLC and Reader |
| Hoggs, Kharee | Magnolia | 4th Grade GLC and Reader |
| Horn, Heather | Politi | Site Coordinator |
| Horta, Paola | White | 1st Grade Reader |
| Hu, Amy | Alta Loma | Reader |
| Hull, Aleisha | Esperanza | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Ibarra-Ortiz, Marlen | Politi | Kindergarten Reader |
| Ip, Tiffany | White | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Ipakchi-Saiy, Kian | Esperanza | 4th Grade Reader |
| Jackson, Tenecia | White | 1st Grade Reader |
| Jones, AE | Alta Loma | 5th Grade GLC and Reader |
| Kebede, Azariah | Magnolia | Training Coordinator and 4th Grade Reader |
| Koopman-Glass, Melanie | Magnolia | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Kuhn, Lauren | Esperanza | Site Coordinator |
| La Plante, May Claire | Politi | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Lajubutu, Omotola | White | 4th Grade Reader |
| Lam, Christopher | Gratts | Kindergarten Reader |
| Landaverde, Karen | Magnolia | Site Coordinator |
| Lavner, Shane | Alta Loma | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Leelun, Laura | Gratts | 1st Grade Reader |
| Leija, Clarissa | Magnolia | Kindergarten Reader |
| Leung, Maggie | Esperanza | 1st Grade GLC and Reader |
| Levy, Max | Esperanza | 5th Grade GLC and Reader |
| Liang, Yuqi | Alta Loma | 1st Grade Reader |
| Lim, Sean | Magnolia | Kindergarten GLC and Reader |
| Lin, Emily | White | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Lirtsman, Catherine | Politi | Kindergarten Reader |
| Luo, Cherie | Gratts | 4th Grade Reader |
| Malik, Noor | Politi | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Mandel, Lisa | Gratts | 2nd Grade GLC and Reader |
| Maninang, Chelsea | Magnolia | 5th Grade GLC and Reader |
| Mardis, Aaron | Politi | 2nd Grade GLC and Reader |
| Martin, Christopher | MacArthur Park | 5th Grade GLC and Reader |
| May, Mark | Esperanza | Site Coordinator |
| Mir, Dilek | Gratts | Site Operations Helper |
| Montes, Cynthia | Politi | Site Coordinator |
| Moralez, Ana Rubi | Magnolia | 1st Grade Reader |
| Myers, Stephanie | Politi | 3rd Grade GLC and Reader |
| Olson, Jami | Magnolia | Food Runner and 4th Grade Reader |
| Olvera Somoza, Roberto | Alta Loma | 1st Grade Reader |
| Orchard, Charlie | Alta Loma | Site Operations Helper |
| Ostiller, Cathy | Esperanza | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Pourmodheji, Suri | MacArthur Park | 1st Grade Reader |
| Rakamnuaykit, Prudence | White | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Rankin, Bruce | Politi | 1st Grade Reader |
| Reese, Chloe | Magnolia | 1st Grade GLC and Reader |
| Rickard, David | Esperanza | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Rodriguez Coe, Yancy | Politi | Site Operations Helper |
| Rogers, Tashodra | MacArthur Park | 4th Grade Reader |
| Rubio, Mariel | Alta Loma | Site Coordinator |
| Rubio, Mary | Alta Loma | Site Operations Helper |
| Rush, Latoya | MacArthur Park | 4th Grade Reader |
| Rutter, Grant | Gratts | 1st Grade GLC and Reader |
| Rutter, Guian Andrea | Gratts | Kindergarten GLC and Reader |
| Ryan, Calvin | Magnolia | 5th Grade Reader |
| Sabri, Samrina | White | 3rd Grade GLC and Reader |
| Sandersfeld, Emily | Politi | Site Coordinator |
| Sanderson, Tina | MacArthur Park | Site Coordinator |
| Santillan, Priscilla | Alta Loma | Kindergarten Reader |
| Selvage III, Prince | White | Training Coordinator and Operations Reader |
| Shulse, Julie | Politi | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Shum, Isabelle | Esperanza | Training Coordinator and 4th Grade Reader |
| Sierra, Jennifer | Politi | 4th Grade GLC and Reader |
| Singh, Jit | Esperanza | Kindergarten GLC and Reader |
| Smith, Jen | Gratts | Site Coordinator |
| Smith, Sophie | MacArthur Park | 5th Grade Reader |
| Smythe, Courtney | Alta Loma | Site Coordinator |
| Solis, Marco | Esperanza | 2nd Grade GLC and Reader |
| Souvannachack, Vivian | White | 5th Grade Reader |
| Speidel, Mary | Politi | Food Runner and Operations Reader |
| Steiner, Nancy | Politi | 1st Grade Reader |
| Stevenson, Sonia | MacArthur Park | Site Coordinator |
| Stoessl, Haley | White | 1st Grade GLC and Reader |
| Suntwanuparp, Stephanie | Esperanza | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Swaminathan, Shreya | Alta Loma | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Thompson, Stan | Politi | Training Coordinator and 5th Grade Reader |
| Tinsley, James | Magnolia | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Torres, Car | Esperanza | 5th Grade Reader |
| Van Cleef, Zach | White | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Velazquez, Jenelle | Esperanza | Kindergarten Reader |
| White, Sarah | Alta Loma | Training Coordinator and Kindergarten Reader |
