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Thanks so much to everyone
who helped us read and give books to
321 children in May 2025!
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| These 201 volunteers made the reading clubs a big success! |
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| Name |
School |
Role(s) |
| Acosta, Alexis | Alta Loma | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Acosta, Lessa | Gratts | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Alferez, Samantha | Alta Loma | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Altman, Daniel | Politi | Site Coordinator |
| Annoxmimbar, Mallium | White | 4th Grade Reader |
| Anvari-Ghasr, Candice | Politi | 1st Grade Reader |
| Aragon, Gaby | Magnolia | Kindergarten Reader |
| Arrizon, Tony-Ely | White | Site Coordinator |
| Avalos, Karla | Esperanza | 4th Grade Reader |
| Axe, Jason | MacArthur Park | Site Operations Helper |
| Aylor, Drew | Tenth Street | 5th Grade Reader |
| Balderas, Evelyn | Magnolia | 1st Grade Reader |
| Banafsheha, Shaya | Politi | 1st Grade Reader |
| Barriga, Joniel | Politi | Kindergarten GLC and Reader |
| Baum, Casey | White | 3rd Grade GLC and Reader |
| Baumgartner, Steve | Gratts | Operations GLC and Reader |
| Baumler, Beth | MacArthur Park | Kindergarten Reader |
| Berger, Susan | Politi | 1st Grade GLC and Reader |
| Bergey, Patricia | MacArthur Park | Kindergarten GLC and Reader |
| Bischof, Sara | Politi | Kindergarten Reader |
| Bose, Sunaina | Politi | Kindergarten Reader |
| Boussiquot, Love | Politi | Kindergarten Reader |
| Boyd, Catherine | Tenth Street | 2nd Grade GLC and Reader |
| Brandel, Nancy | Alta Loma | 1st Grade GLC and Reader |
| Brigadnova, Anastasiia | MacArthur Park | Kindergarten Reader |
| Brignol, Ava | MacArthur Park | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Bronk, Nathan | Alta Loma | 4th Grade Reader |
| Browning, Coco | Alta Loma | 1st Grade Reader |
| Calderon, Carmen | Esperanza | Kindergarten Reader |
| Callahan, David | White | Site Coordinator |
| Campodonico, Mia | Magnolia | Kindergarten Reader |
| Campodonico, Steve | Magnolia | 5th Grade Reader |
| Cardona, Melanie | Magnolia | 1st Grade Reader |
| Carrillo, Valentina | MacArthur Park | 4th Grade Reader |
| Chhuon, Vichea | Esperanza | Training Coordinator and 5th Grade Reader |
| Chironna, Jonathan | Gratts | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Chittenden, Russell | Gratts | 1st Grade GLC and Reader |
| Choo, Soyoon | Tenth Street | Site Coordinator |
| Cigarroa, Annalis | White | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Clark, Jennifer | Magnolia | Kindergarten GLC and Reader |
| Conlin, Catherine | Magnolia | 1st Grade Reader |
| Coombs, Robert | Esperanza | 4th Grade GLC and Reader |
| Coppola, Samantha | MacArthur Park | 1st Grade Reader |
| Cornejo, Daniella | Tenth Street | Kindergarten Reader |
| Cortes Cruz, Jaydee | Alta Loma | 1st Grade Reader |
| Cramer, Mia | Tenth Street | Site Coordinator |
| Dandridge, Yma | Magnolia | Site Coordinator |
| Davies, Anna | Alta Loma | Site Operations Helper |
| Deleon, Julia | White | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Desai, Natasha | Tenth Street | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Diggins, Chip | Magnolia | Training Coordinator and Operations Reader |
| Ding, Ruining | Alta Loma | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Dorfman, Seth | Tenth Street | 4th Grade GLC and Reader |
| Dorjee, Tenzing | MacArthur Park | 5th Grade Reader |
| Dunning, Jessica | White | Site Coordinator |
| Embleton, Alia | Alta Loma | 1st Grade Reader |
