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December 2012
INSPIRING KIDS' PASSION
FOR READING
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From all of us at Book Trust,
thank you for bringing JOY to
our students, every month.
Wishing you and yours a
wonderful holiday season!
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THANK YOU!
TeleTech has again partnered with Book Trust to provide books to kids in Aurora, CO and Moundsville, WV. Read more here.
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Join Us!
Gift Wrapping at
Barnes & Noble
December 19th, 20th & 21st
Are you planning on buying books for a gift this holiday? Join us at the Barnes & Noble on College Avenue in our hometown of Fort Collins, CO.
From 11am to 8pm on all three days--December 19th, 20th, and 21st---we will be little elves wrapping books and nooks for under your tree.
Free wrapping--yep, you give them to us and let us do the work!
Donations will be accepted.
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WE DELIVER
November
$156,280 =
62,512 books &
890,794 bonus points
Our goal for the
2012-13 school year: 580,000 books 8.3 million bonus points
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DO YOU KNOW?
We will serve over 25,000 students in nine states this year alone.
Since 2001 we've...
Enabled children to choose and own over 2.3 million books.
Invested nearly $5 million in books for children in need.
Helped teachers accrue over 33 million bonus points from Scholastic.
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JOIN US AT A
BOOK DELIVERY
COLORADO
Wednesday, January 16
8:30 a.m.
Crawford Elementary
1600 Florence Street
Aurora, CO Tuesday, January 22
8:30 a.m.
Irish Elementary
515 Irish Drive
Fort Collins, CO If you'd like to attend any of our book deliveries, please visit our
events page.
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BOOK IT!
Book Trust is truly one of the organizations that is helping to address the achievement gap in our school system by giving students access to books who would normally not have such access. The power of choice in their books is what makes it such a successful program.
It really is like Christmas every month of the year for our students.
The extra bonus points that I get allow me to have a classroom library comparable to schools with very large budgets, which means that my students have an equal chance of success. The only way that my library selection is the size that it is, is thanks to Book Trust and my bonus points.
~Participating Colorado
Book Trust Teacher
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GIVE THE GIFT
OF A BOOK
During this season of giving, consider giving a gift to Book Trust in honor of someone special. They will receive a letter with a Book Trust bookmark as a reminder their gift is helping kids in need choose and own new books each month.
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Holiday Wishes Come True
Your help provides new books to kids
What if your only wish this year was to choose and own a book? This is the reality for almost every Book Trust student. And, together, we are making those wishes come true.
Thanks to your continued support, we have already provided over 177,000 books to kids in need---just this year. Our goal is to provide over 600,000 books this year, bringing our grand total to 3 MILLION BOOKS!
Your help is impacting more than 25,000 kids' lives today. They are reading more. They are reading better. And, they are reading to become better learners.
Consider an end of year gift in 2012 today. For just $70, you can provide books for a year for one child---that's 18-20 books for their home library. Your gift today will make that child's tomorrow.
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Family Literacy Celebration!
McGlone hosts community literacy partners
On December 7, working together with the Montbello Branch of the Denver Public Library, the Montbello Family Health Center, and Reach Out and Read Colorado, we hosted a Family Literacy Celebration at McGlone Elementary School. Parents learned strategies to support their children in developing literacy skills, while children played literacy games, created book marks, and chose their Book Trust books.
The excitement of choosing books is contagious!
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 Book Delivery Catches Kids Reading
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TeleTech Employees Step Up, Once Again
TeleTech, a global leader in business proc ess outsourcing based in Englewood, Colorado, is again proud to partner with Book Trust for the 2012-2013 school year.
Through donations from its employees and the TeleTech Community Foundation, TeleTech has adopted the kindergarten and first grade classrooms at Sixth Avenue Elementary School in Aurora, Colorado, and Center McMechen Elementary in Moundsville, West Virginia. They are funding book purchases for each student in these classes for their second year. Their goal, like ours, is to help build enthusiasm for reading. TeleTech's partnership with Book Trust supports the company's Innovating Education philanthropic mission: to transform the educational experience for students of greatest need.
They surely demonstrate their commitment to giving back to their local communities---giving our kids a hand up. We are so thankful.
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Colorado Gives Day is a Huge Success!
Over $15 million raised for hundreds of causes
We are truly humbled by the support you have shown to Book Trust during Colorado Gives Day. Thousands of people collectively gave over $15 million dollars during the 24-hour period to support causes across the state.
We are proud to report that with your generous support, we exceeded our goal of $10,000! Thanks to YOU and your decision to choose Book Trust, more than 13,000 students from low-income families will be able to choose and purchase new books each month of the school year.
Books they get to own and cherish.
Books they read over and over.
Books they share with their parents, grandparents, and brothers and sisters.
Books that open up their world to imagination.
Books that mean the world to them.
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A Picture Truly Is Worth A Thousand Books
Inaugural Art Extravaganza raises thousands for Maui keiki in need
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Guests mingle while bidding on silent auction selections
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While bidding on more than 30 distinctive works of art from the region's most talented artists, guests at Book Trust's Art Extravaganza had the opportunity to acquire original pieces of art representing a wide range of genres and mediums while supporting a non-profit organization that empowers keiki from low-income families in Maui County to choose and own books.
Karin Harris, contributing artist and Art Extravaganza layout designer, and Book Trust Maui County Regional Board members Desiree Abreu and Karen Quill pictured in front of Karin's original watercolor, Provence, France 2012
On Saturday, November 17th, over 100 people gathered for the beautiful Wailea sunset, savory pupus, wine, cocktails, entertainment and fabulous art at Mala Wailea in the beautiful Wailea Beach Marriot Resort & Spa and together raised over $80,000. Proceeds will benefit the Book Trust program in Maui County, which serves over 5,000 students in every elementary school in the county. The Art Extravaganza was made possible through the generous support of our patron sponsors: Robert H. Merriman, RB and Nancy J. Callahan, RB of The Wailea Group; Andaz, Wailea's newest resort; and Goodfellow Brothers, Inc.
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All gifts designated for the Hawaii program will be matched dollar-for-dollar until the end of the year, thanks to our generous donors Makana Aloha Foundation for Maui gifts and Kobo Wealth Conservancy and Pacific Islands Construction for Oahu gifts. This is a remarkable opportunity we only have this time of year. Please, if you have not yet done so, take advantage of the chance to double your impact by making a tax-deductible contribution today.
We are getting there.
In Maui County, we have raised over $8,600 leaving $11,400 to go. We can do it with your help today! |
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