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Jul. 2025 Reading Club Recap for All Schools
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Thanks so much to everyone who helped us read and give books to 101 children in Jul. 2025!
These 108 volunteers made the reading clubs a big success!
Name School Role(s)
Acosta, LessaGratts   Site Coordinator
Altman, DanielPoliti   Site Coordinator
Annoxmimbar, MalliumGratts   3rd Grade Reader
Arnold, DevynWhite   1st Grade GLC and Reader
Arrizon, Tony-ElyWhite   Site Coordinator
Axe, JasonPoliti   Site Operations Helper
Barriga, JonielPoliti   Kindergarten GLC and Reader
Baumgartner, SteveGratts   Training Coordinator and 4th Grade Reader
Bergey, PatriciaMacArthur Park   Kindergarten GLC and Reader
Boyd, CatherinePoliti   2nd Grade GLC and Reader
Brown, SharonEsperanza   1st Grade Reader
Calderon, CarmenEsperanza   Kindergarten GLC and Reader
Callahan, DavidWhite   Site Coordinator
Carias-Urbina, HazelMacArthur Park   1st Grade Reader
Chironna, JonathanGratts   2nd Grade Reader
Choo, SoyoonMagnolia   Site Operations Helper
Conlin, CatherineMagnolia   5th Grade GLC and Reader
Cottier, MeganMagnolia   Site Operations Helper
Cramer, MiaGratts   Site Coordinator
Cruse, MeredithPoliti   3rd Grade Reader
Dandridge, YmaMagnolia   Site Coordinator
Davies, AnnaMacArthur Park   Site Operations Helper
Dorfman, SethGratts   4th Grade GLC and Reader
Dunning, JessicaWhite   Site Coordinator
Epstein, TinaMacArthur Park   Site Coordinator
Ezuma, TiffanyMacArthur Park   3rd Grade Reader
Feinstein, RobertPoliti   2nd Grade Reader
Forbes, TaylorMacArthur Park   1st Grade GLC and Reader
Friedrich, LieselWhite   2nd Grade GLC and Reader
Gao, FionaWhite   Site Coordinator
Golub, JuliaWhite   3rd Grade GLC and Reader
Gordon, CydniMagnolia   4th Grade Reader
Gracie, Jennifer MacArthur Park   2nd Grade Reader
Gray, JaimiWhite   5th Grade Reader
Green, KarenPoliti   5th Grade GLC and Reader
Greengard, GloriaEsperanza   1st Grade Reader
Gross, AriellePoliti   5th Grade Reader
Guardiola, AlexisPoliti   1st Grade GLC and Reader
Guziewicz, AbigailMacArthur Park   Kindergarten Reader
Halperin, ZachWhite   Site Coordinator
Hanley, RyanMacArthur Park   2nd Grade Reader
Harper-Smith, KirstinMagnolia   4th Grade GLC and Reader
Harrison, ZeldaMagnolia   2nd Grade Reader
Heinzman, PaulMacArthur Park   3rd Grade GLC and Reader
Hendrickson, JenniferMacArthur Park   2nd Grade GLC and Reader
Hernandez, JimmyMagnolia   2nd Grade GLC and Reader
Horn, HeatherPoliti   Site Coordinator
Ibarra-Ortiz, MarlenMagnolia   Operations Reader
Jones, AEWhite   4th Grade Reader
Keenan, TeigMacArthur Park   Site Coordinator
Korbieh , SadeGratts   2nd Grade Reader
Kuhn, LaurenEsperanza   Site Coordinator
Landau, NaamaPoliti   Kindergarten Reader
Landaverde, KarenMagnolia   Site Coordinator
Lavner, ShaneMagnolia   4th Grade Reader
Leung, MaggieEsperanza   1st Grade GLC and Reader
Lim, SeanMagnolia   Kindergarten GLC and Reader
Malik, NoorGratts   3rd Grade Reader
Mandel, LisaGratts   2nd Grade GLC and Reader
Mardis, AaronPoliti   1st Grade Reader
Martin, ChristopherMacArthur Park   Kindergarten GLC and Reader
Martinez, CeciliaMacArthur Park   1st Grade Reader
May, MarkEsperanza   Site Coordinator
Montes, CynthiaPoliti   Site Coordinator
Myers, StephaniePoliti   3rd Grade GLC and Reader
Olson, JamiMagnolia   Food Runner and 1st Grade Reader
Onufrychuk, ZacharyMacArthur Park   4th Grade Reader
Orchard, CharlieMagnolia   Site Operations Helper
Panduro, SandraMagnolia   Kindergarten Reader
Peponides, DaphneMagnolia   3rd Grade Reader
Reese, ChloeMagnolia   1st Grade GLC and Reader
Rickard, DavidEsperanza   3rd Grade Reader
Rodriguez Coe, YancyGratts   Site Operations Helper
Rush, LatoyaMacArthur Park   Training Coordinator and 3rd Grade Reader
Rutter, GrantGratts   1st Grade Reader
Rutter, Guian AndreaGratts   Kindergarten GLC and Reader
Ryan, CalvinWhite   5th Grade Reader
Sandersfeld, EmilyPoliti   Site Coordinator
Sanderson, TinaMacArthur Park   Site Coordinator
Selvage III, PrinceWhite   4th Grade GLC and Reader
Shergill, AteetMagnolia   Kindergarten Reader
Singh, JitEsperanza   4th Grade GLC and Reader
Solis, MarcoEsperanza   2nd Grade GLC and Reader
Soria Gutierrez, Jessica Gratts   Kindergarten Reader
Speidel, MaryPoliti   Site Operations Helper
