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Thanks so much to everyone
who helped us read and give books to
416 children in Nov. 2025!
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| These 224 volunteers made the reading clubs a big success! |
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| Name |
School |
Role(s) |
| Abuana, Anbrelyn | Politi | Kindergarten Reader |
| Acosta, Lessa | Gratts | Site Coordinator |
| Aguilar, Roselyn | Magnolia | Kindergarten Reader |
| Aguilar Gomez, Jorge | White | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Ahmed, Sana | Gratts | 2nd Grade GLC and Reader |
| Albano, Jessica | MacArthur Park | 5th Grade Reader |
| Alferez, Samantha | Alta Loma | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Altman, Daniel | Politi | Site Coordinator |
| Anton, Pamela | Alta Loma | Site Coordinator |
| Arrizon, Tony-Ely | White | Site Coordinator |
| Axe, Jason | Esperanza | Site Operations Helper |
| Aylor, Drew | Politi | 5th Grade Reader |
| Badon, Karen | Alta Loma | 4th Grade Reader |
| Balderas, Evelyn | Magnolia | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Barboza, Liency | MacArthur Park | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Barriga, Joniel | Politi | Kindergarten GLC and Reader |
| Bastian, Taylor | Alta Loma | Kindergarten Reader |
| Baumgartner, Steve | Gratts | Kindergarten GLC and Reader |
| Benitez Flores, Melissa | Alta Loma | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Benya, Ben | White | 5th Grade GLC and Reader |
| Berger, Susan | Politi | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Bergey, Patricia | Gratts | Kindergarten Reader |
| Birotte, Yanick | Politi | Kindergarten Reader |
| Bischof, Sara | Politi | Kindergarten Reader |
| Boussiquot, Love | Politi | 1st Grade Reader |
| Boyd, Catherine | Politi | 2nd Grade GLC and Reader |
| Brkic, Nora | Politi | Kindergarten Reader |
| Brooks, Heather | Magnolia | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Brown, Anthony | Magnolia | 5th Grade Reader |
| Brown, Sharon | Esperanza | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Bruggeman, Maximilian | White | 5th Grade Reader |
| Cabilangan, Max | Esperanza | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Cabrera, Nisa | MacArthur Park | 5th Grade Reader |
| Calderon, Carmen | Esperanza | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Callahan, David | White | Site Coordinator |
| Cardona, Melanie | Magnolia | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Carrazco, Isabella | Politi | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Carreno, Brian | MacArthur Park | 4th Grade Reader |
| Carrillo, Valentina | MacArthur Park | 4th Grade Reader |
| Carter, Brandon | Alta Loma | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Caseres, Umbert | White | 4th Grade Reader |
| Castro , Ashley | MacArthur Park | 1st Grade Reader |
| Chang, Austin | Magnolia | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Chazen, Jamie | Magnolia | 5th Grade Reader |
| Cheng, Vicki | White | 2nd Grade GLC and Reader |
| Chironna, Jonathan | Gratts | 5th Grade GLC and Reader |
| Chittenden, Russell | Gratts | 4th Grade GLC and Reader |
| Chong, Wayne | Politi | Kindergarten Reader |
| Chung, Steve | Magnolia | 4th Grade Reader |
| Clark, Jennifer | Magnolia | Training Coordinator and 1st Grade Reader |
| Concha, Kimberly | Esperanza | 4th Grade Reader |
| Conlin, Catherine | Magnolia | 5th Grade GLC and Reader |
| Coombs, Robert | Politi | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Cortez, Mary | Gratts | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Cramer, Mia | MacArthur Park | Site Coordinator |
| Damberg, Louise | Alta Loma | 5th Grade GLC and Reader |
| Dandridge, Yma | Magnolia | Site Coordinator |
| Davies, Anna | MacArthur Park | Site Operations Helper |
| Davtian, Vana | Gratts | Kindergarten Reader |
| Dawar, Hooriya | White | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Dela Cruz, Madeleine | Alta Loma | Kindergarten Reader |
| Delariva, Michael | MacArthur Park | Kindergarten Reader |
| Deleon, Julia | White | 4th Grade Reader |
| Delshad, Dori | Alta Loma | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Denim, Cambria | Alta Loma | 1st Grade Reader |
| Diaz-Gudino, Maria | Gratts | Kindergarten Reader |
| Diggins, Chip | Magnolia | Kindergarten GLC and Reader |
| Dikes, Kiarra | Esperanza | Kindergarten Reader |
| Dokos, Demetra | MacArthur Park | 5th Grade Reader |
| Dominguez, Sophia | MacArthur Park | 4th Grade Reader |
| Donaldson, Jack | Esperanza | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Dorfman, Seth | Alta Loma | 4th Grade GLC and Reader |
| Dunning, Jessica | White | Site Coordinator |
