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Thanks so much to everyone
who helped us read and give books to
128 children in Jan. 2026!
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| These 154 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 |
| Alexander, Diaris | Alta Loma | Kindergarten Reader |
| Alferez, Samantha | Alta Loma | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Altman, Daniel | Politi | Site Coordinator |
| Amanonce, Ela | Alta Loma | 1st Grade Reader |
| Aniel, Liz | White | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Anton, Pamela | Alta Loma | Site Coordinator |
| Antonyan, Tatiana | MacArthur Park | 4th Grade Reader |
| Arrizon, Tony-Ely | White | Site Coordinator |
| Axe, Jason | Magnolia | Site Operations Helper |
| Aylor, Drew | Politi | 5th Grade Reader |
| Bakkar, Erika | Politi | 2nd Grade GLC and Reader |
| Barriga, Joniel | Politi | Kindergarten GLC and Reader |
| Bates, Michelle | Politi | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Baumgartner, Steve | Gratts | Kindergarten GLC and Reader |
| Bergey, Patricia | MacArthur Park | Kindergarten GLC and Reader |
| Bischof, Sara | Politi | Kindergarten Reader |
| Bloch, Claudia | Politi | 5th Grade Reader |
| Broussard, Exodus | Alta Loma | 4th Grade Reader |
| Brown, Sharon | Esperanza | 1st Grade Reader |
| Calderon, Carmen | Esperanza | 1st Grade Reader |
| Callahan, David | White | Site Coordinator |
| Campbell, Samantha | Gratts | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Carias-Urbina, Hazel | MacArthur Park | Site Operations Helper |
| Carrillo, Tatiana | Politi | Kindergarten Reader |
| Chazen, Jamie | Magnolia | 5th Grade GLC and Reader |
| Cheung, Ginny | Esperanza | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Chironna, Jonathan | Gratts | 3rd Grade GLC and Reader |
| Chittenden, Russell | Gratts | 4th Grade GLC and Reader |
| Choo, Soyoon | Magnolia | Site Coordinator |
| Clark, Jennifer | Magnolia | 1st 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 |
| Dandekar, Nikhil | Politi | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Dandridge, Yma | Magnolia | Site Coordinator |
| Davies, Anna | MacArthur Park | Site Operations Helper |
| Davtian, Vana | Gratts | 1st Grade Reader |
| De Jesus, Abigail | Magnolia | 1st Grade Reader |
| Deleon, Julia | White | 4th Grade GLC and Reader |
| Dikes, Kiarra | Esperanza | 1st Grade GLC and Reader |
| Dokos, Demetra | MacArthur Park | 5th Grade Reader |
| Dorfman, Seth | Alta Loma | 4th Grade GLC and Reader |
| Dunning, Jessica | White | Site Coordinator |
| Epstein, Tina | MacArthur Park | Site Coordinator |
| Ezuma, Tiffany | MacArthur Park | 4th Grade GLC and Reader |
| Feige, Anna May | Esperanza | 5th Grade Reader |
| Feinstein, Robert | MacArthur Park | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Forbes, Taylor | MacArthur Park | 1st Grade GLC and Reader |
| Foster, Ginger | Gratts | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Foster, Jenn | Gratts | 4th Grade Reader |
| Gao, Fiona | White | Site Coordinator |
| Garcia Guerrero, Marlin | White | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Gibbs, Ashlee | MacArthur Park | 1st Grade Reader |
| Goldstein, Dottie | Politi | Kindergarten Reader |
| Golub, Julia | White | 5th Grade GLC and Reader |
| Gordon, Cydni | Esperanza | 4th Grade Reader |
| Gracie, Jennifer | MacArthur Park | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Gray, Audrey | MacArthur Park | 1st Grade Reader |
| Gray, Jaimi | Magnolia | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Green, Karen | Politi | 5th Grade GLC and Reader |
| Halperin, Zach | White | Site Coordinator |
| Hansen, Lisa | MacArthur Park | Kindergarten Reader |
| Harewood, Nathalie | MacArthur Park | 5th Grade Reader |
| Harper-Smith, Kirstin | Magnolia | 4th Grade GLC and Reader |
| Hartsfield, Treviar | Esperanza | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Heinzman, Paul | MacArthur Park | 3rd Grade GLC and Reader |
| Higgins, Isabel | Gratts | 5th Grade Reader |
| Hoang, Tu | Gratts | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Horn, Heather | Politi | Site Coordinator |
| Hu, Amy | Esperanza | Kindergarten Reader |
| Ibarra-Ortiz, Marlen | Politi | 1st Grade GLC and Reader |
| Ip, Tiffany | White | 5th Grade Reader |
| Jackson, Tenecia | White | 1st Grade GLC and Reader |
| Jones, AE | Alta Loma | 5th Grade Reader |
| Jones, James | White | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Karimpour, Sophia | MacArthur Park | 5th Grade GLC and Reader |
| Kuhn, Lauren | Esperanza | Site Coordinator |
| Landau, Naama | Esperanza | 4th Grade GLC and Reader |
| Landaverde, Karen | Magnolia | Site Coordinator |
