tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64278559512256519482024-03-05T00:18:14.526-08:00First Book-SeattleJesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18034774312991725669noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427855951225651948.post-70649139214505796652014-04-16T23:05:00.000-07:002014-04-16T23:49:38.206-07:00First Book-Seattle Newsletter Spring 2014<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
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<strong>Renowned Seattleites celebrate their love of reading</strong><br />
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First Book-Seattle will hold its third annual Seattle Story Time on Saturday, May 31 at Greenlake’s Bathhouse Theater.<br />
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Prominent local figures including Molly Moon, children's author Nancy White Carlstrom, a Kirkland firefighter, and sports stars will read their favorite childhood books in an all-ages story time celebrating the power of a child’s first book. The event will be hosted by the wonderful Ride the Ducks' captain Bjorn Toorun who was one of the stars of last year's event. The readers will be available to chat and sign autographs once they've read.<br />
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Last year’s event was a huge success and part of a series of fundraisers which raised over $20,000 for new books for kids who need them. Ross Fletcher, voice of the Sounders, hosted an eclectic group of Seattle celebrities, including a Sounders player, a Husky, a Seahawk, a chef and a break dancer. <br />
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Tickets are $15 until 5/1, $20 after 5/1. Each ticket includes a new book. Tickets are available at <a href="http://www.firstbook.org/seattle" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #6dc6dd; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; word-wrap: break-word;">www.firstbook.org/seattle</a><br />
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The Bathhouse Theater at Greenlake is located at 7312 West Green Lake Dr. N Seattle, WA 98103. More readers will be announced over the coming weeks.
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To make a donation to First Book-Seattle visit <a href="http://www.firstbook.org/seattle" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #6dc6dd; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; word-wrap: break-word;">www.firstbook.org/seattle</a> We would love for you to join our community and become a sustaining donor. <span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,serif;"><span>A donation of just $15 a month would give 12 kids a year a starter library. Within 2 years you’ll have helped a whole classroom of children.</span></span>
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Soccer, beer and books</h3>
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First Book-Seattle teamed up with Redhook Brewery to celebrate the start of the new Major League Soccer season and the league's best supported team, the Seattle Sounders, with a fantastic fundraiser at the start of March.<br />
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Voice of the Sounders, Ross Fletcher, former Sounders pundit and England international, Alan Hinton and radio personality and author of 'Sounders FC: Authentic Masterpiece' Mike Gastineau joined forces to keep guests entertained. They told anecdotes about the team and answered question about the new roster. Many thanks to the three of them.<br />
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Thanks to Redhook brewery who provided the venue, food and a taste of the new official Sounders ECS beer.<br />
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The event raised $2500 through ticket sales and a raffle. Thanks to all those who attended. This is definitely something we'll be repeating. Go Sounders! Go First Book-Seattle!<br />
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First Book-Seattle</h1>
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<strong>Newsletter 3: April 2014</strong></h3>
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On Saturday April 19th First Book-Seattle is handing out a record number of books.... 40,000!<br />
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The books are going to teachers and educators from across King County to take back to their classrooms and programs.<br />
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First Book-Seattle earned the books from its national body by rising to the challenge of getting 150 new educators signed up as recipient groups and fundraising $10,000 over the last three months. Funds were earned through events at Glassybaby, private donors, and a Sounders season launch party at Redhook Brewery.<br />
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Teachers and educators who are registered with First Book-Seattle are each coming to pick up 100 books on Saturday April 19. With some schools having more than five or six teachers signed up there will be many schools and programs getting over 600 new books for kids.<br />
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“This is a truly unique event. Never before has Firstbook-Seattle handed out this number of books… the truck is on its way, traveling across the country and until it gets here we can’t even imagine what 40,000 books look like!” said co-chair Joy Brooke. “What we do know is that the teachers coming to get them are hugely excited and the books will have a massive impact on children and classrooms across King County”<br />
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If you would be able to help us with for this amazing event please contact co-chair Jody Dorrow at <a href="mailto:jody@dorow.us" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #6dc6dd; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; word-wrap: break-word;">jody@ericsondoro</a>w.com We need volunteers to prepare the books on Thursday April 17 and help handing out books on Saturday April 19.</div>
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<strong>A Birthday to Remember!</strong></h1>
Community School First grader Maguire Brooke loves to read. He loves books and all he wanted for his 7th birthday was to give books to kids who didn’t have any.<br />
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“Are you sure you don’t want presents?” asked his mom, before she sent out the invitation that would encourage his guests not to bring gifts, but instead to donate to First Book-Seattle.<br />
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“Yes, I am sure! I can’t believe kids don’t have books. If you don’t have books, how can you read, and if you can’t read, how can you learn?” replied Maguire.<br />
