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Thanks so much to everyone
who helped us read and give books to
416 children in Oct. 2025!
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| These 220 volunteers made the reading clubs a big success! |
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| Name |
School |
Role(s) |
| Abromowitz, Aaron | White | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Abuana, Anbrelyn | Politi | Kindergarten Reader |
| Acevedo, Dulce | Esperanza | Kindergarten Reader |
| Acosta, Lessa | Gratts | Site Coordinator |
| Adame, Maria | White | 1st Grade GLC and Reader |
| Aguilar Gomez, Jorge | White | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Aguilera, April | Magnolia | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Akatch, Evans | Alta Loma | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Albano, Jessica | MacArthur Park | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Alejo, Liliana | White | 4th Grade Reader |
| Alferez, Samantha | Alta Loma | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Altman, Daniel | Politi | Site Coordinator |
| Anton, Pamela | Alta Loma | Site Coordinator |
| Antonyan, Tatiana | Politi | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Archie-Winston, Zorah | Magnolia | 1st Grade Reader |
| Arrizon, Tony-Ely | White | Site Coordinator |
| Avalos, Karla | Esperanza | 3rd Grade GLC and Reader |
| Axe, Jason | MacArthur Park | Site Operations Helper |
| Aylor, Drew | Politi | 5th Grade Reader |
| Balderas, Evelyn | Magnolia | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Barboza, Liency | MacArthur Park | Kindergarten Reader |
| Barriga, Joniel | Politi | Kindergarten GLC and Reader |
| Bates, Michelle | Magnolia | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Baum, Casey | Magnolia | Site Operations Helper |
| Baumgartner, Steve | Gratts | Kindergarten GLC and Reader |
| Benitez Flores, Melissa | White | 5th Grade Reader |
| Bergey, Patricia | MacArthur Park | Kindergarten GLC and Reader |
| Blanche, Sienna | Magnolia | 1st Grade Reader |
| Bose, Sunaina | Esperanza | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Boussiquot, Love | White | 1st Grade Reader |
| Boyd, Catherine | Politi | 2nd Grade GLC and Reader |
| Brantley Schauls, Xavier | Esperanza | Kindergarten Reader |
| Brooks, Heather | Magnolia | 4th Grade Reader |
| Brown, Anthony | Magnolia | 5th Grade Reader |
| Brown, Sharon | Esperanza | 1st Grade Reader |
| Bruggeman, Maximilian | White | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Burcham, Yamayra | Gratts | 1st Grade Reader |
| Butler, Antonio | Politi | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Cabal, Martin | Gratts | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Cabrera, Stephanie | White | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Calderon, Carlos | Esperanza | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Calderon, Carmen | Esperanza | 1st Grade Reader |
| Callahan, David | White | Site Coordinator |
| Camara Calvo, Julia | Alta Loma | Kindergarten Reader |
| Cardona, Melanie | Magnolia | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Carias-Urbina, Hazel | MacArthur Park | 1st Grade Reader |
| Carr, Megan | Esperanza | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Carrillo, Valentina | MacArthur Park | 5th Grade Reader |
| Chang, Collin | MacArthur Park | Site Operations Helper |
| Cheng, Vicki | MacArthur Park | 5th Grade Reader |
| Chintakindi, Nithila | Esperanza | 5th Grade Reader |
| Chironna, Jonathan | Gratts | 1st Grade GLC and Reader |
| Chittenden, Russell | Gratts | 4th Grade GLC and Reader |
| Chong, Jessica | Magnolia | Kindergarten Reader |
| Chong, Wayne | Politi | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Choo, Soyoon | Esperanza | Site Coordinator |
| Clark, Jennifer | Magnolia | Training Coordinator and 1st Grade Reader |
| Clay, Branesha | Politi | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Conlin, Catherine | Magnolia | 5th Grade Reader |
| Cortez, Mary | Gratts | 5th Grade Reader |
| Cottier, Megan | Magnolia | Site Coordinator |
| Cruse, Meredith | Politi | Training Coordinator and 4th Grade Reader |
| Dandridge, Yma | Magnolia | Site Coordinator |
| Davies, Anna | Alta Loma | Site Operations Helper |
| Davtian, Vana | Gratts | Kindergarten Reader |
| Deleon, Julia | White | 4th Grade Reader |
| Denim, Cambria | Alta Loma | 1st Grade Reader |
| Dokos, Demetra | MacArthur Park | 1st Grade Reader |
| Dorfman, Seth | Alta Loma | 5th Grade GLC and Reader |
| Dunning, Jessica | White | Site Coordinator |
| Duque, Liana | Alta Loma | Kindergarten Reader |
| Epstein, Tina | MacArthur Park | Site Coordinator |