| Lankey, Erick | Gratts | 2nd Grade GLC and Reader |
| Laquihon, Sam | Alta Loma | Kindergarten Reader |
| Lee, Noella | Magnolia | 4th Grade Reader |
| Lee, William | Esperanza | 4th Grade Reader |
| Leung, Maggie | Esperanza | 5th Grade GLC and Reader |
| Levy, Max | Esperanza | 5th Grade Reader |
| Li, Jessica | Magnolia | 5th Grade Reader |
| Lin, Emily | White | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Lirtsman, Catherine | Alta Loma | 1st Grade GLC and Reader |
| Lo, Cassidy | MacArthur Park | Kindergarten Reader |
| Macatula, Gabriel | Alta Loma | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Malonzo, Areiah | White | 5th Grade Reader |
| Mardis, Aaron | Politi | 3rd Grade GLC and Reader |
| Martin, Christopher | MacArthur Park | 2nd Grade GLC and Reader |
| May, Mark | Esperanza | Site Coordinator |
| Mir, Dilek | Alta Loma | 3rd Grade GLC and Reader |
| Montes, Cynthia | Politi | Site Coordinator |
| Moore, Lauren | Alta Loma | Kindergarten Reader |
| Morrow, Brittney | Politi | Site Operations Helper |
| Nadal, Monica | Magnolia | Kindergarten Reader |
| Nava, Anastasia | Politi | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Olson, Jami | Magnolia | Food Runner and 3rd Grade Reader |
| Onufrychuk, Zachary | MacArthur Park | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Orchard, Charlie | Alta Loma | Site Operations Helper |
| Ostiller, Cathy | Esperanza | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Peponides, Daphne | Magnolia | Training Coordinator and 2nd Grade Reader |
| Perez, Christian | White | 4th Grade Reader |
| Perez, Johnathan | White | 5th Grade Reader |
| Rankin, Bruce | Politi | Kindergarten Reader |
| Reiter, Savanah | Alta Loma | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Reyes, Hannia | Magnolia | 1st Grade Reader |
| Rickard, David | Esperanza | 3rd Grade GLC and Reader |
| Robinson, Tanea | Alta Loma | Site Coordinator |
| Rodriguez Coe, Yancy | Magnolia | Site Operations Helper |
| Rush, Latoya | MacArthur Park | Operations Reader |
| Rutter, Grant | Gratts | Kindergarten Reader |
| Rutter, Guian Andrea | Gratts | Kindergarten Reader |
| Sanderson, Tina | MacArthur Park | Site Coordinator |
| Santhanam, Krithika | White | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Santillan, Priscilla | Politi | 1st Grade Reader |
| Sarkisyan, Aida | MacArthur Park | 4th Grade Reader |
| Selvage III, Prince | White | Training Coordinator and 4th Grade Reader |
| Shilowich, Bryan | Gratts | 1st Grade Reader |
| Shin, Jisoo | Gratts | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Silberman, Rebecca | Magnolia | 3rd Grade Reader |
| Singh, Jit | Esperanza | Kindergarten GLC and Reader |
| Smith, Jen | Gratts | Site Coordinator |
| Smith, Sophie | MacArthur Park | Kindergarten Reader |
| Solis, Marco | Esperanza | 2nd Grade GLC and Reader |
| Sotelo, Airam | Magnolia | Kindergarten Reader |
| Speidel, Mary | Politi | Food Runner and 1st Grade Reader |
| Stevenson, Sonia | MacArthur Park | Site Coordinator |
| Stoessl, Haley | White | 4th Grade Reader |
| Stroman, Brandon | Magnolia | 2nd Grade GLC and Reader |
| Suntwanuparp, Stephanie | Esperanza | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Thompson, Stan | Politi | Kindergarten Reader |
| Tinsley, James | Magnolia | Kindergarten GLC and Reader |
| Tran, Jason | White | 1st Grade Reader |
| Tran, Lina | Magnolia | 4th Grade Reader |
| Van Cleef, Zach | White | 2nd Grade GLC and Reader |
| Vanderwerken, Emily | Esperanza | Kindergarten Reader |
| Vasquez, Paula | White | 3rd Grade GLC and Reader |
| White, Sarah | Alta Loma | Kindergarten GLC and Reader |
| Wild, Aletha | MacArthur Park | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Wild, Fran | Alta Loma | 2nd Grade GLC and Reader |
| Williams, Destiny | White | 1st Grade Reader |
| Willis, Stephanie | Alta Loma | Training Coordinator and Kindergarten Reader |
| Wilson, Kori | Gratts | Site Operations Helper |
| Wodka, Adam | Magnolia | 3rd Grade GLC and Reader |
| Wu, Helen | Esperanza | Site Coordinator |
| Zelin, Jason | Politi | 2nd Grade Reader |
| Zhang, Yanshuo | Alta Loma | 4th Grade Reader |
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| Jan. 2026 Participation Summary |
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| School |
Children |
Volunteers |
| Alta Loma |
14 |
20 |
| Esperanza |
10 |
21 |
| Gratts |
6 |
18 |
| MacArthur Park |
30 |
26 |
| Magnolia |
21 |
23 |
| Politi |
20 |
22 |
| White |
27 |
24 |
| Grand Total |
128 |
154 |
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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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