| Etue, Anne | Magnolia | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Ezuma, Tiffany | MacArthur Park | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Feinstein, Robert | MacArthur Park | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Flaum, Debra | MacArthur Park | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Flaum, Jessica | MacArthur Park | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Forbes, Lavalee | MacArthur Park | Kindergarten Reader |
| Foroohar, Tara | White | 1st Grade GLC and Reader |
| Friedrich, Liesel | White | 2nd Grade GLC and Reader |
| Gao, Fiona | White | Site Coordinator |
| Geist, Jackie | Politi | 4th Grade GLC and Reader |
| Golub, Julia | White | 4th Grade GLC and Reader |
| Gonzalez, Salma | Politi | 5th Grade Reader |
| Gordon, Cydni | White | 4th Grade Reader |
| Grannis, Jennifer | Gratts | 4th Grade GLC and Reader |
| Greengard, Gloria | Esperanza | 1st Grade GLC and Reader |
| Grove, Sophie | Gratts | 4th Grade Reader |
| Guardiola, Alexis | Politi | 5th Grade GLC and Reader |
| Gura, Carolina | Alta Loma | 5th Grade Reader |
| Halperin, Zach | White | Site Coordinator |
| Han, Mimi | Gratts | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Hartono, Steven | Magnolia | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Heinzman, Paul | MacArthur Park | 3rd Grade GLC and Reader |
| Hendrickson, Jennifer | Tenth Street | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Hernandez, Jimmy | Tenth Street | 5th Grade GLC and Reader |
| Hoggs, Kharee | Magnolia | 3rd Grade GLC and Reader |
| Horta, Paola | Politi | 1st Grade Reader |
| Hu, Alison | Esperanza | 4th Grade Reader |
| Ibarra-Ortiz, Marlen | MacArthur Park | 5th Grade GLC and Reader |
| Ipakchi-Saiy, Kian | Alta Loma | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Jaffar, Fatimah | Alta Loma | 1st Grade Reader |
| Jiang, Jun | White | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Karimpour, Sophia | Alta Loma | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Kebede, Azariah | Magnolia | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Keenan, Teig | MacArthur Park | Site Coordinator |
| Keyne, Andrew | White | 4th Grade Reader |
| Kim, Sally | White | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Kuhn, Lauren | Esperanza | Site Coordinator |
| Kurvers, Erin | Alta Loma | 5th Grade Reader |
| Lam, Christopher | Magnolia | 4th Grade Reader |
| Landau, Naama | Esperanza | 1st Grade Reader |
| Lapidese, Jon | MacArthur Park | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Larios, Kelly Marisol | White | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Laspino, Margaret | Politi | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Lavner, Shane | Alta Loma | 4th Grade Reader |
| Lawand, Bassel | Alta Loma | 5th Grade GLC and Reader |
| Lawless, Cassidy | Gratts | Kindergarten Reader |
| Leija, Clarissa | Gratts | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Lim, Sean | Alta Loma | 3rd Grade GLC and Reader |
| Lim Chang, Caryssa | Magnolia | 4th Grade Reader |
| Lirtsman, Catherine | Alta Loma | Kindergarten Reader |
| Liu, Kathy | Magnolia | 5th Grade Reader |
| Lopez, Karina | Esperanza | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Magana, Luz | Esperanza | Kindergarten GLC and Reader |
| Magrefte, Natasha | Politi | Kindergarten Reader |
| Mandel, Lisa | Gratts | 2nd Grade GLC and Reader |
| Maninang, Chelsea | Tenth Street | 1st Grade Reader |
| Marcelin, Jade | MacArthur Park | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Mardis, Aaron | Tenth Street | 1st Grade GLC and Reader |
| Marren, Julie | White | 1st Grade Reader |
| Martin, Christopher | Tenth Street | Kindergarten GLC and Reader |
| Martin, Philip | Politi | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Martinez, Vanessa | Magnolia | 1st Grade Reader |
