Startup money for book organization
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Reading is a huge component of academic success; access to books facilitates reading. Nationwide, poor children are 2 1/2 times less likely to read at proficient level than their middle-income classmates. Giving them books helps bridge this gap.
Appalachian Literacy Initiative is a brand-new nonprofit (EIN received, nonprofit status applied for but not yet received) dedicated to putting quality books into the hands of low-income children in the Appalachian region. Beginning this fall we will will offering students in classrooms who apply for our program their choice of four new books a year from a flyer we send them. (Think Scholastic Book Fairs without the junk!) We are partnered with Parnassus Books, an independent store in Nashville, who will be giving us a discount and shipping the books directly to the schools. We plan to begin with grades 4-6 as this is the age when children who are poor readers begin to pull away from books, at precisely the time they need them most. anticipate a cost of $30 per student per year. The number of classrooms we will be able to serve is dependent on the amount of money we can raise. This is the very first step--we'll be starting more formal fundraising efforts as well as applying for grants. Thank you for your support! We are extremely grateful,
Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, Director
Appalachian Literacy Initiative is a brand-new nonprofit (EIN received, nonprofit status applied for but not yet received) dedicated to putting quality books into the hands of low-income children in the Appalachian region. Beginning this fall we will will offering students in classrooms who apply for our program their choice of four new books a year from a flyer we send them. (Think Scholastic Book Fairs without the junk!) We are partnered with Parnassus Books, an independent store in Nashville, who will be giving us a discount and shipping the books directly to the schools. We plan to begin with grades 4-6 as this is the age when children who are poor readers begin to pull away from books, at precisely the time they need them most. anticipate a cost of $30 per student per year. The number of classrooms we will be able to serve is dependent on the amount of money we can raise. This is the very first step--we'll be starting more formal fundraising efforts as well as applying for grants. Thank you for your support! We are extremely grateful,
Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, Director
Fundraising team (1)
Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Organizer
Bristol, VA
Tracy Griffith
Team member