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Thanks so much to everyone
who helped us read and give books to
418 children in Dec. 2025!
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| These 225 volunteers made the reading clubs a big success! |
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| Name |
School |
Role(s) |
| Abromowitz, Aaron | White | 5th Grade Reader |
| Acosta, Lessa | Gratts | Site Coordinator |
| Aguilar Gomez, Jorge | White | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Ahmed, Sana | Gratts | 2nd Grade GLC and Reader |
| Alejo, Liliana | White | 1st Grade Reader |
| Alferez, Samantha | Alta Loma | 4th Grade Reader |
| Altman, Daniel | Politi | Site Coordinator |
| Aniel, Liz | White | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Anton, Pamela | Alta Loma | Site Coordinator |
| Archie-Winston, Zorah | Magnolia | 1st Grade Reader |
| Arrizon, Tony-Ely | White | Site Coordinator |
| Avalos, Yared | MacArthur Park | 4th Grade Reader |
| Aylor, Drew | Politi | 5th Grade Reader |
| Ball, Max | Gratts | Kindergarten Reader |
| Balladares, Jennifer | Alta Loma | Kindergarten Reader |
| Barboza, Liency | MacArthur Park | Kindergarten Reader |
| Barriga, Joniel | Politi | Site Operations Helper |
| Bates, Michelle | Magnolia | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Baumgartner, Steve | Gratts | Kindergarten GLC and Reader |
| Benya, Ben | White | 5th Grade GLC and Reader |
| Berger, Susan | Politi | Kindergarten GLC and Reader |
| Bergey, Patricia | MacArthur Park | Kindergarten GLC and Reader |
| Bernstein, Kamryn | Magnolia | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Bischof, Sara | Politi | Kindergarten Reader |
| Bloch, Claudia | Politi | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Botticella, Geovanni | MacArthur Park | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Boussiquot, Love | Politi | 1st Grade Reader |
| Boyd, Catherine | Politi | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Broussard, Exodus | Alta Loma | 1st Grade Reader |
| Brown, Sharon | Esperanza | 1st Grade Reader |
| Calderon, Carmen | Esperanza | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Callahan, David | White | Site Coordinator |
| Camara Calvo, Julia | MacArthur Park | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Carias-Urbina, Hazel | MacArthur Park | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Carrillo, Valentina | MacArthur Park | Site Operations Helper |
| Chacon, Christal | Politi | 3rd Grade GLC and Reader |
| Cheung, Elaine | Esperanza | Kindergarten Reader |
| Cheung, Ginny | Esperanza | 5th Grade Reader |
| Chhuon, Vichea | Esperanza | 5th Grade Reader |
| Chironna, Jonathan | Gratts | 3rd Grade GLC and Reader |
| Chittenden, Russell | Gratts | 5th Grade GLC and Reader |
| Choo, Soyoon | Magnolia | Site Coordinator |
| Clark, Jennifer | Magnolia | 1st Grade GLC and Reader |
| Conlin, Catherine | Magnolia | 5th Grade GLC and Reader |
| Coombs, Robert | Esperanza | 5th Grade Reader |
| Cortez, Mary | Gratts | 4th Grade GLC and Reader |
| Cottier, Megan | Magnolia | Site Coordinator |
| Cramer, Mia | MacArthur Park | Site Coordinator |
| Cuff, Ross | Esperanza | Site Operations Helper |
| Damberg, Louise | Alta Loma | 5th Grade GLC and Reader |
| Dandekar, Nikhil | Politi | Kindergarten Reader |
| Dandridge, Yma | Magnolia | Site Coordinator |
| Davies, Anna | Alta Loma | Site Operations Helper |
| Davtian, Vana | Alta Loma | Kindergarten Reader |
| De Jesus, Abigail | Magnolia | Kindergarten Reader |
| Dela Cruz, Madeleine | Alta Loma | Kindergarten Reader |
| Deleon, Julia | White | 4th Grade GLC and Reader |
| Desai, Natasha | Politi | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Doman, Andrea | MacArthur Park | 5th Grade Reader |
| Dorfman, Seth | Alta Loma | 4th Grade GLC and Reader |
| Dunning, Jessica | White | Site Coordinator |
| Durski, Jason | MacArthur Park | 1st Grade Reader |
| Embleton, Alia | Alta Loma | 1st Grade Reader |
| Epstein, Tina | MacArthur Park | Site Coordinator |
| Ezuma, Tiffany | MacArthur Park | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Feinstein, Robert | MacArthur Park | 3rd Grade GLC and Reader |
| Flaum, Debra | MacArthur Park | 1st Grade Reader |
| Flaum, Jessica | MacArthur Park | 1st Grade Reader |
| Forbes, Taylor | MacArthur Park | 1st Grade GLC and Reader |
| Friedrich, Liesel | White | 1st Grade Reader |
| Gao, Fiona | White | Site Coordinator |
| Garza, Karen | Magnolia | 1st Grade Reader |
| Gibbs, Ashlee | MacArthur Park | 4th Grade Reader |
| Gibbs Md, Iris | Esperanza | 1st Grade Reader |
