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Thanks so much to everyone
who helped us read and give books to
401 children in Apr. 2026!
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| These 184 volunteers made the reading clubs a big success! |
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| Name |
School |
Role(s) |
| Abromowitz, Aaron | White | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Acosta, Lessa | Gratts | Site Coordinator |
| Adame, Maria | White | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Albano, Jessica | MacArthur Park | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Alferez, Samantha | Alta Loma | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Altman, Daniel | Politi | Site Coordinator |
| Amoranto, Gabrielle | Alta Loma | Kindergarten Reader |
| Androsenko, Christina | Magnolia | Kindergarten Reader |
| Aniel, Liz | White | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Anton, Pamela | Alta Loma | Site Coordinator |
| Arnold, Devyn | White | 1st Grade Reader |
| Arrizon, Tony-Ely | White | Site Coordinator |
| Avalos, Karla | Esperanza | 4th Grade Reader |
| Aylor, Drew | Politi | 5th Grade Reader |
| Bakkar, Erika | Politi | Training Coordinator and 2nd Grade Reader |
| Balladares, Jennifer | Alta Loma | Kindergarten Reader |
| Barahona, Abby | Alta Loma | Kindergarten Reader |
| Barel, Christian | Politi | Kindergarten Reader |
| Barriga, Joniel | Politi | Kindergarten GLC and Reader |
| Bates, Michelle | Politi | 3rd Grade GLC and Reader |
| Baumgartner, Steve | Gratts | Kindergarten GLC and Reader |
| Benitez Flores, Melissa | Alta Loma | 1st Grade Reader |
| Benya, Ben | White | 5th Grade GLC and Reader |
| Berger, Susan | Politi | 4th Grade GLC and Reader |
| Bergey, Patricia | MacArthur Park | Kindergarten GLC and Reader |
| Berliner, Lauren | MacArthur Park | 5th Grade Reader |
| Bischof, Sara | Politi | Kindergarten Reader |
| Boyd, Catherine | Politi | 2nd Grade GLC and Reader |
| Brown, Sharon | Esperanza | 1st Grade Reader |
| Cabal, Martin | Gratts | 4th Grade Reader |
| Cabilangan, Max | Esperanza | Kindergarten Reader |
| Callahan, David | White | Site Coordinator |
| Camara Calvo, Julia | Alta Loma | 5th Grade Reader |
| Campbell, Samantha | Magnolia | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Cardona, Melanie | Magnolia | 5th Grade Reader |
| Carias-Urbina, Hazel | MacArthur Park | Site Coordinator |
| Castillo, Melissa | Politi | Kindergarten Reader |
| Cheng, Vicki | White | 4th Grade GLC and Reader |
| Chhuon, Vichea | Esperanza | 1st Grade Reader |
| Chironna, Jonathan | Gratts | 3rd Grade GLC and Reader |
| Chittenden, Russell | Gratts | 2nd Grade GLC and Reader |
| Choo, Soyoon | Magnolia | Site Coordinator |
| Clark, Jennifer | Magnolia | 1st Grade GLC and Reader |
| Clark, Rachel | White | 4th Grade Reader |
| Conlin, Catherine | Magnolia | Training Coordinator and 4th Grade Reader |
| Coombs, Robert | Magnolia | 4th Grade Reader |
| Cortez, Mary | Gratts | 5th Grade GLC and Reader |
| Cottier, Megan | Magnolia | Site Coordinator |
| Cramer, Mia | MacArthur Park | Site Coordinator |
| Damberg, Louise | Alta Loma | 5th Grade GLC and Reader |
| Davies, Anna | Politi | Site Operations Helper |
| Davtian, Vana | Gratts | 1st Grade GLC and Reader |
| Deleon, Julia | White | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Denim, Cambria | Alta Loma | 1st Grade GLC and Reader |
| Dorfman, Seth | Gratts | 4th Grade GLC and Reader |
| Drury, Carrie | MacArthur Park | Kindergarten Reader |
| Dunning, Jessica | White | Site Coordinator |
| Economacos, Alexa | MacArthur Park | Kindergarten Reader |
| Ezuma, Tiffany | MacArthur Park | 4th Grade Reader |
| Feinstein, Robert | MacArthur Park | 3rd Grade GLC and Reader |
| Fox, Sara | Esperanza | 5th Grade Reader |
| Frome, Grace | MacArthur Park | Kindergarten Reader |
| Gandara, Izabella | MacArthur Park | 1st Grade Reader |
| Gao, Fiona | White | Site Coordinator |
