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New Programs in Indianola and Des Moines |
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Everybody Wins! Iowa is excited to announce our expansion into Indianola. Next fall, we will begin mentoring programs at four Indianola elementary schools. The programs will be in Emerson, Irving, Whittier and Wilder Elementary Schools with a goal of working with at least 100 new students in grades Kindergarten through fifth grade. This means that we are looking for more than 100 new volunteer reading mentors in Indianola. Everybody Wins! Iowa is also starting programs at the Downtown School and King Elementary School in Des Moines.
If you or someone you know would like to volunteer at any of our new or existing schools, please visit our website, everybodywinsiowa.org or email volunteer@everybodywinsiowa.org.
We also need book carts filled with books for each of our new schools. At Everybody Wins! Iowa, we want to make reading fun. Every child deserves the opportunity to read new and popular books so we want to purchase all new books for the book carts at our new schools. Funding a new program costs money, but it is worth it to bring the joy of reading into the life of a child. We appreciate both large and small donations to help fund this life-changing experience for children.
Click here to donate online now through our website.
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Everybody Wins! Iowa Volunteers Honored |
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Nine Everybody Wins! Iowa volunteers were honored at the 29th Annual Governor's Volunteer Awards at Southeast Polk High School.
The Governor's Volunteer Award honors individuals and groups whose volunteer work has benefitted Iowans. Honorees are selected based on their exceptional leadership, creativity, cooperation, hard work and commitment to volunteerism. They have made an outstanding contribution to Iowa or their community through volunteer service.
Nine volunteers were honored for their contribution to Everybody Wins! Iowa:
Brenda Beveridge - 2 years, 5 months - Capitol View Elementary
Amy Elbert - 8 years, 3 months - Edmunds Elementary - on Board of Directors (2004-2011)
Kelli Griffis - 7 months - Walnut Street School
Rod Hauge - 6 years - South Union Elementary
Carol Manley - 10 years - Monroe Elementary
Richard Nordin - 2 years - Children and Family Urban Ministries
Mwenda Randall - 1 year, 3 months - River Woods Elementary
Jule Reynolds - 4 years, 4 months - Carver Community School
Judy Risvold - 4 years, 7 months - Windsor Elementary
Congratulations to all of the volunteers honored at the event. Thank you to all of our volunteers for your dedication and service.
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Judy Risvold with Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds
(photo courtesy of Marsha Carty) |
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Jule Reynolds with Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds.
(Photo Courtesy of Everybody Wins! Iowa) |
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Prairie Meadows Grant Recieved |
 | | Amanda Fletcher (Executive Director) and Skyla Tracy (Volunter Coordinator) with members of the Prairie Meadows Board of Directors |
Everybody Wins! Iowa recently received a $5,000 "Community Betterment" grant from Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino. The grant funds will be used to buy books and book carts and to perform background checks for new mentors as we develop new Power Lunch programs. Prairie Meadows has made it a part of their mission to give back to the community. This grant will help bring together citizens, businesses and students in the community and bolster the reading skills of younger students to instill a love of reading in these children. |
As we approach the end of the fiscal year for Everybody Wins! Iowa, we wanted to share some exciting statistics with you from the past school year:
359 - Number of Everybody Wins! Iowa volunteers
351 - Number of volunteer reading mentors
390 - Number of student/mentor matches
7,129 - Number of hours donated by Everybody Wins! Iowa volunteers
5,699 - Number of books read to students through our reading programs
162,388 - Number of pages read to students through our reading programs |
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Everybody Wins! Iowa is Seeking
School Coordinators |
Everybody Wins! Iowa is currently seeking qualified applicants for the position of School Coordinator. The coordinator is responsible for enforcing the Power Lunch program guidelines and ensuring that volunteers, school faculty, and students are satisfied with their Everybody Wins! experience. They serve as the liaison between school staff, teachers, and principals, and Everybody Wins! Iowa staff to ensure communication and coordination. This is a part-time paid position. Several School Coordinators are needed. For more information about this position or to learn how to apply click here. |