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Each guest that attended Maguire’s birthday party donated using an online Virtual Book Drive. Thanks to Maguire’s family and friends, he raised over $500, which gave 200 books. First Book-Seattle worked to match Maguire with a program where the books would make a difference and found Viewlands Elementary, a Title 1 school, in north Seattle where more than 65% of students receive a free or reduced-price lunch. The $500 grant was given to two second grade classrooms to provide a starter library of 6 books to each child. Titles included some of Maguire’s favorites including the Magic Treehouse Series by Mary Pope Osbourne, and The Diary of A Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney.<br />
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Maguire got to share his love for reading and books by distributing his books to students at Viewlands Elementary. Maguire shared why he loved to read, before the students went ‘shopping for their books’.<br />
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“It was awesome!” Maguire exclaimed. “I’m the proudest person on earth!” Teacher Meredith Lewis (pictured left with Maguire) added “The kids were so into their books… some of them carried a book around all the rest of the day and they’re still bringing books out to recess”<br />
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Co-Chairperson of First Book-Seattle Jody Dorrow commented “We’re so thrilled that Maguire’s birthday wish of giving the gift of reading came true. And we hope that with the books these 7 years old will be able fulfill their dreams too”
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KPMG’s Relationship with First Book-Seattle</h4>
<span><span class="mc-toc-title">By Patrick M. Riley, Seattle KPMG Family for Literacy Partner Champion</span></span><br />
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<span>My wife and I have been fortunate that I work for a company that encourages us to be active in the community in an area that matches our passion. I work for KPMG which is one of the global Big-Four accounting firms. <br />
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As a firm, we believe that education is key to the long term success of our communities and our country, and education is not possible without literacy. That said, the toughest roadblock to children’s literacy in low-income communities is a lack of access to books. To help break through this barrier, KPMG formed KPMG’s Family for Literacy (KFFL). KPMG launched its initiative nationally in collaboration with First Book to promote literacy by providing new books to children from low-income families. In too many cases, these are the first books these children have ever owned, but since this collaborative effort was launched more than five years ago, KPMG has donated over two million books in more than 90 communities across the country.<br />
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While KPMG works with the national First Book organization, we in Seattle have joined with the local First Book chapter on a number of events over the last five years. Most recently, we donated over 1,000 books to kindergarteners through second graders at Beacon Hill Elementary School. A number of our employees, several local authors and several individuals from the local First Book chapter joined my wife and me to deliver five new books to each child. As part of this activity, KPMG employees and their family members also read, “Where the Wild Things Are” and acted out the story in front of the class. The children then broke into small groups of three or four children and the authors and our employees read to them. It was a rewarding day for all involved. Seeing the joy on the children’s faces when they realize that the books they are receiving are their very own is indescribable.<br />
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We value our relationship with First Book for the ability to leverage our time and dollars to maximize the benefit to the children, and for the opportunities it gives KPMG’s Family for Literacy to volunteer with our own family members as well as our colleagues. While it is fulfilling to provide financial assistance to worthwhile causes, participating in the activity you are supporting is much more satisfying.<br />
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To learn more about KPMG’s Family for Literacy, visit www.kpmg.com/us/kffl or “like” us on KFFL’s Facebook page, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/KPMGUS.KFFL" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #606060; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; word-wrap: break-word;">www.facebook.com/KPMGUS.KFFL</a>.</span>
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<span class="SCX89248761 TextRun" style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 21px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX89248761" style="background-color: inherit;">By Brandi </span></span><span class="SCX89248761 TextRun" style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 21px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="SCX89248761 SpellingError" style="background-color: inherit;">Erbstoeszer</span></span><span class="EOP SCX89248761" style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 21px;"> </span></div>
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<span class="SCX89248761 TextRun" style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 21px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX89248761" style="background-color: inherit;">P</span></span><span class="SCX89248761 TextRun" style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 21px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX89248761" style="background-color: inherit;">hotographer Julia </span></span><span class="SCX89248761 TextRun" style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 21px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="SCX89248761 SpellingError" style="background-color: inherit;">Bobrov</span></span><span class="SCX89248761 TextRun" style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 21px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX89248761" style="background-color: inherit;">, our First Book-Seattle Champion</span></span><span class="SCX89248761 TextRun" style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 21px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX89248761" style="background-color: inherit;"> for this quarter</span></span><span class="SCX89248761 TextRun" style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 21px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX89248761" style="background-color: inherit;">, </span></span><span class="SCX89248761 TextRun" style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 21px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX89248761" style="background-color: inherit;">beautifully documented our past two fundraising events</span></span><span class="SCX89248761 TextRun" style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 21px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX89248761" style="background-color: inherit;">: </span></span><span