| Garcia Guerrero, Marlin | Esperanza | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Garza, Karen | Alta Loma | 4th Grade Reader |
| Gibbs, Ashlee | MacArthur Park | 1st Grade GLC and Reader |
| Gleyzer, Dan | MacArthur Park | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Goldstein, Dottie | Politi | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Golub, Julia | White | Training Coordinator and 2nd Grade Reader |
| Gomez, Valeria | Esperanza | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Gordon, Cydni | White | 3rd Grade GLC and Reader |
| Gray, Catherine | Esperanza | 5th Grade GLC and Reader |
| Green, Karen | Politi | 5th Grade GLC and Reader |
| Greengard, Gloria | Esperanza | 1st Grade GLC and Reader |
| Guardiola, Alexis | Politi | 1st Grade GLC and Reader |
| Guerra, Shayna | Esperanza | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Gutierrez, Alejandra | Magnolia | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Halperin, Zach | White | Site Coordinator |
| Hamilton, Tamieka | White | 5th Grade Reader |
| Hayat, Lauren | Politi | Kindergarten Reader |
| Heinzman, Paul | MacArthur Park | 4th Grade GLC and Reader |
| Hernandez, Daisy | White | 4th Grade Reader |
| Hernandez, Gabriela | Esperanza | 3rd Grade GLC and Reader |
| Hernandez-Arevalo, Isaac | Gratts | 1st Grade Reader |
| Hoang, Tu | Gratts | 1st Grade Reader |
| Hogan, Will | Gratts | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Hoggs, Kharee | Magnolia | 2nd Grade GLC and Reader |
| Hutcheson, Arianna | White | 1st Grade Reader |
| Hutcheson, Isabella | White | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Imenovskaia, Elizabeth | Magnolia | 3rd Grade GLC and Reader |
| Ip, Tiffany | MacArthur Park | Kindergarten Reader |
| Jackson, Tenecia | White | 1st Grade GLC and Reader |
| Jones, James | Alta Loma | 5th Grade Reader |
| Kakkar, Amisha | White | 1st Grade Reader |
| Kebede, Azariah | Magnolia | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Keyne, Andrew | White | 5th Grade Reader |
| Kolsrud, Erica | Magnolia | Site Operations Helper |
| Krupski, Kat | Alta Loma | 1st Grade Reader |
| Landau, Naama | Esperanza | 4th Grade Reader |
| Lassu, Reka | MacArthur Park | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Leelun, Laura | Gratts | 5th Grade Reader |
| Leung, Maggie | Esperanza | 4th Grade GLC and Reader |
| Levitt, Mikey | Alta Loma | 1st Grade Reader |
| Levy, Max | Esperanza | 5th Grade Reader |
| Lim, Sean | Magnolia | Kindergarten GLC and Reader |
| Loye, Marie | Alta Loma | 4th Grade Reader |
| Luna, Nancy | Politi | Kindergarten Reader |
| Marcelin, Jade | MacArthur Park | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Marotta, Francis | Gratts | 5th Grade Reader |
| Martin, Art | Magnolia | 4th Grade Reader |
| May, Mark | Esperanza | Site Coordinator |
| Mccord, Sabrina | Alta Loma | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Mcgovern, Tatum | MacArthur Park | 5th Grade Reader |
| Mir, Dilek | Alta Loma | 3rd Grade GLC and Reader |
| Moralez, Ana Rubi | MacArthur Park | 5th Grade Reader |
| Morrow, Brittney | Politi | Site Coordinator |
| Narayan, Nishant | Magnolia | 4th Grade GLC and Reader |
| Olson, Jami | Magnolia | Food Runner and 3rd Grade Reader |
| Orchard, Carrie | Gratts | 1st Grade Reader |
| Orchard, Charlie | Gratts | Site Operations Helper |
| Ostiller, Cathy | Esperanza | 4th Grade Reader |
| Partida, Pat | Magnolia | 1st Grade Reader |
| Payton, Gregory | Alta Loma | Kindergarten Reader |
| Peponides, Daphne | Magnolia | Training Coordinator and 2nd Grade Reader |
| Perez, Christian | White | 4th Grade Reader |
| Preciado Jr, Vince | Politi | 1st Grade Reader |
| Rakamnuaykit, Prudence | Gratts | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Rao, Divya | Esperanza | 4th Grade Reader |
| Reiter, Savanah | Alta Loma | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Reyes, Dianne | Alta Loma | 1st Grade Reader |
| Reyes, Hannia | Magnolia | Kindergarten Reader |
| Rickard, David | Esperanza | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Rivas, Gabriella | Politi | 4th Grade Reader |