| May, Mark | Esperanza | Site Coordinator |
| Mendoza, Delia | Magnolia | 2nd Grade GLC and Reader |
| Michael, Tovya | Alta Loma | 1st Grade Reader |
| Miller, Callie | Gratts | Operations Reader |
| Mir, Dilek | White | 5th Grade GLC and Reader |
| Moralez, Ana Rubi | Magnolia | 5th Grade GLC and Reader |
| Nguyen, Leon | Tenth Street | 4th Grade Reader |
| Nimmer, Miranda | Politi | Site Operations Helper |
| O Matsumoto, Francisco | Alta Loma | Kindergarten Reader |
| Olya, Gabrielle | Alta Loma | 1st Grade Reader |
| Orchard, Charlie | Magnolia | Site Coordinator |
| Patel, Kosha | Esperanza | 1st Grade Reader |
| Patel, Natasha | Esperanza | 1st Grade Reader |
| Peponides, Daphne | Magnolia | Training Coordinator and 2nd Grade Reader |
| Perez, David | Esperanza | 1st Grade Reader |
| Perkal, Makenna | Politi | 4th Grade Reader |
| Perry, Laura | Esperanza | Training Coordinator and 1st Grade Reader |
| Quintanilla, Jorge | Gratts | 4th Grade Reader |
| Reyes, Dianne | Alta Loma | 4th Grade GLC and Reader |
| Reyes, Jamie | White | 5th Grade Reader |
| Rickard, David | Esperanza | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Rivas, Margot | White | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Rodriguez Coe, Yancy | Alta Loma | Site Coordinator |
| Rodriques, Talia | MacArthur Park | 4th Grade Reader |
| Rogers, Tashodra | MacArthur Park | 4th Grade GLC and Reader |
| Rosales, Emily | White | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Rubio, Mariel | Alta Loma | Site Coordinator |
| Rubio, Mary | Alta Loma | Operations Reader |
| Rush, Latoya | MacArthur Park | Kindergarten Reader |
| Rutter, Grant | Gratts | Kindergarten Reader |
| Rutter, Guian Andrea | Gratts | Kindergarten GLC and Reader |
| Ryan, Calvin | Politi | Kindergarten Reader |
| Sabri, Samrina | MacArthur Park | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Sandersfeld, Emily | Politi | Site Coordinator |
| Sanderson, Tina | MacArthur Park | Site Coordinator |
| Sarkissian, Jennifer | Gratts | 1st Grade Reader |
| Sawyier, Anne | Alta Loma | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Seloadji, Charissa | Magnolia | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Seloadji, Sean | Magnolia | 5th Grade Reader |
| Shanazari, Preny | White | 4th Grade Reader |
| Shibata, Emi | Magnolia | 5th Grade Reader |
| Shum, Isabelle | Alta Loma | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Sierra, Jennifer | Politi | 3rd Grade GLC and Reader |
| Singh, Jit | Tenth Street | 3rd Grade GLC and Reader |
| Siqueiros, Gabriella | Esperanza | Kindergarten Reader |
| Smith, Jen | Gratts | Site Coordinator |
| Solis, Marco | Esperanza | 2nd Grade GLC and Reader |
| Souter, Madison | Alta Loma | 1st Grade Reader |
| Speidel, Mary | Politi | Food Runner and Kindergarten Reader |
| Spilo, Katherine | MacArthur Park | 1st Grade Reader |
| Stalder, Julia | MacArthur Park | 1st Grade GLC and Reader |
| Stevenson, Sonia | MacArthur Park | Site Coordinator |
| Suntwanuparp, Stephanie | Esperanza | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Swaminathan, Shreya | Alta Loma | Kindergarten Reader |
| Taylor, Teresa | Politi | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Thompson, Stan | Politi | Training Coordinator and 5th Grade Reader |
| Tinsley, James | Magnolia | Kindergarten Reader |
| Torrese, Fiona | MacArthur Park | 2nd Grade GLC and Reader |
| Tran, Jason | White | 1st Grade Reader |
| Ung, Jennifer | White | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Valerin, Isabella | MacArthur Park | 5th Grade Reader |
| Vallejos, Enrique | Politi | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Van Beek, Madeleine | White | 4th Grade Reader |
