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Campus to the City: A Pi Phi’s Experience with First Book

August 2nd, 2010 · No Comments · Books & Reading, First Book Partners, Guest Blog Posts

Guest blogger Tamara Dunham is a member of the Iowa Gamma chapter of Pi Beta Phi Fraternity for Women at Iowa State University. While interning with the Small Business Administration in Washington, D.C., Tamara has continued her support of First Book by volunteering at First Book events and introducing her coworkers to the mission of [...]

First Book/Le Premier Livre at the National Family Literacy Conference

July 20th, 2010 · No Comments · Books & Reading, First Book Canada

First Book/Le Premier Livre recently attended the National Family Literacy Conference in Edmonton, Alberta July 15th – 17th. The conference had over 300 delegates in attendance and efforts were placed on registering new book recipient groups from across Canada with the support of Pi Beta Phi Alumnae Colleen Murray and Pi Beta Phi University of [...]

Celebrating Summer Learning in Oklahoma City

June 28th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Authors & Illustrators, Book Distributions, Books & Reading

I spend a lot of time here at First Book in Washington D.C. talking with our Recipient Groups about how to receive books, but last week I was able to experience the thrill of providing books to the children that need them most first-hand! Early Sunday morning, I packed up my laptop and left the [...]

Pi Phis and Portland Trail Blazers Participate in Speed Read Event

March 23rd, 2010 · No Comments · Books & Reading, First Book Events, Literacy, Philanthropy

The Portland and Lake Oswego-Dunthorpe Alumnae Clubs held an exciting Speed Read event just before the Portland Trail Blazers game in Portland, Oregon February 9, 2010. Competing in the Speed Read event were a celebrity participant, former Trail Blazers player Jerome Kersey, a Pi Phi alumna, and two Oregon Gamma collegians. Cat In the Hat, [...]

Make Your Mark for Literacy Today!

March 2nd, 2010 · No Comments · Books & Reading, Literacy, Philanthropy

Every year on or around March 2nd, thousands of Pi Beta Phi members take time to advance literacy in their communities through the annual Fraternity Day of Service. And this year is no exception! This week, Pi Beta Phi chapters and clubs across North America use their creativity and passion for literacy to raise funds [...]

Pi Beta Phi and First Book Recognized by PR News

November 11th, 2009 · No Comments · Literacy, Philanthropy

Last week, Pi Beta Phi and First Book were honored for their philanthropic efforts to promote reading and eliminate the barrier of illiteracy at the PR News’ Nonprofit PR Awards luncheon in Washington, D.C. Pi Beta Phi and First Book received an honorable mention as Nonprofit Partners of the Year in the Social Responsibility Campaign [...]

News from our Neighbor to the North

August 24th, 2009 · 1 Comment · First Book Events

Carol Anne Ruscica recently joined First Book/Le Premier Livre as Executive Director. Before joining First Book, she spent more than a decade working in marketing and fundraising for organizations in social service, healthcare and education across Ontario. An avid reader herself, Carol Anne is excited by the challenge of building the First Book National Book [...]

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 [...]

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Will Surf for Books! Pi Beta Phi Hosts Surf Classic to Support First Book

June 30th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Philanthropy, Video

Recently, members of Pi Beta Phi Fraternity for Women at the University of California San Diego (UCSD) hosted their sixth annual Surf Classic at Pacific Beach in San Diego, California. Over 100 Pi Phis attended the Classic, watching on while dozens of surfers took to the waves in an effort to raise money for First [...]

Meet Me in St. Louis

September 18th, 2008 · No Comments · First Book Events, Literacy

First Book University traveled to the Gateway City to conduct an FBU Seminar as part of Pi Beta Phi’s Officers Workshop on Friday, September 5. Pi Beta Phi, a women’s fraternity dedicated to service, launched a partnership with First Book in 2007. Pi Phi has committed to contributing $1 million to First Book over the [...]