| Golub, Julia | White | 2nd Grade GLC and Reader |
| Gomez, Carolina | White | 1st Grade Reader |
| Gonzalez, Pablo | Esperanza | 1st Grade Reader |
| Gordon, Cydni | Esperanza | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Gracie, Jennifer | MacArthur Park | 2nd Grade GLC and Reader |
| Gray, Audrey | MacArthur Park | 4th Grade Reader |
| Gray, Jaimi | Magnolia | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Green, Karen | Politi | 5th Grade GLC and Reader |
| Guardiola, Alexis | Politi | Site Operations Helper |
| Halperin, Zach | White | Site Coordinator |
| Han, Mimi | Gratts | 1st Grade GLC and Reader |
| Hansen, Lisa | White | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Harper-Smith, Kirstin | Esperanza | Site Coordinator |
| Hartsfield, Treviar | Esperanza | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Hasty, Greg | MacArthur Park | 4th Grade GLC and Reader |
| Hayat, Lauren | Magnolia | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Hebert, Mauria | Magnolia | 4th Grade Reader |
| Heinzman, Paul | MacArthur Park | 5th Grade GLC and Reader |
| Hendrickson, Jennifer | Politi | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Hernandez, Gabriela | Esperanza | 4th Grade Reader |
| Hernandez, Jimmy | Esperanza | 1st Grade GLC and Reader |
| Hernandez-Arevalo, Isaac | Gratts | Site Operations Helper |
| Hickey, David | Esperanza | 5th Grade Reader |
| Higgins, Isabel | Alta Loma | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Ho, William | Esperanza | 4th Grade Reader |
| Horn, Heather | Politi | Site Coordinator |
| Ibarra-Ortiz, Marlen | Magnolia | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Ikeji, Didi | White | 5th Grade Reader |
| Imenovskaia, Elizabeth | Politi | 4th Grade Reader |
| Ip, Tiffany | White | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Jackson, Tenecia | White | 1st Grade GLC and Reader |
| Joiner, Raquael | MacArthur Park | 1st Grade Reader |
| Jones, AE | Magnolia | Site Operations Helper |
| Jones, Casey | Magnolia | Site Operations Helper |
| Karimpour, Sophia | Esperanza | Kindergarten Reader |
| Keyne, Andrew | White | 3rd Grade Reader |
| King, Lauren | MacArthur Park | 5th Grade Reader |
| Klein, Eric | Alta Loma | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Koopman-Glass, Melanie | MacArthur Park | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Lajubutu, Omotola | White | 4th Grade Reader |
| Laski, Jadyn | Alta Loma | 1st Grade Reader |
| Lavner, Shane | Alta Loma | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Lawless, Cassidy | Magnolia | Kindergarten GLC and Reader |
| Lawson, Jessica | Politi | Kindergarten Reader |
| Lee, Iris | Alta Loma | Kindergarten Reader |
| Leija, Clarissa | Magnolia | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Leung, Maggie | Esperanza | 5th Grade GLC and Reader |
| Levy, Max | Esperanza | Kindergarten GLC and Reader |
| Leyva, Olivia | Esperanza | 1st Grade Reader |
| Lim, Sean | Magnolia | Kindergarten Reader |
| Lin, Lisa | White | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Lo, Cassidy | MacArthur Park | Kindergarten Reader |
| Loye, Marie | Magnolia | 1st Grade Reader |
| Mackanych, Barbara | Alta Loma | 5th Grade Reader |
| Malonzo, Areiah | White | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Mansilla, Carlos | Gratts | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Mardis, Aaron | Politi | 1st Grade GLC and Reader |
| Martin, Christopher | MacArthur Park | Site Operations Helper |
| Martin, Philip | Politi | Site Operations Helper |
| Martinez, Cecilia | MacArthur Park | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Martinez, Vanessa | Magnolia | 2nd Grade GLC and Reader |
| May, Mark | Esperanza | Site Coordinator |
| Mcknight, Devon | Esperanza | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Meyer, Kelsey | Politi | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Miller, Callie | Gratts | 5th Grade Reader |
| Mir, Dilek | Alta Loma | 3rd Grade GLC and Reader |
| Morrow, Brittney | Politi | 4th Grade GLC and Reader |
| Myers, Stephanie | Politi | 2nd Grade GLC and Reader |
| Narayan, Nishant | Magnolia | 4th Grade GLC and Reader |
| Nolasco, Karol | Magnolia | Kindergarten Reader |
| Olson, Jami | Magnolia | Food Runner and 4th Grade Reader |
| Orchard, Carrie | Esperanza | Training Coordinator and Operations Reader |
| Orchard, Charlie | Magnolia | Site Operations Helper |
| Ostiller, Cathy | Esperanza | 5th Grade Reader |
| Peponides, Daphne | Magnolia | Training Coordinator and 3rd Grade Reader |
| Perez, Christian | White | 4th Grade Reader |
| Perez, David | Esperanza | 4th Grade Reader |
