What do you get when you combine Hanna Montana: Truth of Dare, Ella Enchanted: True Love’s Kiss, Bess the Book Bus, Miss New Jersey, a stellar Advisory Board, and Philadelphia Public Schools? First Book’s most recent Book Distribution in the land of the Liberty Bell: Philadelphia! Since I started at First Book, I have been [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Advisory Boards'
Spreading Literacy in the Land of the Liberty Bell
August 25th, 2010 · No Comments · Advisory Boards, Book Distributions, First Book Events
Tags: Advisory Boards·Book Bank·Disney Publishing Worldwide·First Book - Philadelphia·Miss New Jersey·Philadelphia
ABs in the News: August 11, 2010
August 11th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Advisory Boards, Book Recipients
First Book Advisory Boards (ABs) are committees of volunteers that implement the First Book mission in their local communities by raising money and providing books grants to programs that serve children in need. Here are a few stories that highlight the great work being done by First Book Advisory Boards across the country. First Book-Erie, PA was recently highlighted for [...]
ABs in the News: July 14, 2010
July 14th, 2010 · No Comments · Advisory Boards
First Book Advisory Boards (ABs) are committees of volunteers that implement the First Book mission in their local communities by raising money and providing books grants to programs that serve children in need. Here are a few stories that highlight the great work being done by First Book Advisory Boards across the country. Amy Neral represented the First Book-Mahoning [...]
Follow First Book
July 7th, 2010 · No Comments · Advisory Boards, Books & Reading, General, Literacy, Literacy Links and Articles
For those that follow the First Book Blog you know that this is our portal to share detailed news about what First Book is doing nationally with partners, at events and sharing how our local Advisory Board volunteers are getting thousands of books to kids in over 270 communities across the United States. Since there [...]
Pardon Our Jeans
July 5th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Advisory Boards
The First Book-Greater Richmond, Virginia Advisory Board recently conducted a fundraiser with the support of a local bank. The Board members asked the bank to consider approving the sale of passes that would allow employees to wear jeans for the entire month of May. The bank’s professional dress code typically prohibits employees from wearing jeans [...]
Community Spotlight: Pleasant Glade Elementary
June 23rd, 2010 · No Comments · Advisory Boards, Book Recipients, Books & Reading, Marketplace
This Month’s Recipient Group: Pleasant Glade Elementary is a school wide title one program that targets children for their home visitor program. The program funds individuals who work with families nominated by teachers. These families tend to have children in lower grades and are somehow at risk. For instance, a home visitor will model how [...]
It has to be Maine!
June 17th, 2010 · No Comments · Advisory Boards, Book Recipients
As First Book nears the end of our two-year U.S. Department of Education Fund for the Improvement of Education grant, Andrea and I hit the road again last week to continue to spread the magic of books throughout Maine. After landing in Portland and having a marvelous lobster roll lunch, we set our sights on [...]
Happy Anniversary Advisory Boards!
June 16th, 2010 · No Comments · Advisory Boards
This year we are excited to announce the 23 Advisory Boards that are reaching their five and ten year anniversaries. Please join us in congratulating the following Boards for their significant achievements and contributions to the First Book family! 5 Year Anniversary Atlanta Alpha Xi Delta, GA Bonneville County, ID California State University- Fresno Cedar [...]
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4 New Advisory Boards Join the First Book Family
May 11th, 2010 · No Comments · Advisory Boards
We are excited to announce that 4 new Advisory Boards joined the First Book family in the month of April! Advisory Boards carry out the First book mission locally by raising funds and providing grants of new books to programs that serve children in need in their community. Please join us in welcoming these new [...]
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Andrea and Nicole’s Big First Book WV Adventure!
May 5th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Advisory Boards, Book Recipients
Not wanting to compete with Oprah and Gail’s 11 day, 3,600 mile trip across the country, we kept it simple! We hit the road, for a 3 day, 900 mile trip through the Mountain State of West Virginia! Our primary goal was to the spread the magic of books throughout the state by visiting with [...]
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