| Ezuma, Tiffany | MacArthur Park | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Fanter, Ford | Politi | 3rd Grade GLC and 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 |
| Friedrich, Liesel | White | 2nd Grade GLC and Reader |
| Gao, Fiona | White | Site Coordinator |
| Garcia Guerrero, Marlin | Esperanza | 4th Grade Reader |
| Goldstein, Dottie | Politi | 4th Grade Reader |
| Golub, Julia | White | 3rd Grade GLC and Reader |
| Gordon, Cydni | Esperanza | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Gracie, Jennifer | MacArthur Park | Training Coordinator and 2nd Grade Reader |
| Gray, Audrey | MacArthur Park | 1st Grade Reader |
| Gray, Catherine | Esperanza | Kindergarten Reader |
| Gray, Jaimi | Magnolia | 2nd Grade GLC and Reader |
| Green, Karen | Politi | 5th Grade GLC and Reader |
| Greene, Nathaniel | White | 5th Grade Reader |
| Greenfield, Isabel | Magnolia | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Grove, Sophie | Gratts | 4th Grade Reader |
| Halperin, Zach | White | Site Coordinator |
| Hasty, Greg | MacArthur Park | 2nd Grade GLC and Reader |
| Heinzman, Paul | MacArthur Park | 5th Grade GLC and Reader |
| Hernandez-Arevalo, Isaac | Gratts | 3rd Grade GLC and Reader |
| Hickey, David | Esperanza | 5th Grade Reader |
| Higgins, Isabel | Alta Loma | 1st Grade Reader |
| Ho, William | Esperanza | 4th Grade Reader |
| Hoggs, Kharee | Magnolia | 4th Grade GLC and Reader |
| Holland, Amber | Alta Loma | Kindergarten Reader |
| Holloway, Jamie | Magnolia | Kindergarten Reader |
| Horta, Paola | Politi | Kindergarten Reader |
| Hu, Alison | MacArthur Park | 4th Grade Reader |
| Huerta, Aaron | Esperanza | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Ibarra-Ortiz, Marlen | MacArthur Park | 1st Grade Reader |
| Ip, Tiffany | Gratts | 4th Grade Reader |
| Jackson, Tenecia | White | 1st Grade Reader |
| Johnson , Alexis | Politi | Kindergarten Reader |
| Jones, AE | Alta Loma | 3rd Grade GLC and Reader |
| Jones, James | White | 4th Grade Reader |
| Karimpour, Sophia | Politi | 1st Grade Reader |
| Keyne, Andrew | White | 1st Grade Reader |
| Kidron, Zora | Politi | Kindergarten Reader |
| Kuster, Jessica | Esperanza | 4th Grade Reader |
| Lafia, Tess | Magnolia | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Lajubutu, Omotola | White | 4th Grade Reader |
| Landau, Eyal | White | 1st Grade Reader |
| Landau, Naama | White | 1st Grade Reader |
| Landaverde, Karen | Magnolia | Site Coordinator |
| Lapidese, Jon | MacArthur Park | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Laquihon, Sam | Alta Loma | 4th Grade Reader |
| Lawless, Cassidy | Alta Loma | Kindergarten Reader |
| Lawson, Jessica | Politi | 1st Grade Reader |
| Leelun, Laura | Gratts | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Leung, Maggie | Esperanza | 1st Grade GLC and Reader |
| Levy, Max | Esperanza | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Lim, Jessica | MacArthur Park | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Lim, Sean | Magnolia | Kindergarten GLC and Reader |
| Lin, Emily | White | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Lipton, Ian | Gratts | 1st Grade Reader |
| Lirtsman, Catherine | Alta Loma | 1st Grade Reader |
| Lo, Cassidy | MacArthur Park | Kindergarten Reader |
| Malik, Noor | Alta Loma | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Malonzo, Areiah | White | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Mandel, Lisa | Gratts | 2nd Grade GLC and Reader |
| Marcelin, Jade | MacArthur Park | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Martin, Christopher | MacArthur Park | Training Coordinator and 4th Grade Reader |
| Martin, Philip | Politi | Kindergarten Reader |
| Martinez, Cecilia | MacArthur Park | 1st Grade Reader |
| Marturano, Jessica | Magnolia | 4th Grade Reader |
| May, Mark | Esperanza | Site Coordinator |
| Mir, Dilek | Alta Loma | 4th Grade GLC and Reader |
| Miranda, Norma | Alta Loma | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Montes, Cynthia | Politi | Site Coordinator |
| Morrow, Brittney | Politi | 4th Grade GLC and Reader |
| Myers, Stephanie | Politi | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Olson, Jami | Magnolia | Food Runner and 5th Grade Reader |
| Onufrychuk, Zachary | MacArthur Park | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Onuoha, Kiara | Politi | 4th Grade Reader |
| Orchard, Charlie | Gratts | Site Operations Helper |
| Ostiller, Cathy | Esperanza | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Pelcastre , Beatriz | Esperanza | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Pelcastre, Jesus | Esperanza | 5th Grade Reader |
| Peponides, Daphne | Magnolia | Training Coordinator and 2nd Grade Reader |