class="SCX89248761 TextRun" style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 21px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="SCX89248761 SpellingError" style="background-color: inherit;">Glassybaby</span></span><span class="SCX89248761 TextRun" style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 21px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX89248761" style="background-color: inherit;"> Night </span></span><span class="SCX89248761 TextRun" style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 21px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX89248761" style="background-color: inherit;">Of</span></span><span class="SCX89248761 TextRun" style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 21px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX89248761" style="background-color: inherit;"> Giving</span></span><span class="SCX89248761 TextRun" style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 21px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX89248761" style="background-color: inherit;">,</span></span><span class="SCX89248761 TextRun" style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 21px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX89248761" style="background-color: inherit;"> and </span></span><span class="SCX89248761 TextRun" style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 21px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="SCX89248761 SpellingError" style="background-color: inherit;">Redhook</span></span><span class="SCX89248761 TextRun" style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 21px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX89248761" style="background-color: inherit;"> Brewery & First Book-Seattle Soccer Season Kick-off. </span></span><span class="SCX89248761 TextRun" style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 21px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX89248761" style="background-color: inherit;">She has a special knack for capturing the moments that express the heart of events. </span></span><span class="EOP SCX89248761" style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 21px;"> </span></div>
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<span class="SCX89248761 TextRun" style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 21px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX89248761" style="background-color: inherit;">Born in Ukraine</span></span><span class="SCX89248761 TextRun" style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 21px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX89248761" style="background-color: inherit;">, Julia has also lived in Israel, Texas</span></span><span class="SCX89248761 TextRun" style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 21px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX89248761" style="background-color: inherit;">,</span></span><span class="SCX89248761 TextRun" style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 21px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX89248761" style="background-color: inherit;"> and now in Kirkland where she lives with her husband and two daughters. </span></span><span class="SCX89248761 TextRun" style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 21px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX89248761" style="background-color: inherit;">She has a </span></span><span class="SCX89248761 TextRun" style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 21px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX89248761" style="background-color: inherit;">degree in multimedia </span></span><span class="SCX89248761 TextRun" style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 21px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX89248761" style="background-color: inherit;">design</span></span><span class="SCX89248761 TextRun" style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 21px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX89248761" style="background-color: inherit;"> and runs</span></span><span class="SCX89248761 TextRun" style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 21px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX89248761" style="background-color: inherit;"> her own photography business</span></span><span class="SCX89248761 TextRun" style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 21px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX89248761" style="background-color: inherit;">:</span></span><span class="SCX89248761 TextRun" style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 21px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX89248761" style="background-color: inherit;"> J&N</span></span><span class="SCX89248761 TextRun" style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 21px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX89248761" style="background-color: inherit;"> Photography</span></span><span class="SCX89248761 TextRun" style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 21px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX89248761" style="background-color: inherit;">. </span></span><span class="EOP SCX89248761" style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 21px;"> </span></div>
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<div class="Paragraph SCX89248761" paraeid="{834629ef-3aa7-49d5-ba06-a073f99a19ac}{228}" paraid="1752496865" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-family: "segoe ui&quot:; font-size: 6pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 125%; margin: 1em 0; padding: 0; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span class="SCX89248761 TextRun" style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 21px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX89248761" style="background-color: inherit;">Julia’s passion for photography is deeply informed by her relationships with </span></span><span class="SCX89248761 TextRun" style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 21px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX89248761" style="background-color: inherit;">people, especially children</span></span><span class="SCX89248761 TextRun" style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 21px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX89248761" style="background-color: inherit;">. </span></span><span class="SCX89248761 TextRun" style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 21px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX89248761" style="background-color: inherit;">She still works at the Mon</span></span><span class="SCX89248761 TextRun" style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; 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font-size: 12pt; line-height: 21px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX89248761" style="background-color: inherit;">. “</span></span><span class="SCX89248761 TextRun" style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 