| Robinson, Tanea | Alta Loma | Site Coordinator |
| Rochin, Kimberly | Magnolia | Kindergarten Reader |
| Rodriguez, Becca | White | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Rodriguez Coe, Yancy | Magnolia | Site Operations Helper |
| Rodriguez Ortiz, Gizell | Gratts | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Rogers, Tashodra | MacArthur Park | Site Coordinator |
| Rubio, Mariel | Alta Loma | Site Coordinator |
| Rubio, Mary | Alta Loma | Operations Reader |
| Rush, Latoya | MacArthur Park | Training Coordinator and 4th Grade Reader |
| Rutter, Grant | Gratts | Kindergarten Reader |
| Rutter, Guian Andrea | Gratts | Kindergarten Reader |
| Ryan, Calvin | Magnolia | 5th Grade GLC and Reader |
| Salazar, Juleeana | White | 4th Grade Reader |
| Salzman, Rosalind | MacArthur Park | 5th Grade GLC and Reader |
| Sandersfeld, Emily | Politi | Site Coordinator |
| Santos, Jordan | Politi | Kindergarten Reader |
| Sargent, Olivia | MacArthur Park | 4th Grade Reader |
| Sheehan, Alana | White | 1st Grade Reader |
| Shilowich, Bryan | Gratts | 1st Grade Reader |
| Singh, Anabhra | MacArthur Park | Kindergarten Reader |
| Singh, Jit | Esperanza | Kindergarten GLC and Reader |
| Smith, Jen | Gratts | Site Coordinator |
| Solis, Marco | Esperanza | 2nd Grade GLC and Reader |
| Soto, Dolores | Alta Loma | 1st Grade Reader |
| Spalding, Sarah | White | 5th Grade Reader |
| Stevenson, Sonia | MacArthur Park | Site Coordinator |
| Stoessl, Haley | White | 5th Grade Reader |
| Stratford, Crystal | MacArthur Park | Kindergarten Reader |
| Suntwanuparp, Stephanie | Esperanza | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Taylor, Steve | Esperanza | Training Coordinator and 1st Grade Reader |
| Terrazas, Kimberly | Alta Loma | Kindergarten Reader |
| Thompson, Stan | Politi | Training Coordinator and 5th Grade Reader |
| Torrese, Fiona | MacArthur Park | 2nd Grade GLC and Reader |
| Tran, Jason | Politi | 1st Grade Reader |
| Van Cleef, Zach | White | 2nd Grade GLC and Reader |
| Vanderwerken, Emily | Politi | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Vasquez, Paula | White | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Velazquez, Jenelle | Esperanza | 1st Grade Reader |
| Waldrop Gilbert, Angela | Politi | 4th Grade Reader |
| Wang, Mary | MacArthur Park | Kindergarten Reader |
| Wendland, Christian | Esperanza | 3rd Grade Reader |
| White, Sarah | Alta Loma | Kindergarten GLC and Reader |
| Wild, Fran | Alta Loma | 2nd Grade GLC and Reader |
| Willis, Stephanie | Alta Loma | Training Coordinator and Kindergarten Reader |
| Wilson, Kori | Gratts | Site Operations Helper |
| Wu, Helen | Esperanza | Site Coordinator |
| Wu, Rebecca | Politi | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Xu, Julia | Magnolia | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Young, Thomas | Esperanza | Kindergarten Reader |
| Zelin, Jason | Politi | 2nd Grade Reader |
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| Apr. 2026 Participation Summary |
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| School |
Children |
Volunteers |
| Alta Loma |
24 |
27 |
| Esperanza |
107 |
26 |
| Gratts |
71 |
22 |
| MacArthur Park |
54 |
28 |
| Magnolia |
30 |
24 |
| Politi |
56 |
27 |
| White |
59 |
30 |
| Grand Total |
401 |
184 |
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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, Politi, White |
| - | 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 Alpha Epsilon Delta | White |
| - | 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 Bunche Fellows Program | Esperanza, White |
| - | 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 Pilipinos For Community Health Club (PCH) | 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 |
| - | USC Sigma Lambda Gamma | Magnolia, MacArthur Park |
| - | Westside Cal Alumni Club | Esperanza |
| - | Yale University | Gratts, Politi |
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