| Perez, Christian | White | 4th Grade Reader |
| Reese, Chloe | Magnolia | 1st Grade GLC and Reader |
| Reyes, Dianne | Alta Loma | 1st Grade GLC and Reader |
| Reyes, Hannia | Magnolia | Kindergarten Reader |
| Rickard, David | Esperanza | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Rivas, Cindy | Esperanza | 1st Grade Reader |
| Rodriguez Coe, Yancy | Magnolia | Site Operations Helper |
| Rogers, Tashodra | MacArthur Park | 4th Grade GLC and Reader |
| Rousso, Steve | Alta Loma | Kindergarten Reader |
| Rubio, Mariel | Alta Loma | Site Coordinator |
| Rubio, Mary | Alta Loma | Operations Reader |
| Rush, Latoya | MacArthur Park | 4th Grade Reader |
| Rutter, Grant | Gratts | 5th Grade GLC and Reader |
| Rutter, Guian Andrea | Gratts | Kindergarten Reader |
| Ryan, Calvin | Magnolia | 5th Grade GLC and Reader |
| Răducu, Ioana | MacArthur Park | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Sais, Marina | Magnolia | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Sandersfeld, Emily | Politi | Site Coordinator |
| Sarkissian, Jennifer | Gratts | 5th Grade Reader |
| Sarkisyan, Aida | Politi | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Schuman, Casey | White | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Selig, Sofia | MacArthur Park | 4th Grade Reader |
| Selvage III, Prince | White | 4th Grade GLC and Reader |
| Shulse, Julie | Politi | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Shum, Isabelle | Esperanza | 5th Grade GLC and Reader |
| Singh, Jit | Esperanza | Kindergarten GLC and Reader |
| Siqueiros, Gabriella | Gratts | 5th Grade Reader |
| Smith, Jen | Gratts | Site Coordinator |
| Smith, Sophie | MacArthur Park | 5th Grade Reader |
| Solis, Marco | Esperanza | 2nd Grade GLC and Reader |
| Solorzano, Diego | Esperanza | 4th Grade Reader |
| Soto, Dolores | White | 5th Grade Reader |
| Souter, Madison | Magnolia | 4th Grade Reader |
| Speidel, Mary | Politi | 1st Grade GLC and Reader |
| Spilo, Katherine | Magnolia | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Stavropoulos, Paul | Magnolia | 1st Grade Reader |
| Stevenson, Sonia | MacArthur Park | Site Coordinator |
| Stoessl, Haley | White | 5th Grade GLC and Reader |
| Suntwanuparp, Stephanie | Esperanza | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Sussman, Rachel | Alta Loma | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Thomas , Dakota | Esperanza | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Thomas, Leilani | Magnolia | 5th Grade Reader |
| Thompson, Stan | Politi | Training Coordinator and 5th Grade Reader |
| Ting, Vanessa | Politi | Kindergarten Reader |
| Tran, Jason | White | 1st Grade Reader |
| Turcios, Lorely | Magnolia | Kindergarten Reader |
| Utley, Sheilah | White | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Vallejos, Enrique | Politi | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Vasquez, Paula | White | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Venegas, Jesus | Esperanza | 5th Grade Reader |
| Ver Hoeve, Jordan | Gratts | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Wallach, Mark | Alta Loma | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Watson, Avery | Esperanza | 1st Grade Reader |
| Wells, Sharra | Politi | 1st Grade Reader |
| White, Sarah | Alta Loma | Training Coordinator and Kindergarten Reader |
| Wild, Aletha | MacArthur Park | 5th Grade Reader |
| Wild, Fran | Alta Loma | 2nd Grade GLC and Reader |
| Wilson, Kori | Gratts | Site Operations Helper |
| Wodka, Adam | Magnolia | 3rd Grade GLC and Reader |
| Wu, Jackie | Esperanza | 4th Grade Reader |
| Wu, Rebecca | Politi | Kindergarten Reader |
| Xu, Brian | Gratts | 5th Grade Reader |
| Xu, Julia | Alta Loma | 5th Grade Reader |
| Young, Thomas | Esperanza | 4th Grade GLC and Reader |
| Zelin, Jason | Politi | 2nd Grade Reader |
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| Oct. 2025 Participation Summary |
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| School |
Children |
Volunteers |
| Alta Loma |
59 |
26 |
| Esperanza |
44 |
35 |
| Gratts |
80 |
23 |
| MacArthur Park |
42 |
35 |
| Magnolia |
70 |
35 |
| Politi |
60 |
33 |
| White |
61 |
33 |
| Grand Total |
416 |
220 |
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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 |
| - | TransferMed at UCLA | Politi |
| - | 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 Lambda Theta Phi | Esperanza |
| - | USC MOVE | Magnolia |
| - | USC PedSIG | Esperanza |
| - | USC Sigma Gamma Rho | Magnolia |
| - | Westside Cal Alumni Club | Esperanza |
| - | Yale University | Gratts, Politi |
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