HAMMOND READS: Hammond Reads, Inc., will give away books at Bizarre Bazaar, set for Sat., Sept. 17 at Harrison Park in downtown Hammond.
Hammond Reads' 11th annual Essay Contest will take place from Nov. 28, 2011 to Jan. 27, 2012. The theme is, "If you could change the ending of a book, which book would it be, and how would you change it?" Details will be available soon.
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TIME OUT FOR READING/BOOKS TO BRIDGE THE REGION:
The Northwest Indiana Literacy Coalition partners with Hammond Reads and other groups on "Time Out for Reading." This year, grab a red nose and bookmark, and join thousands of teachers and students who will read Friday, September 30, from 10 to 10:15 a.m.
The Coalition again partners with Books to Bridge the Region (B2BR), the "one book" program covering seven Northwest Indiana counties, to deliver nearly 450 "Lit Kits" of materials to each school, and each public library, in Lake, Porter, Jasper, LaPorte, Newton, Starke and Pulaski counties. Kits will be delivered to library or media specialists, or to the designated school contact. Each school will receive the book appropriate for that grade level (K-6 schools will receive the children's and YA books; high schools will receive YA and Adult books, etc.)
- Children's book: Boxes for Katje by Candace Fleming
- Young Adult book: The Boy in the Striped Pajamas: a Fable by John Boyne
- Adult: Hart's War by John Katzenbach
The Gary Literacy Coalition, Indiana University Northwest and Books to Bridge the Region present a free program, "An Evening with the Tuskegee Airmen," on Tues., Oct. 18 from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Bergland Auditorium of Savannah Hall, IUN. Meet and greet Tuskegee Airmen, hear their testimony, enjoy music of the 1940s, and participate in a Q & A session. Information is at www.books2bridge.org or with The Gary Literacy Coalition, Inc., at (219) 885-2229.
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OF INTEREST
The Kentucky Virtual Library presents How to Do Research
http://www.kyvl.org/kids/homebase.html
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Free Technology for Teachers, a blog written by Richard Byrne http://www.freetech4teachers.com/
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ESSAY CONTEST
The Indiana State House Tour Office and Indiana Center for the Book invite Hoosier fourth graders to enter the 2011 "What Indiana Means to Me" Essay Contest in conjunction with Indiana Statehood Day, a celebration of Indiana's 195th birthday. Winners will be honored at the Statehood Day Celebration on Fri., Dec. 9, 2011, from 12 to 1 p.m. EST, at the Indiana State House.
The contest is open to any Indiana public, private or home-schooled fourth-grade student. Essays must to range from 100 to 400 words and convey what living in the state of Indiana means to the student. Essays must be postmarked by Oct. 28, 2011. For complete contest guidelines, visit www.in.gov/library/statehood.htm.
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TARGET K-12 FIELD TRIP GRANTS DEADLINE: Oct. 3, 2011
Link: http://sites.target.com/site/en/company/page.jsp?contentId=WCMP04-031880
Target Corporation is accepting applications from education professionals for the Target Field Trip Grants program to bring K-12 students to museums, historical sites, and cultural organizations. More than 5,000 grants of up to $700 will be awarded in Jan. 2012. Grants are available to applicants from the U.S. for trips to be taken between Jan. 1, 2012, and the end of the 2011-12 academic year (May/June 2012). Funds may be used to cover field trip-related costs such as transportation, ticket fees, food, resource materials, and supplies.
Education professionals who are at least 18 years old and employed by an accredited K-12 public, private, or charter school in the U.S. that maintains 501(c)(3) or 509(a)(1) tax-exempt status are eligible to apply. See the link for complete details.
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YOUTH LEADERSHIP AWARD
Deadline: Oct. 21, 2011 Link: www.nylc.org/events/2012-youth-leadership-service-learning-excellence-award
The National Youth Leadership Council's Youth Leadership for Service-Learning Excellence Award is designed to recognize K-12 service-learning projects that demonstrate youth leadership for service-learning excellence and have a sustainable impact on the participants and the broader community. Youth teams representing K-12 service-learning programs in which the service-learning is tied to the school curricula may apply. Applications will be accepted from all states, but only one award will be presented. See the link for complete details.
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WHOLE KIDS FOUNDATION - SCHOOL GARDENS Deadline: Dec. 31, 2011 Link: http://wholekidsfoundation.org/gardengrants.php
The Whole Kids Foundation, a nonprofit organization created by Whole Foods Market, is accepting grant applications for its first major initiative, the School Garden Grant Program. The grant program will be funded by a six-week, in-store donation drive at all Whole Foods Market stores and online at the Whole Kids Foundation Web site from Aug. 17 to Sept. 30. The program will provide grants of $2,000, along with curriculum resources and mentorship, to 1,000 schools to launch or expand school garden projects. See the link for complete details.
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According to the Annie E. Casey Foundation's annual KIDS COUNT Data Book (88 pages, PDF), the official child poverty rate - a conservative measure of economic hardship - increased some 18% from 2000 to 2009, which means the number of children living in poverty grew by 2.4 million during the decade. While the Data Book found that five of the ten indicators of child well-being have improved since 2000 - including infant mortality rate, child death rate, teen death rate, teen birth rate, and the percentage of teens not in school and not high school graduates - three areas saw declines, including the percentage of babies born underweight, the child poverty rate, and the percentage of children living in single-parent families. View the datasets or download the PDF at the link above.
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