This Month’s Recipient Group: The Shyann Kindness Project. “The mission of The Shyann Kindness Project is to pass on kindness by providing fun and needed items to children in stressful situations, while inspiring the performance of random acts of kindness and acceptance of others.” The Shyann Kindness Project has served over 8,000 children since April [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Book Recipients'
Community Spotlight: The Shyann Kindness Project
August 30th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Book Recipients, Books & Reading, General, Literacy
United We Read: Notes from Bess the Book Bus’ Nationwide Outreach
August 24th, 2010 · No Comments · Book Recipients, Books & Reading, First Book Partners, General, Guest Blog Posts, Literacy
Bess the Book Bus is nearing the end of her second nationwide outreach that will cover 36 states and deliver 27,000 books into the hands of children who otherwise may not have been able to experience the joy of owning their very own book. Our trip began at the end of April and will end [...]
Tags: bess the book bus·Candlewick Press·Department of Education·Townsend Press·Transitions Lenses and VSP
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 [...]
Pencils Sharpened, Backpacks Opened and Students are Ready to Start School Thanks to SunTrust Mortgage
August 9th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Book Recipients, Books & Reading, First Book Partners, General, Literacy
Guest Blogger: Susan M. Blackstock, Assistant Vice President, SunTrust Mortgage, Inc. Today is the first day of school in metro-Atlanta. Public school students will be exchanging their swim goggles and computer game controllers for book bags and lunch boxes as they head off to school this week. With a little help from friends, many students [...]
Tags: Atlanta·First Book Partners·Solid Gives Back(packs)·SunTrust Mortgage
Thank You Thursday!
August 5th, 2010 · No Comments · Book Recipients, Books & Reading, General, Literacy
This weeks thank you is brought to you by a fan of Junie B. Jones:
Mortar Board, A First Book Hero!
August 4th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Book Recipients, Books & Reading, First Book Partners
On July 24th I was thrilled to launch the 3rd Annual Mortar Board Virtual Book Drive Challenge at the 2010 Mortar Board National Conference in Chicago. Mortar Board is a national honor society recognizing college seniors for their exemplary scholarship, leadership and service. For the 3rd consecutive year, Mortar Board chapters across the country will [...]
Community Spotlight: FLASH Program at Owens Primary School
July 21st, 2010 · 2 Comments · Book Recipients, Books & Reading, First Book Events
This Month’s Recipient Group: Families Learning At School and Home (FLASH) Program at Owens Primary School. The program’s mission is to engaged parents in learning along with their child to build literacy in the home. Since the programs inception in 2003, hundreds of parents have attended a 20-minute workshop each month with their kindergartner to [...]
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 [...]
Happy Summer Learning Day!
June 21st, 2010 · No Comments · Book Distributions, Book Recipients, Books & Reading, First Book Events, General, Literacy, Literacy Links and Articles
Today not only marks the first day of summer, but it’s also Summer Learning Day! Communities across the country are celebrating the importance of summer learning by hosting events that demonstrate the value of keeping the children in your community learning during the summer months. Even if your program is not hosting an event today, [...]
Tags: First Book·Literacy·summer reading
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 [...]