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 [...]
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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
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 [...]
Tags: First Book·National Family Literacy Conference·pi beta phi
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 [...]
Tags: Disney Publishing Worldwide·Erin Carlstrom·Feed the·Junior League of Oklahoma·National Summer Learning Day·Oklahoma City·pi beta phi·Tammi Sauer
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, [...]
Tags: First Book·Jerome Kersey·Lake Oswego-Dunthorpe Pi Beta Phi Alumnae Club·pi beta phi·Portland Pi Beta Phi Alumnae Club·Portland Trail Blazers·Speed Read·www.firstbook.org/trailblazers
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 [...]
Tags: bookplates·Fraternity Day of Service·Make Your Mark for Literacy·pi beta phi·The Literacy Site·TheLiteracySite.com
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 [...]
Tags: First Book Canada·First Book/Le Premier Livre·Jays on the Road·pi beta phi·TD Bank Financial Group·Toronto Blue Jays·Word on the Street Festival Toronto
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 [...]
Tags: pi beta phi·Speed Read
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 [...]
Tags: First Book·Pacific Beach·Philanthropy·pi beta phi·Pi Beta Phi Surf Classic·UCSD
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 [...]
Tags: FBU·pi beta phi·Speed Read