| Menlo School Adopt A Village |
During the month of March, Menlo School students traveled to the Yucatan to bring books to children through the Menlo School Adopt A Village project. Through partnering with BMAB and Proyecto Itzaes, students at Menlo School raised over $12,000 to provide Book Bag libraries and Bookcase Libraries to two Yucatan villages.
"Interact's theme for the year was "Education" and this project has brought it to a global level. We hope this project inspires other high school students to help children who do not have the same access to educational resources as we do. Basic literacy and access to books is a huge step in the right direction," says Blair Nelson, Menlo High School senior and Interact Club member.
Donate to support the Adopt A Village Yucatan or other Bring Me A Book International Projects!
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| BMAB Volunteer Julie Fowlkes Named Outstanding Volunteer! |
Bring Me A Book is proud to announce that long time volunteer Julie Fowlkes was a recepient of the Junior League of San Jose's Crystal Bowl Award, given to outstanding individuals making an impact in their communities. Julie was recognized April 25th at the JLSJ Volunteer Recognition Ceremony for all her contributions to Bring Me A Book's expansion of our First Teacher program to sites throughout San Jose. Congratulations Julie!
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BMAB and Cisco Bring Book's to New York's Mohegan School! |
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On March 4, Cisco Systems and Bring Me A Book delivered 10 Bookcase Libraries to the preschool and kindergarten classes of New York's Mohegan School. The donation was generously provided by the Cisco Employee Advocacy auction which has provided 65 libraries across the Bay Area, Los Angeles, Seattle, Chicago and New York. Click here to read more about Bring Me A Book's first New York library!
Donate and support the Bookcase Library and other Bring Me A Book programs!
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Spring 2008 NEWSLETTER
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| Greetings!
Spring has sprung at Bring Me A Book! Among many exciting new developments, we have launched our newly rennovated website: www.bringmeabook.org. If you would like to join us in our efforts, please give us a call, send us an email, or donate online. We hope to hear from you!
From all of us at Bring Me A Book, we wish you a happy Spring!
Dianne Calvi, President
Bring Me A Book Foundation |
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BMAB Ante Up Poker Tournament Raises Over $150,000 for Early Childhood Literacy!
On May 2nd, Bring Me A Book's 3rd Annual Ante Up! Texas Hold Em' Poker tournament raised over $150,000 towards helping Bring Me A Book achieve our mission of providing children with access to the highest quality books and encouraging reading aloud. With a sold-out crowd gathered at SPUR PROJECTS gallery, Ante Up 2008 included a live auction, a spirited poker tournament and DJ and dancing into the night. Thank you to this year's sponsors: ABD-Wells Fargo Insurance Services, Franklin "Pitch" Johnson, Gib and Susan Myers, Jeff Wohler LinMar Management, Inc, Larry and Melanie Ellison, Phil Schlein and SPUR PROJECTS! We hope to see old and new faces at next year's Ante Up!
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BMAB and Save The Children Malawi Library Initiative Phase I Update
In December 2007, 2,000 high quality, hard cover children's books were delivered to six rural villages in Malawi, marking Phase I of BMAB and Save The Children's "Rural Village Interactive Library Project". The Malawi project strives to bring books to children without books, improve child literacy in the communities and help develop a sustainable daily read aloud routine. The village libraries, managed by leadership selected within each village, are designed to be integrated with local village school instruction and activities. 
The Malawi Project has been well received by the village communities who are eager and enthusiastic for the implementation of these literacy programs. These communities continue to express
their gratitude and their hope that the children receiving these specialized programs will substantially improve their reading skills while providing a transformative impact upon the country's rural village literacy models of instruction. Of special significance is the investment of the Malawi Ministry of Education in these efforts to make this pilot program a sustainable and replicable success!
Find out more about our partnership with Save The Children for the Malawi Library Initiative! |
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BMAB Sacramento Regional Expansion Flourishes!
We're excited to announce that we have selected our first 25 sites in Sacramento County! These state-funded preschools will be receiving Bookcase Libraries and First Teachers Workshops in the next few months. The schools represent low-income communities in Del Paso Heights, North Sacramento and Robla School Districts. With our five newly-trained facilitators, we conducted nine First Teachers workshops since the start of 2008. Altogether we hope to impact over 1,100 parents and children in the 2007-08 school year. 
A special THANK YOU to the Morgan Family Foundation for their generous 2-year grant that enables us to expand to Sacramento County! For more information about BMAB's Sacramento expansion, please email BMAB's Sacramento Regional Manager Jane Tsai Weaver at jtsai@bringmeabook.org.
Donate to the Sacramento region!
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Visit the New Bring Me A Book Website!
Bring Me A Book is proud to announce the launch of our newly renovated website! The Bring Me A Book website has been designed to serve as an information rich resource for parents, teachers, community members and organizations interested in our innovative programs and impacts. Among the many new and informative features, visitors to the Bring Me A Book website can:
- Find out the latest activities and events happening at BMAB
- Watch video clips of our programs
- Sign up to be a BMAB volunteer or attend a First Teacher workshop
- Read about what BMAB is doing in a region near you
- Get information about BMAB's partners and international projects
- Read our press releases and view media placements
- Donate to a BMAB project that is of interest to you!
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