| Dvorin, Samantha | Esperanza | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Ezuma, Tiffany | MacArthur Park | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Feinstein, Robert | MacArthur Park | 3rd Grade GLC and Reader |
| Flores, Alex | MacArthur Park | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Forbes, Taylor | MacArthur Park | 1st Grade GLC and Reader |
| Frisby, Lucian | Politi | Kindergarten Reader |
| Gabir, Afnan | Esperanza | 4th Grade Reader |
| Gao, Fiona | White | Site Coordinator |
| Garcia Guerrero, Marlin | Esperanza | Site Operations Helper |
| Golub, Julia | White | 5th Grade Reader |
| Gomez, Carolina | MacArthur Park | Kindergarten Reader |
| Gonzales, Maiya | Magnolia | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Gonzalez, Isabel | Esperanza | Kindergarten Reader |
| Gordon, Cydni | Esperanza | 3rd Grade GLC and Reader |
| Gracie, Jennifer | MacArthur Park | Training Coordinator and 3rd Grade Reader |
| Gray, Catherine | Esperanza | 4th Grade Reader |
| Green, Karen | Politi | 5th Grade GLC and Reader |
| Greengard, Gloria | Esperanza | 1st Grade Reader |
| Guardiola, Alexis | Politi | Training Coordinator and 3rd Grade Reader |
| Halperin, Zach | White | Site Coordinator |
| Han, Mimi | Gratts | 1st Grade GLC and Reader |
| Hasty, Greg | MacArthur Park | 2nd Grade GLC and Reader |
| Heinzman, Paul | MacArthur Park | 5th Grade GLC and Reader |
| Hendrickson, Jennifer | Politi | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Higgins, Isabel | Alta Loma | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Ho, William | Esperanza | 1st Grade Reader |
| Horn, Heather | Politi | Site Coordinator |
| Hsu, Wiseman | Gratts | 1st Grade Reader |
| Imenovskaia, Elizabeth | White | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Ipakchi-Saiy, Kian | Esperanza | 5th Grade Reader |
| Jackson, Tenecia | White | 1st Grade Reader |
| Jaffar, Fatimah | Esperanza | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Jones, Teresa | Politi | Kindergarten Reader |
| Khan, Qarina | White | 1st Grade Reader |
| Kuhn, Lauren | Esperanza | Site Coordinator |
| Kwong, Cameryn | Politi | 1st Grade Reader |
| Landau, Eyal | White | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Landau, Naama | White | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Landaverde, Karen | Magnolia | Site Coordinator |
| Lankey, Erick | Gratts | 3rd Grade GLC and Reader |
| Lavner, Shane | Alta Loma | 4th Grade Reader |
| Lawless, Cassidy | Esperanza | Kindergarten GLC and Reader |
| Lee, Iris | Alta Loma | Kindergarten Reader |
| Lee, Yeongeun | Magnolia | Kindergarten Reader |
| Leon, Karina | MacArthur Park | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Leung, Maggie | Esperanza | 4th Grade GLC and Reader |
| Li, Jessica | White | 4th Grade Reader |
| Lim, Alice | Alta Loma | 4th Grade Reader |
| Liu, Lilian | Politi | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Lo, Cassidy | MacArthur Park | Kindergarten Reader |
| Lopez, Melany | Magnolia | Kindergarten Reader |
| Malik, Noor | Alta Loma | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Maninang, Chelsea | Magnolia | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Mardis, Aaron | Politi | 3rd Grade GLC and Reader |
| Marshall, Marcus | Gratts | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Martin, Christopher | MacArthur Park | Kindergarten GLC and Reader |
| Martin, Philip | Politi | 1st Grade GLC and Reader |
| Martinez, Johnny | Gratts | 5th Grade Reader |
| Martinez, Vanessa | Magnolia | 2nd Grade GLC and Reader |
| Marturano, Jessica | Magnolia | 4th Grade Reader |
| May, Mark | Esperanza | Site Coordinator |
| Mcadams, Annie | Alta Loma | 1st Grade Reader |
| Miller, Callie | Gratts | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Mir, Dilek | Alta Loma | 3rd Grade GLC and Reader |
| Mombini, Niku | White | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Montenegro, Jacqueline | MacArthur Park | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Morrow, Brittney | Politi | 4th Grade GLC and Reader |
| Moss, Nadi | Alta Loma | 1st Grade Reader |
| Nadal, Monica | Magnolia | Kindergarten Reader |
| Narayan, Nishant | Magnolia | 4th Grade GLC and Reader |
| Nayuki, Hinata | Magnolia | 4th Grade Reader |
| Nguyen, Joliet | White | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Niho, Kate | Politi | 4th Grade Reader |
| O Matsumoto, Francisco | Alta Loma | 5th Grade Reader |
| Ohanyan, Michael | Alta Loma | Kindergarten Reader |
| Oparah, Grace | Politi | 4th Grade Reader |
| Orchard, Charlie | Alta Loma | Site Operations Helper |
| Paez, Luis | MacArthur Park | 1st Grade Reader |
| Partida, Pat | Magnolia | 1st Grade Reader |
| Pe, Tiffani | Esperanza | 4th Grade Reader |
| Pelcastre, Jesus | Gratts | 5th Grade Reader |
| Perez, Christian | White | 4th Grade Reader |