Stalder, JuliaWhite   3rd Grade Reader
Steiner, NancyMacArthur Park   Kindergarten Reader
Stevenson, SoniaMacArthur Park   Site Coordinator
Stoessl, HaleyWhite   Training Coordinator and 2nd Grade Reader
Stroman, BrandonMagnolia   2nd Grade Reader
Sun, SavannahEsperanza   3rd Grade Reader
Suntwanuparp, StephanieEsperanza   2nd Grade Reader
Terezon, JackieEsperanza   2nd Grade Reader
Torres, CarMagnolia   3rd Grade Reader
Tran, JasonWhite   1st Grade Reader
Van Cleef, ZachWhite   2nd Grade Reader
Vasquez, PaulaWhite   5th Grade GLC and Reader
Velazquez, JenelleEsperanza   Kindergarten Reader
Wild, AlethaMacArthur Park   4th Grade Reader
Williams, DestinyWhite   1st Grade Reader
Williams, MatthewEsperanza   4th Grade Reader
Wilson, KoriGratts   Site Operations Helper
Wodka, AdamMagnolia   3rd Grade GLC and Reader
Wu, HelenEsperanza   Site Coordinator
Wu, JackieEsperanza   3rd Grade GLC and Reader
Yang, LijieMacArthur Park   Kindergarten Reader
Yu, EmilieEsperanza   4th Grade Reader
Zelin, JasonPoliti   2nd Grade Reader
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Jul. 2025 Participation Summary
School Children Volunteers
Esperanza 16 17
Gratts 17 14
MacArthur Park 20 21
Magnolia 6 21
Politi 34 17
White 8 18
Grand Total 101 108
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 Participating Groups
-AccentureMagnolia
-ACM@UCLAPoliti
-AgapePoliti
-Agents of ChangeMagnolia
-Alliance for Latinx Management at Anderson (ALMA)Tenth Street
-Alumni Scholars UCLAPoliti
-Americorps NCCCMagnolia
-BoeingPoliti
-COC Psi Beta/Psych ClubMagnolia
-CognizantMacArthur Park
-Cornell Club of Los AngelesMagnolia
-Creative Artists AgencyPoliti
-CSULA BasketballMacArthur Park, Politi
-CSULA NSSLHAMagnolia
-CSULB Alpha Phi Omega Rho Gamma ChapterMagnolia
-CSUN CADAEsperanza
-CSUN Sigma Alpha ZetaMacArthur Park
-Delta Sigma PiWhite
-Disney VoluntEARSMagnolia
-ECHO at UCLAMagnolia
-FlexportPoliti
-FOX GivesMagnolia
-IGAFMagnolia, Politi
-InterNations ChangemakersPoliti
-Junior League of Los AngelesEsperanza, MacArthur Park, Magnolia, Politi
-Kaiser PermanenteTenth Street
-Kappa Delta Chi MSMUMagnolia
-Keck School of Medicine of USCPoliti
-L.A. WorksGratts, Tenth Street
-LA County Alternate Public DefendersWhite
-LACBA BYA Pro Bono CommitteeMacArthur Park
-LAUSD, Office of the General CounselTenth Street
-Lifeline ChurchMagnolia
-LMU Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Tau Kappa ChapterMagnolia
-LMU FYSMagnolia, Politi
-Los Angeles Auburn ClubEsperanza
-Meetup.comAlta Loma, Esperanza, Gratts, MacArthur Park, Magnolia, Politi, Tenth Street, White
-MERCYWORLDWIDEEsperanza, Politi, Tenth Street
-MIT Club of Southern CaliforniaPoliti
-Notre Dame Club of Los AngelesMacArthur Park
-NYU LAMacArthur Park
-Occidental College Alpha Lambda Phi AlphaEsperanza
-Order of the Eastern Star, PHRA, State of CATenth Street
-OU AlumniEsperanza
-PCC Circle K InternationalPoliti
-Penn Serves LATenth Street
-Project RISHI at UCLAMacArthur Park
-Rotaract at UCLAEsperanza
-South Bay Cal Alumni ClubAlta Loma
-Stanbridge UniversityMagnolia
-Stanford Alumni CSCEsperanza
-SULA SemesterMagnolia
-Texas Exes Los Angeles ChapterMagnolia
-UCLA A Moment of MagicMagnolia
-UCLA Alumni Westside NetworkEsperanza
-UCLA AMWATenth Street
-UCLA Anderson School of ManagementTenth Street
-UCLA ASDAMagnolia
-UCLA Black Graduate Students AssociationMagnolia
-UCLA Bruin Belles Service AssociationPoliti
-UCLA Chi OmegaMagnolia
-UCLA Circle KMagnolia
-UCLA FISHTenth Street
-UCLA Lambda Theta NuMacArthur Park
-UCLA Latino Alumni Association (ULAA)Esperanza
-UCLA Morning Sign OutTenth Street
-UCLA Mortar Board, Agathai ChapterMacArthur Park
-UCLA OCHCEsperanza
-UCLA Phi Sigma RhoMagnolia
-UCLA Regents Scholar SocietyAlta Loma
-UCLA School on WheelsTenth Street
-UCLA Theta TauMacArthur Park
-UCLA Volunteer CenterTenth Street
-UNICEF at UCLAAlta Loma
-University Catholic Center at UCLAEsperanza, Tenth Street
-University of Miami Alumni Association Los Angeles CanesPoliti
-University of Michigan Club - Los AngelesMagnolia
-USC Beta Alpha PsiMagnolia
-USC Circle K InternationalMagnolia
-USC Friends and Neighbors DayMagnolia
-USC HelenesMagnolia, Politi
-USC MOVEMagnolia
-USC PedSIGEsperanza
-USC Sigma Gamma RhoMagnolia
-Westside Cal Alumni ClubEsperanza
-Yale UniversityGratts, Politi