Here at First Book, we understand how busy life can be for our Recipient Groups. We also know that at the end of the day, when that bell finally rings and all those precious little ones pile onto the buses and head home, the last thing most teachers, principals or administrators need to deal with [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Book Distributions'
Presenting First Book’s Online Help Center
March 8th, 2010 · No Comments · Book Distributions, Book Recipients, Marketplace
Tags: First Book Marketplace·First Book National Book Bank·Help Center
Delivering Books to the Sunshine State and Beyond
March 3rd, 2010 · 1 Comment · Book Distributions
Last month, I traveled with two of my colleagues to Jacksonville, Florida and distributed 450,000 new books, generously donated by Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing, to children in need nationwide. It was unusually cold in Jacksonville but we were happy to leave the snow in Washington, DC behind for a few days to provide more [...]
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Community Spotlight: Community and Economic Development Association (CEDA) Head Start
February 24th, 2010 · No Comments · Book Distributions, Book Recipients, Literacy
Wondering where all the books go? Periodically we profile one of the many community programs that receive books from First Book for the children they serve. Special thanks to Linda Langosch and Verlinda Sims of CEDA Head Start for their help on this profile.
This month’s recipient group: Community and Economic Development Association (CEDA) Head Start [...]
Tags: CEDA Head Start·Child and Family Development Services·Community and Economic Development Association (CEDA) Head Start·First Book National Book Bank Distribution·Romeoville IL·Teen Parenting Services
Our Trip to Harrisonburg
February 3rd, 2010 · No Comments · Around the First Book Office, Book Distributions, Books & Reading, First Book Events
Last week, I left my position as a Strategic Alliances intern and officially joined the First Book staff as a Recipient Group Coordinator. After trading in my 10th floor office for a new office on the 9th floor and saying farewell to the Strategic Alliances team, I headed to our warehouse in Harrisonburg, VA for [...]
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Bringing Books to the Mountain State
December 10th, 2009 · No Comments · Advisory Boards, Book Distributions, Book Recipients, First Book Events
Early Tuesday morning, First Book staff took a drive to Martinsburg, WV to visit our good friends at the James Rumsey Technical Institute.
The Materials Distribution program at James Rumsey has been helping First Book distribute 800,000 Little Golden Books that we received from a generous donation from Random House. We had a great time moving [...]
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Jaguar Land Rover and Tata Drive Home the Importance of Literacy in New Jersey
October 29th, 2009 · No Comments · Book Distributions, Books & Reading, First Book Events
First Book traveled to Hackensack and back sharing the joy of books this week! First Book partners Jaguar Land Rover and Tata Sons Limited helped bring 1,000 books to children at Jackson Avenue Elementary School in Hackensack, New Jersey on Monday.
Not your typical reading party, 100 first graders had an extra-special afternoon and were treated [...]
Tags: David Good·Gary Temple·Hackensack NJ·Jackson Avenue Elementary School·Jaguar Land Rover·Tata Sons Limited
First Book Canada Hosts First Ever Book Distribution in Calgary
October 16th, 2009 · No Comments · Book Distributions, Books & Reading, First Book Canada
First Book Canada held their first ever book distribution in the city of Calgary this last week, under the direction of one determined woman named Carol Anne Ruscica and her fearless compatriot Wayne Cochrane. Between me, a First Book newcomer, and distribution veteran Andy Wright, we were on a mission to make the first First [...]
dd’s DISCOUNTS generates 30,000 new books for kids in need
September 23rd, 2009 · No Comments · Book Distributions, Philanthropy
First Book thanks dd’s DISCOUNTS and their customers for their incredible generosity during this year’s in-store fundraiser. In just three weeks, dd’s DISCOUNTS stores and customers raised nearly $70,000, which will provide close to 30,000 brand new books to children in need in 44 schools and community groups in CA, TX, AZ and FL. A [...]
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Department of Education Grant to Benefit Programs in Maine and West Virginia
August 24th, 2009 · No Comments · Book Distributions, Book Recipients, Marketplace
Thanks to the support of U.S. Senator Susan Collins (Maine) and U.S. Senator Robert Byrd (West Virginia), First Book received grants from the U.S. Department of Education, Fund for the Improvement of Education to provide new books to children in need throughout the states of Maine and West Virginia.
As a generous part of the grants, [...]
Pi Beta Phi Convention Brings New Books to Dallas
August 13th, 2009 · No Comments · Book Distributions, First Book Events, Philanthropy
Earlier this summer First Book joined Pi Beta Phi Fraternity for Women at their 67th Biennial Convention, a weekend-long celebration in Dallas, Texas that brought Pi Phi collegiate students and alumnae together from across the country.
The Convention’s Literacy Session shined the spotlight on Pi Beta Phi’s longstanding commitment to literacy and crowned a new champion [...]
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