| Pourmodheji, Suri | Gratts | 4th Grade Reader |
| Qi, Ian | Politi | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Rakamnuaykit, Prudence | Gratts | Kindergarten Reader |
| Ramirez, Jesica | MacArthur Park | 4th Grade Reader |
| Reyes, Dianne | Alta Loma | 1st Grade GLC and Reader |
| Reyes, Hannia | Magnolia | Kindergarten Reader |
| Reyes, Sofia | Alta Loma | 1st Grade Reader |
| Rickard, David | Esperanza | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Rodriguez Coe, Yancy | Magnolia | Site Operations Helper |
| Rogers, Tashodra | MacArthur Park | 4th Grade GLC and Reader |
| Rojas, Judy | Esperanza | 5th Grade Reader |
| Rubio, Mariel | Alta Loma | Site Coordinator |
| Rubio, Mary | Alta Loma | Operations Reader |
| Rush, Latoya | MacArthur Park | 4th Grade Reader |
| Rutter, Grant | Gratts | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Rutter, Guian Andrea | Gratts | 1st Grade Reader |
| Ryan, Calvin | Magnolia | 5th Grade Reader |
| Răducu, Ioana | MacArthur Park | 5th Grade Reader |
| Salgado Benitez, Marai | MacArthur Park | 1st Grade Reader |
| Sandersfeld, Emily | Politi | Site Coordinator |
| Sanderson, Tina | MacArthur Park | Site Coordinator |
| Santillan, Priscilla | Alta Loma | 1st Grade Reader |
| Schiff, Nick | Politi | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Shulse, Julie | Politi | 1st Grade Reader |
| Shum, Isabelle | Esperanza | 5th Grade Reader |
| Shuppert, Audrey | Magnolia | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Singh, Anabhra | Alta Loma | Kindergarten Reader |
| Singh, Jit | Esperanza | 5th Grade GLC and Reader |
| Slater-Yemofio, Daphne | Alta Loma | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Smith, Jen | Gratts | Site Coordinator |
| Solis, Marco | Esperanza | 2nd Grade GLC and Reader |
| Soto, Dolores | Alta Loma | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Souter, Madison | Magnolia | 4th Grade Reader |
| Steiner, Nancy | Gratts | 4th Grade Reader |
| Stevenson, Sonia | MacArthur Park | Site Coordinator |
| Stoessl, Haley | White | 4th Grade GLC and Reader |
| Suntwanuparp, Stephanie | Esperanza | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Tang, Brandon | Magnolia | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Thomas , Dakota | Esperanza | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Thompson, Stan | Politi | Training Coordinator and 5th Grade Reader |
| Ting, Vanessa | Politi | Kindergarten Reader |
| Tinsley, James | Magnolia | Kindergarten Reader |
| Tran, Daniel | Politi | 1st Grade Reader |
| Tran, Jason | White | 1st Grade GLC and Reader |
| Tran, Khanh | Magnolia | 1st Grade Reader |
| Utley, Sheilah | White | 5th Grade Reader |
| Van Cleef, Zach | White | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Vanderwerken, Emily | Politi | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Vasquez, Paula | White | 3rd Grade GLC and Reader |
| Vela, Kim | MacArthur Park | Kindergarten Reader |
| Villachica, Alexis | MacArthur Park | 1st Grade Reader |
| Wang, Eric | Magnolia | 5th Grade Reader |
| Webb, Janet | Magnolia | Site Coordinator |
| Wells, Sam | Politi | 2nd Grade Reader |
| White, Sarah | Alta Loma | Kindergarten GLC and Reader |
| Wild, Fran | Alta Loma | 2nd Grade GLC and Reader |
| Williams, Destiny | White | 1st Grade Reader |
| Wilson, Kori | Gratts | Site Operations Helper |
| Wodka, Adam | Magnolia | 3rd Grade GLC and Reader |
| Wu, Jackie | Esperanza | 1st Grade GLC and Reader |
| Wu, Rebecca | Politi | 4th Grade Reader |
| Wu, Warren | Magnolia | 1st Grade Reader |
| Wu, William | White | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Xu, Brian | Gratts | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Zamudio, Adrian | Gratts | 5th Grade Reader |
| Zaragoza, Daniel | Esperanza | 4th Grade Reader |
| Zelin, Jason | Politi | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Zhang, Yanshuo | Alta Loma | 4th Grade Reader |
| Zhao, Bella | Politi | 4th Grade Reader |
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| Nov. 2025 Participation Summary |
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| School |
Children |
Volunteers |
| Alta Loma |
33 |
33 |
| Esperanza |
138 |
31 |
| Gratts |
65 |
25 |
| MacArthur Park |
54 |
33 |
| Magnolia |
46 |
35 |
| Politi |
23 |
38 |
| White |
57 |
29 |
| Grand Total |
416 |
224 |
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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 |
| - | Bruin Buddies in Pediatric Care at UCLA | Alta Loma, Magnolia |
| - | 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 Pi Beta Phi | Alta Loma |
| - | 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 Kappa Alpha Pi | 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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