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MAY 2015
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3,949,457 books distributed since December 2009!
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RESERVE A VOLUNTEER SPOT FOR SATURDAYS
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Due to the awesome response from all of our volunteers, we are now RESERVING SPOTS for Saturday volunteer times (every week: 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.)
From now thru the end of August, we are using Volunteer Spot to register volunteers to help make sure everyone has a great experience! It's quick and easy. You will even receive a reminder email.
We welcome volunteers of all ages and abilities.
**Please remember to cancel your spots if you are unable to volunteer, so that others can sign up and we can honor our commitments to the children we serve.
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SIGN UP FOR FAMILY 5,000 CLUB THIS SUMMER!
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LOOKING FOR A FREE, FUN SUMMER PROJECT FOR YOUR ENTIRE FAMILY?
Join the Family 5,000 Club!
Work together with your family & friends to collect 5,000 books for the at-risk children that we serve! Plus, you'll learn goal setting, teamwork, leadership and communication.
We'll give you a FREE TOOLKIT and everything you need to be a success - including FREE T-SHIRTS for your entire family.
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Our Mission
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Bernie's Book Bank collects, processes and distributes quality new and gently used children's books to significantly increase BOOK OWNERSHIP among at-risk infants, toddlers and school age children throughout Chicagoland.
We have distributed over
3.9 MILLION books since December 2009 and now serve more than 110,000 at-risk children annually.
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Our Goal
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To collect, process and distribute 4 MILLION books per year, serving all estimated 400,000 at-risk children in the Chicagoland area with 12 quality books per year by 2016.
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Watch Our Video
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Bernie's Book Bank Distribution Video
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BOOK LOVERS' LUNCH SUCCESS
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The 4th Annual Books Lovers' Lunch North Shore was our biggest and most successful yet! The lunch took place on Friday, May 1, 2015, at Exmoor Country Club in Highland Park. Nearly 250 guests attended the SOLD OUT event, featuring Allison Pataki, bestselling author of The Traitor's Wife and her latest work, The Accidental Empress.
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Exquisite decor by Heather Wojda
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Fun raffle emceed by Brian & Allison.
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Guests enjoyed lunch, a presentation and book signing by Allison Pataki, a message from Founder and Executive Director, Brian Floriani and our distribution video (click here to watch this video). A challenge match was offered and a raffle for 7 exciting prizes was held. Guests each took home a goody bag and a better connection to the mission of Bernie's Book Bank.
As Author Allison Pataki said, "The work Bernie's Book Bank does is so important-and impactful. We simply cannot turn the page on children without books." This event raised enough money to collect, process and distribute almost 150,000 books, serving more than 12,000 at-risk children.
What a lovely day! Thank you to everyone involved - Allison Pataki, our team members, Co-chairs Allison Derr and Maureen Grinnell, our entire Committee, our sponsors and all of our guests.
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THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
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Thanks to our generous corporate sponsors, we were able to offer the "All in for Bernie's Book Bank" Challenge Match. Individual contributions made during the Book Lovers' Lunch were matched 2:1 by donations from ThePrivateBank, Walgreens, Illinois Bone & Joint Institute of Glenview and Webb Financial Group, which helped make this our most successful Book Lovers' Lunch to date!
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BATTLE OF THE BOOKS DRIVE
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 | Check out the Battle of the Books Children's Book Drive! Five of the country's leading financial services companies are having a contest to see who can collect the most books for at-risk children throughout Chicagoland! Thanks to Ariel Investments, CNA, Loop Capital, Mesirow Financial and ThePrivateBank.
We've provided each company with collection bins, marketing materials and lots of ideas for a friendly competition to reach a collective goal of 50,000 books!
We absolutely love this visionary idea to build goal setting, teamwork, leadership and communication among employees within and between companies!
Interested in a friendly competition for your business or industry? Email:
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Dear Fellow Berniacs,
At Bernie's Book Bank, we continue to assess and refine; building towards something bigger.
What is it you ask? What's the Next Chapter for Bernie's Book Bank?
Stay tuned...like a friend eager to share a new good read with a fellow reader friend, we are eager to share our Next Chapter with you...but not just yet!
In the meantime, we hope to see you at Bernie's Book Bank soon!
Brian Floriani
Founder & Executive Director
847-780-READ (7323)
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