For the last few weeks I have been writing to you about First Book’s partnership with eBay Foundation and the Community Gives campaign.

Last Thursday, I was given the chance to see the first ripples of our powerful partnership’s impact when we delivered the first of 333,000 new books that will be distributed this year to First Book children nationwide in celebration of First Book and eBay Foundation’s ambitious goal: to identify, connect and serve 50,000 of the most under resourced programs nationwide with access to an ongoing supply of new books.

On Thursday morning eBay employees and eBay community members came together to read to First Book children in bicoastal reading parties — one held near eBay’s headquarters at Dorsa Elementary School in San Jose, CA; the other near First Book headquarters at Anthony Bowen YMCA in Washington, DC.

I have shared a few photos from the event below.  Please take look!

Today marks the last day of the campaign, which closes at midnight tonight. Thanks to the extraordinary generosity of so many of you, we have nearly reached our goal.

For those who have not yet donated, I hope you’ll take a moment to do so now.   This is your last chance to have your gift to First Book matched by any extra dollar from the eBay Foundation.

Please donate now at www.communitygives.org.