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Greetings!
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Thank you for your continued support of the IEUW KidSmart initiative! It's been a great year, and we couldn't have done it without YOU!
We are pleased to share our latest program updates, our events, helpful resources and recognize our awesome volunteers in this eNewsletter.
For more information on IEUW KidSmart, please visit our website.
Thank you!
Members of the IEUW Board of Directors and KidSmart Advisory Board have fun at the KidSmart end-of-year celebration on June 10.
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First Book ROCKS! Distribution Event, June 16 and 17
IEUW KidSmart partnered with First Book to host a National Book Bank distribution event. With the help of our dedicated volunteers, including employees from FedEx, Biosense Webster and UPS, more than 260,000 assorted Disney books were distributed to kids across the U.S.! Many books will be distributed locally through our School Tools Teacher Resource Center!
The First Book National Book Bank continues to touch the lives of children across the U.S. by distributing large quantities of new, publisher-donated books to eligible programs serving children from low-income families.
IEUW staff, First Book staff, Book Buddies staff (a program of the Molina Foundation), and community volunteers.
IEUW staff, First Book staff, UPS (Feeder Division) employee volunteers. |
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Week of Action a Great Success!
Book Set Distribution Event, June 19
As part of the Inland Empire United Way Week of Action, themed "Read to Succeed," nearly 600 Hello Kitty/Target backpacks (provided by Target) were filled with a set of 5 American Girl Books for local distribution to the elementary school libraries of each of the following 4 districts: Ontario-Montclair School District, Fontana Unified School District, Chino Valley Unified School District and Redlands Unified School District.
Employees from the Target Distribution Center in Fontana joined KidSmart staff on June 19 to help unload and distribute the books.
Thank you Target!
Ontario-Montclair School District - Montclair Community Collaborative
 Ontario-Montclair School District - Family Solutions Collaborative
 Fontana Unified School District - District Office
Redlands Unified School District - Warehouse
Click here to watch our video. |
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Kids In Need Foundation 2009 Summit
Indianapolis, IN
From June 22-24, KidSmart staffers Lorraine Ousley and Carrie Benavides attended the annual Kids In Need Foundation Summit in Indianapolis, Indiana.
As always, the Summit was an excellent chance to learn, network, share best practices, and meet with the other Kids In Need affiliates from across the country.
The Summit included a fun evening of duck pin bowling, two full days of conferencing, and a tour of our host center, Teachers Treasures in Indianapolis.
Special thanks to the Kids In Need Foundation, Teachers Treasures, the Summit Planning Committee and all of the session presenters for putting on such a great event.
We look forward to seeing everyone again next year at A Gift for Teaching in Orlando, Florida!
Enjoying the rich history of "Indy" with duck pin bowling and the Children's Museum.
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School Tools
Teacher Resource Center (TRC)
School Tools provides disadvantaged children with the supplies they need to learn and succeed.
Through our Teacher Resource Center, teachers from eligible schools have the unique opportunity to "shop" for supplies for their students and classroom twice a year - completely FREE of charge!
The School Tools Teacher Resource Center is available to teachers from select schools in the Inland Empire United Way service area with more than 70% of its students enrolled in the federal free and reduced meal program. (To view a list of schools currently eligible to participate, please click here.)
In the 2008-2009 school year, the School Tools TRC conducted 647 teacher visits and distributed more than $490,000 worth of product to benefit 19,410 low-income children in our local schools.
School Tools is provided in partnership with the Kids In Need Foundation. Thank you!
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Kids Pack |
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The Kids Pack program supplies homeless and very low-income school children with backpacks filled with nutritious foods to ensure the child has enough to eat during weekends, when school meals are not available.
Through partnerships with local school districts, schools, businesses and other community groups, Kids Pack is ultimately working to ensure that the most food-insecure and hungry children are better able to succeed in school
In the 2008-2009 school year, 37,988 Kids Pack backpacks of food were delivered to hungry kids each weekend, when school meals are not available.
1,433 children from 65 schools and 9 districts participated in the program.
Click here to view the school districts that participate in Kids Pack.
Volunteers from Victoria Gardens prepare backpacks for Kids Pack.
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Healthy Kids |
Healthy Kids is inspiring kids to change their lives!
Thanks to our 2008-2009 Healthy Kids partners for another great year! We want every child grow up healthy and strong and develop to their fullest potential.
Through special events like the Kids Fitness Challenge at Auto Club Speedway and strategic community partnerships like the Mini-Grants Ballet Project in Rancho Cucamonga, we're on our way to creating smart kids AND smart bodies!
For a complete list of our 2008-09 collaborative partners, click here.
 Healthy Kids Mini-Grants program participants receive free ballet lessons at the Northtown Community Center.
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KidSmart Volunteers
We LOVE our volunteers!
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For the 2008-2009 program year, IEUW KidSmart has hosted 758 amazing volunteers, who have generously donated 2,743 hours of service.
Our volunteers have lent their hands to many projects during business hours, evenings and weekends to support KidSmart (click on link below to see who they are).
 Volunteer from UPS - Feeder division helping out in the KidSmart warehouse
If you are interested in volunteering with IEUW KidSmart, please contact Carrie Anderson at (909) 980-2857 ext. 216 or by email at volunteer@ieuw.org.
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Become a KidSmart Supporter!
To become a KidSmart "All-Star" sponsor or
an "Honor Roll" in-kind product donor,
please email us at kidsmart@ieuw.org
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"Thank you!" KidSmart Supporters
Our success would not be possible without the support of the following community partners (click on links to view):
2008 - 2009
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2008-09 KidSmart Advisory Board
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The KidSmart Advisory Board is a group of dedicated volunteers who represent IEUW donors and the community. They provide oversight for the KidSmart initiative and its programs.
We are extremely grateful for their time, expertise, and support throughout the year.
Ernest Aguilar
Lancaster Uniform Cap Co.
Angelica Baltazar
San Bernardino County Dept. of Public Health
Tom Beckman
Chino Valley Unified School District
Christine Briggs
Desert Communities United Way
Don Carlos
United Teachers Los Angeles
Ann Davis-Shultz
Redlands Unified School District
Dr. Shawn Judson
Etiwanda School District
Juanita Lopez
HSBC
Craig Meeker
UPS
Dr. Bonnie Mooney
Ontario-Montclair School District
Terrie Schneider
Boys & Girls Club of Fontana
Elena Venegas
HSBC, Consumer Lending
Trisha Wright
The Hartford
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| IEUW KidSmart Staff |
The IEUW KidSmart team is working hard to help disadvantaged kids succeed! We love our community, value our partnerships, and greatly appreciate our volunteers and supporters. Feel free to contact us at any time!
KidSmart Volunteer Coordinator
KidSmart Operations Manager
KidSmart Program Coordinator
KidSmart Program Associate
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