| Vano, Ria | Magnolia | 4th Grade GLC and Reader |
| Vasquez, Paula | White | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Wang, Mary | White | 2nd Grade Reader |
| White, Patrick | Esperanza | 2nd Grade Reader |
| White, Sarah | Alta Loma | Site Operations Helper |
| Wild, Fran | Alta Loma | 2nd Grade GLC and Reader |
| Williams, Rachelle | Politi | 1st Grade Reader |
| Willis, Stephanie | Alta Loma | Kindergarten GLC and Reader |
| Wilson, Charissa | Politi | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Wilson, Kori | Gratts | Site Operations Helper |
| Winslow, Andia | Gratts | 1st Grade Reader |
| Wodka, Adam | Magnolia | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Wooldridge, Jennifer | Politi | 1st Grade Reader |
| Xiao, Shuna | Esperanza | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Yamaki, Jennie | Gratts | Operations Reader |
| Yinn, Andrew | Esperanza | 5th Grade Reader |
| Young, Joyce | Politi | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Young, Thomas | Esperanza | 3rd Grade GLC and Reader |
| Zamakhovski, Danielle | MacArthur Park | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Zelin, Jason | Tenth Street | 3rd Grade Reader |
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| May 2025 Participation Summary |
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| School |
Children |
Volunteers |
| Alta Loma |
56 |
32 |
| Esperanza |
54 |
23 |
| Gratts |
22 |
19 |
| MacArthur Park |
46 |
29 |
| Magnolia |
31 |
27 |
| Politi |
43 |
28 |
| Tenth Street |
30 |
15 |
| White |
39 |
28 |
| Grand Total |
321 |
201 |
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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) | Wilshire Park |
| - | 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 | Commonwealth, MacArthur Park, Politi, White, Wilshire Park |
| - | Kaiser Permanente | Commonwealth |
| - | Kappa Delta Chi MSMU | Magnolia |
| - | Keck School of Medicine of USC | Politi |
| - | L.A. Works | Commonwealth, Wilshire Park |
| - | LA County Alternate Public Defenders | White |
| - | LACBA BYA Pro Bono Committee | MacArthur Park |
| - | LAUSD Office of the General Counsel | Commonwealth |
| - | Lifeline Church | Magnolia |
| - | LMU Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Tau Kappa Chapter | Magnolia |
| - | LMU FYS | Magnolia, Politi |
| - | Los Angeles Auburn Club | Esperanza |
| - | MERCYWORLDWIDE | Commonwealth |
| - | 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 | Commonwealth |
| - | OU Alumni | Esperanza |
| - | PCC Circle K International | Politi |
| - | Penn Serves LA | Commonwealth |
| - | Project RISHI at UCLA | White |
| - | 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 | Wilshire Park |
| - | UCLA Anderson School of Management | Wilshire Park |
| - | 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 | Wilshire Park |
| - | UCLA Lambda Theta Nu | MacArthur Park |
| - | UCLA Latino Alumni Association (ULAA) | Esperanza |
| - | UCLA MEMO | Alta Loma, White |
| - | UCLA Morning Sign Out | Wilshire Park |
| - | 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 PULSE | Magnolia |
| - | UCLA Regents Scholar Society | Alta Loma |
| - | UCLA School on Wheels | Wilshire Park |
| - | UCLA Theta Tau | MacArthur Park |
| - | UCLA Volunteer Center | Commonwealth |
| - | UNA at UCLA | Wilshire Park |
| - | UNICEF at UCLA | Alta Loma |
| - | University Catholic Center at UCLA | Esperanza, Wilshire Park |
| - | 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 HOSA | 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 | MacArthur Park, Magnolia |
| - | Westside Cal Alumni Club | Esperanza |
| - | Yale University | Gratts, Politi |
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