| Perkal, Makenna | Politi | 4th Grade Reader |
| Perreault, Ava | Esperanza | 1st Grade Reader |
| Phares, Megan | Magnolia | Kindergarten Reader |
| Ramesh, Brinda | Esperanza | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Rankin, Bruce | Politi | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Reiter, Savanah | Alta Loma | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Resnick, Shayna | Alta Loma | Kindergarten Reader |
| Reyes, Dianne | Alta Loma | 2nd Grade GLC and Reader |
| Reyes, Jamie | Esperanza | Kindergarten Reader |
| Rickard, David | Esperanza | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Robertson, Amanda | Gratts | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Robinson, Tanea | Alta Loma | Site Coordinator |
| Rodriguez Coe, Yancy | Esperanza | Site Operations Helper |
| Rogers, Tashodra | MacArthur Park | Site Operations Helper |
| Rojas, Judy | MacArthur Park | Kindergarten Reader |
| Rousso, Steve | Esperanza | 1st 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 |
| Sandersfeld, Emily | Politi | Site Coordinator |
| Santhanam, Krithika | White | 1st Grade Reader |
| Santillan, Priscilla | Magnolia | Kindergarten Reader |
| Sarkissian, Jennifer | Gratts | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Sarmiento, Chrystal | Magnolia | 4th Grade Reader |
| Schuman, Casey | White | 1st Grade Reader |
| Selvage III, Prince | White | Training Coordinator and 4th Grade Reader |
| Shedlin, Julia | Alta Loma | Site Operations Helper |
| Shilowich, Bryan | Alta Loma | Site Operations Helper |
| Shin, Jisoo | Gratts | 4th Grade Reader |
| Shulse, Julie | Politi | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Shumaker, Timothy | Politi | 4th Grade Reader |
| Singh, Anabhra | MacArthur Park | Kindergarten Reader |
| Singh, Jit | Magnolia | Site Operations Helper |
| Smith, Jen | Gratts | Site Coordinator |
| Solis, Marco | Esperanza | 2nd Grade GLC and Reader |
| Speidel, Mary | Politi | Food Runner and 1st Grade Reader |
| Stevenson, Sonia | MacArthur Park | Site Coordinator |
| Stoessl, Haley | White | Training Coordinator and 5th Grade Reader |
| Stroman, Brandon | Magnolia | 5th Grade Reader |
| Studard, Kristen | Esperanza | Site Operations Helper |
| Sun, Savannah | Magnolia | 1st Grade Reader |
| Suntwanuparp, Stephanie | Esperanza | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Takidin, Noor | Gratts | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Thomas , Dakota | Esperanza | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Thompson, Stan | Politi | Training Coordinator and 5th Grade Reader |
| Ting, Vanessa | Politi | Kindergarten Reader |
| Utley, Sheilah | White | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Van Cleef, Zach | White | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Vanderwerken, Emily | Esperanza | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Vasquez, Paula | White | 3rd Grade GLC and Reader |
| Velazquez, Jenelle | Esperanza | 1st Grade Reader |
| Wagner, Lindsay | Gratts | Site Operations Helper |
| Wang, Mary | White | 4th Grade Reader |
| Wang, Yiping | Politi | 1st Grade Reader |
| Webb, Janet | Esperanza | Site Coordinator |
| Wells, Amy | Magnolia | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Werlin, Caroline | Gratts | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Werlin, Leslie | Gratts | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Wheaton, Christine | Politi | Kindergarten Reader |
| White, Patrick | Esperanza | 3rd Grade GLC and Reader |
| Wild, Aletha | MacArthur Park | 5th Grade Reader |
| Wild, Fran | Alta Loma | 1st Grade GLC and Reader |
| Wilder, Claire | Esperanza | Kindergarten Reader |
| Williams, Destiny | White | 1st Grade Reader |
| Willis, Stephanie | Alta Loma | Kindergarten GLC and Reader |
| Wilson, Kori | Gratts | Site Operations Helper |
| Wodka, Adam | Magnolia | 3rd Grade GLC and Reader |
| Wu, Jackie | Esperanza | 4th Grade GLC and Reader |
| Xu, Brian | Gratts | Kindergarten Reader |
| Yamaki, Jennie | Gratts | Site Operations Helper |
| Young, Ariel | Gratts | Kindergarten Reader |
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| Dec. 2025 Participation Summary |
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| School |
Children |
Volunteers |
| Alta Loma |
75 |
27 |
| Esperanza |
111 |
41 |
| Gratts |
31 |
25 |
| MacArthur Park |
47 |
33 |
| Magnolia |
41 |
35 |
| Politi |
39 |
32 |
| White |
74 |
32 |
| Grand Total |
418 |
225 |
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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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