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| November/December 2011 | www.teresafunke.com |
 Hello,
Colorado is known for its lovely Indian summers. This year has been especially nice. Course, I miss so much of it since I spend most of my time indoors at the computer. I sometimes wish I had a job that took me outside more often, or at least allowed me an afternoon stroll. On the other hand, I'm really enjoying putting the finishing touches on my newest book in the Home-Front Heroes series. It should go into the production phase soon. I'm also really enjoying this great learning curve I'm on to move further into professional speaking, including blogging and webinars. I call this new endeavor TFC 2.0. As a part of developing my new business model, I've been studying the Strengths Finder book and program. If you haven't done it, I highly recommend it. Here's the website. Just knowing a bit more about my top five strengths really helped me get passed some hurdles in my thinking. Somehow, fall always seems to be a time when I reinvent myself. I hope you are enjoying some new adventures as well!
Did You Know:YouTube is a treasure trove of videos featuring interviews with people about their past experiences! For 20 years now, I've been interviewing people to record first-person accounts, and now we're finding those types of videos popping up on the web. Out of curiosity, I visited You Tube and typed in "English Children Evacuees WWII" and a handful of personal interviews surfaced. What a wonderful way to preserve history! See for yourself here!
Did You Know: The National Museum of World War II has a fun and interactive website for teachers and students who want to learn more about the war. Click here to visit the website.
Did You Know: Join us for a Veteran's Day celebration on Sunday, November 13 at the new Veteran's Plaza of Northern Colorado located at Spring Canyon Park in Fort Collins. We will be unveiling the new, larger-than-life statue by artist Susan Raymond. The event runs from 11-3 p.m. For more information about the project as a whole or to nominate veterans for inclusion at our plaza or make a donation, please visit the Community Foundation of Northern Colorado website.
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Readers
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Readers
We're on Facebook!
Okay, I promised I'd be getting better about my social media. If you have not yet had a chance to visit my Facebook Fan Page, please do and "Like" it, too! Also, check out my newly revised LinkedIn page. You can find me on Twitter as well so keep an eye out as I'll be tweeting more and more!
  
Holiday Savings on Merchandise
Remember that any books, teacher kits, or homeschool kits you order directly from me this holiday season will be marked down 20% and include free shipping. Don't forget that a portion of your purchases goes toward helping to develop our literacy programs for at-risk and low-income children. I am happy to inscribe your books as well. Signed books make wonderful gifts. And my novels provide something for everyone in your family! Also, all five of my books are available in e-book format! To get your discount, please email your order to tfcinfo@teresafunke.com.
New Merchandise
From TFC
Click Here to see our new t-shirts, posters, notecards and more!
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Writers
That Book Inside You Writer's Workshop
Our final fall workshop is Saturday, November 19! See the News and Events column for more information or click here to register.
Teresa's Quote of the Month
"What would a child do with a block? He'd build on it. Maybe writer's block is just a tool to be used to build something better." Click here to read more.
Writer's Tip
November has become known to many as National Novel Writing Month (or NaNoWriMo to us writing geeks). The idea is to write 50,000 words of a novel in one month. Click here to read more about NaNoWriMo, or to enter, visit the website and sign up!
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Send Me Your Writing Questions
And I'll do my best to answer them in this column. Your questions can be on the craft of writing or the business of publishing or the challenges of marketing or anything in between. I'm eager to hear your questions!
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Educators
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Educators
New This Fall
Contact me to book an author visit for your school this fall. I offer assemblies and writing workshops for all grades and have worked with dozens of schools. We have matching funds for some of my visits and great suggestions for other ways to fund my appearance.
My workshops incorporate various curriculum points and can be taught in a variety of classes. I have a brand new school visit flyer and price sheet that I would be happy to send you, or you can visit my website for details. You'll also see plenty of endorsements from educators and students! School Kit News Our Do Your Part School Kits provide classroom sets of my Home-Front Heroes books along with curriculum to teachers nationwide through a sponsorship program. To learn more, click the video below. 
Don't forget to sign up for our waiting list to receive a free kit. If you know of someone who would like to sponsor a kit for your classroom or you think your PTA might be interested in helping you out, direct them to this link for more information on this innovative program!
Educator's Tip
Be Thankful!
Thanking the leaders in our community for helping to keep our schools, neighborhoods, cities, and state operations what they are today is often overlooked. Thanksgiving has always been a holiday that inspires and promotes the awareness of being thankful. Click here to read more about ways to involve students in acknowledging those who serve our community. |
Students
Children's Books from the 1940s Many famous authors got their start in the 1940s, including C.S. Lewis, E.B. White, John Steinbeck Ernest Hemingway, J.D. Salinger, Dr. Seuss. Did you know that the following well-loved children's books were written well over 60 years ago? These classics are still special today! Good Night Moon by Margaret Wise Brown The Poky Little Puppy by Janette Sebring Lowrey Make way for Ducklings by Robert McCloseky Horton Hatches the Egg by Dr. Suess Curious George by H.A. Margret Ray Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren Stuart Little by E.B. White The Diary of a Young Girl by Ann Frank The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint Exupery |
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News
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That Book Inside You
My Most Popular Workshop
Saturday, November 19,
Fort Collins
It all starts with an idea- a middle-of-the-night brainstorm or a concept that's been building- and you know you've got a book inside you. But how do you begin? Click here for more information on this popular, one-day workshop and to sign up.
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Sponsor Thank Yous
Author Visit Program:
A huge thank you to Lori Heutzenroeder and Greg Evans of North Beach Dental for supporting the Teresa Funke Author Visits Program by providing matching funds to TEN area schools! These funds will help offset the steep cuts to school's speaker budgets. I'm super excited to be back in the classrooms and working with the kids. Once again, North Beach has proven that they put children first in our community. We're so grateful.
And a special thank you to the Fort Collins Lions Club for providing matching funds for a school visit, as well. I love working with The Lions. They have been great supporters of my school visit and school kit programs. The Lions are actively looking for new members. If you've been considering joining a civic group, please check them out!
Read a Hero Literacy Program:
A HUGE thank you to the following sponsors of my Read a Hero After School Literacy program for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Larimer County:
Myra Monfort
Charlie Bouchard
Russ Morgan
These generous individuals are helping us meet a new national goal of the Boys & Girls Clubs to raise literacy levels in their kids. Our program provides books, a five-unit curriculum, writing contests, field trips and more to the children. If you're interested in bringing the Read a Hero program to a Boys & Girls Clubs unit in your area, please contact me. |
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Sponsor Opportunities
Contact me to find out how you can team with Teresa Funke & Company and our partner organizations to help improve literacy, education, and the arts in 2011. Our programs bring new solutions to old problems.
Programs like:
The Read A Hero Literacy Program
The Do Your Part School Kit Program
The Teresa Funke Author Visit Program
The Great Book Giveaway
The Teresa Funke & Company Arts Appreciation Program
And more . . .
If you are looking for ways to benefit your community and get good exposure for your group or business, I'd be happy to send you our Partnership Opportunities packet. Join us in making the things that matter, matter.
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Contact Us
Teresa Funke & Company
3836 Tradition Dr.
Fort Collins, Colorado 80526
970-215-4155
tfcinfo@teresafunke.com
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Teresa Funke & Company provides books, programs, and resources to Readers, Writers, Teachers, and Students. Teresa is a Speaker, Presenter, Writer's Coach and author of five books based on true stories from World War II. For more information please visit www.teresafunke.com.
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