| Wild, Fran | Alta Loma | 2nd Grade GLC and Reader |
| Willis, Stephanie | Alta Loma | Kindergarten GLC and Reader |
| Wilson, Charissa | Politi | 1st Grade Reader |
| Wilson, Kori | Gratts | Site Operations Helper |
| Wodka, Adam | Magnolia | 3rd Grade GLC and Reader |
| Wu, Helen | Esperanza | Site Coordinator |
| Young, Thomas | Esperanza | 4th Grade GLC and Reader |
| Zelin, Jason | Politi | 2nd Grade Reader |
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| Aug. 2025 Participation Summary |
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| School |
Children |
Volunteers |
| Alta Loma |
24 |
18 |
| Esperanza |
22 |
24 |
| Gratts |
18 |
15 |
| MacArthur Park |
12 |
20 |
| Magnolia |
33 |
21 |
| Politi |
46 |
28 |
| White |
33 |
21 |
| Grand Total |
188 |
147 |
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| Click here for all-time program statistics. |
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| - | Accenture | Magnolia |
| - | ACM@UCLA | Politi |
| - | Agape | Politi |
| - | Agents of Change | Magnolia |
| - | Alliance for Latinx Management at Anderson (ALMA) | Tenth Street |
| - | Alumni Scholars UCLA | Politi |
| - | Americorps NCCC | Magnolia |
| - | Boeing | Politi |
| - | COC Psi Beta/Psych Club | Magnolia |
| - | Cognizant | MacArthur Park |
| - | Cornell Club of Los Angeles | Magnolia |
| - | Creative Artists Agency | Politi |
| - | CSULA Basketball | MacArthur Park, Politi |
| - | CSULA NSSLHA | Magnolia |
| - | CSULB Alpha Phi Omega Rho Gamma Chapter | Magnolia |
| - | CSUN CADA | Esperanza |
| - | CSUN Sigma Alpha Zeta | MacArthur Park |
| - | Delta Sigma Pi | White |
| - | Disney VoluntEARS | Magnolia |
| - | ECHO at UCLA | Magnolia |
| - | Flexport | Politi |
| - | FOX Gives | Magnolia |
| - | IGAF | Magnolia, Politi |
| - | InterNations Changemakers | Politi |
| - | Junior League of Los Angeles | Esperanza, MacArthur Park, Magnolia, Politi |
| - | Kaiser Permanente | Tenth Street |
| - | Kappa Delta Chi MSMU | Magnolia |
| - | Keck School of Medicine of USC | Politi |
| - | L.A. Works | Gratts, Tenth Street |
| - | LA County Alternate Public Defenders | White |
| - | LACBA BYA Pro Bono Committee | MacArthur Park |
| - | LAUSD, Office of the General Counsel | Tenth Street |
| - | Lifeline Church | Magnolia |
| - | LMU Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Tau Kappa Chapter | Magnolia |
| - | LMU FYS | Magnolia, Politi |
| - | Los Angeles Auburn Club | Esperanza |
| - | Meetup.com | Alta Loma, Esperanza, Gratts, MacArthur Park, Magnolia, Politi, Tenth Street, White |
| - | MERCYWORLDWIDE | Esperanza, Politi, Tenth Street |
| - | MIT Club of Southern California | Politi |
| - | Notre Dame Club of Los Angeles | MacArthur Park |
| - | NYU LA | MacArthur Park |
| - | Occidental College Alpha Lambda Phi Alpha | Esperanza |
| - | Order of the Eastern Star, PHRA, State of CA | Tenth Street |
| - | OU Alumni | Esperanza |
| - | PCC Circle K International | Politi |
| - | Penn Serves LA | Tenth Street |
| - | Project RISHI at UCLA | MacArthur Park |
| - | Rotaract at UCLA | Esperanza |
| - | South Bay Cal Alumni Club | Alta Loma |
| - | Stanbridge University | Magnolia |
| - | Stanford Alumni CSC | Esperanza |
| - | SULA Semester | Magnolia |
| - | Texas Exes Los Angeles Chapter | Magnolia |
| - | UCLA A Moment of Magic | Magnolia |
| - | UCLA Alumni Westside Network | Esperanza |
| - | UCLA AMWA | Tenth Street |
| - | UCLA Anderson School of Management | Tenth Street |
| - | UCLA ASDA | Magnolia |
| - | UCLA Black Graduate Students Association | Magnolia |
| - | UCLA Bruin Belles Service Association | Politi |
| - | UCLA Chi Omega | Magnolia |
| - | UCLA Circle K | Magnolia |
| - | UCLA FISH | Tenth Street |
| - | UCLA Lambda Theta Nu | MacArthur Park |
| - | UCLA Latino Alumni Association (ULAA) | Esperanza |
| - | UCLA Morning Sign Out | Tenth Street |
| - | UCLA Mortar Board, Agathai Chapter | MacArthur Park |
| - | UCLA OCHC | Esperanza |
| - | UCLA Phi Sigma Rho | Magnolia |
| - | UCLA Regents Scholar Society | Alta Loma |
| - | UCLA School on Wheels | Tenth Street |
| - | UCLA Theta Tau | MacArthur Park |
| - | UCLA Volunteer Center | Tenth Street |
| - | UNICEF at UCLA | Alta Loma |
| - | University Catholic Center at UCLA | Esperanza, Tenth Street |
| - | University of Miami Alumni Association Los Angeles Canes | Politi |
| - | University of Michigan Club - Los Angeles | Magnolia |
| - | USC Beta Alpha Psi | Magnolia |
| - | USC Circle K International | Magnolia |
| - | USC Friends and Neighbors Day | Magnolia |
| - | USC Helenes | Magnolia, Politi |
| - | USC MOVE | Magnolia |
| - | USC PedSIG | Esperanza |
| - | USC Sigma Gamma Rho | Magnolia |
| - | Westside Cal Alumni Club | Esperanza |
| - | Yale University | Gratts, Politi |
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