21px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX89248761" style="background-color: inherit;">The goal is to</span></span><span class="SCX89248761 TextRun" style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 21px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX89248761" style="background-color: inherit;"> get them in their natural environment</span></span><span class="SCX89248761 TextRun" style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 21px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX89248761" style="background-color: inherit;">,</span></span><span class="SCX89248761 TextRun" style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 21px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX89248761" style="background-color: inherit;">”</span></span><span class="SCX89248761 TextRun" style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 21px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX89248761" style="background-color: inherit;"> </span></span><span class="SCX89248761 TextRun" style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 21px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX89248761" style="background-color: inherit;">she says, </span></span><span class="SCX89248761 TextRun" style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 21px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX89248761" style="background-color: inherit;">and she does this in a</span></span><span class="SCX89248761 TextRun" style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 21px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX89248761" style="background-color: inherit;"> discreet manner</span></span><span class="SCX89248761 TextRun" style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 21px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX89248761" style="background-color: inherit;"> behind the telephoto lens</span></span><span class="SCX89248761 TextRun" style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 21px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX89248761" style="background-color: inherit;">. </span></span><span class="SCX89248761 TextRun" style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 21px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX89248761" style="background-color: inherit;">Although her photos are from afar, the effect is close up, and the relationships Julia has formed are close as well; t</span></span><span class="SCX89248761 TextRun" style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 21px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX89248761" style="background-color: inherit;">he school</span></span><span class="SCX89248761 TextRun" style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 21px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX89248761" style="background-color: inherit;"> invite</span></span><span class="SCX89248761 TextRun" style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; 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font-size: 12pt; line-height: 21px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX89248761" style="background-color: inherit;">to capture the magic of </span></span><span class="SCX89248761 TextRun" style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 21px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX89248761" style="background-color: inherit;">kids grow</span></span><span class="SCX89248761 TextRun" style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 21px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX89248761" style="background-color: inherit;">ing</span></span><span class="SCX89248761 TextRun" style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 21px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX89248761" style="background-color: inherit;"> year after year</span></span><span class="SCX89248761 TextRun" style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 21px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX89248761" style="background-color: inherit;">,</span></span><span class="SCX89248761 TextRun" style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; 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<span class="SCX89248761 TextRun" style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 21px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX89248761" style="background-color: inherit;">Julia </span></span><span class="SCX89248761 TextRun" style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 21px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX89248761" style="background-color: inherit;">also loves documenting birth; the moments leading up to, during, and following the first moments of new life. She’s photographed pregnancy, natural births, cesarean births, newborns, and milestone birthdays. </span></span><span class="EOP SCX89248761" style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 21px;"> </span></div>
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<div class="Paragraph SCX89248761" paraeid="{834629ef-3aa7-49d5-ba06-a073f99a19ac}{255}" paraid="1357816686" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-family: "segoe ui&quot:; font-size: 6pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 125%; margin: 1em 0; padding: 0; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span class="SCX89248761 TextRun" style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 21px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX89248761" style="background-color: inherit;">First Book- Seattle is </span></span><span class="SCX89248761 TextRun" style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 21px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX89248761" style="background-color: inherit;">fortunate to be engaged in a relationship with Julia. </span></span><span class="SCX89248761 TextRun" style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 21px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX89248761" style="background-color: inherit;">“I love volunteering with great people for great cause</span></span><span class="SCX89248761 TextRun" style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 21px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCX89248761" style="background-color: inherit;">s</span></span><span class="SCX89248761 TextRun" style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; 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</html>Rose Beharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11169194214333424965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427855951225651948.post-10955049931697651182013-08-19T15:09:00.000-07:002013-08-19T15:13:28.259-07:00Request for Proposals Fall 2013Our 2013 grant cycle is now open! Applications due September 16, 2013 at 5pm. <a href="http://supporters.firstbook.org/site/Clubs?club_id=1300&sid=2790&pg=other">Check out</a> how you could get books to kids who need them.<br />
<h2>The Grant Program</h2>
First Book—Seattle is a local chapter of First Book, which is a national organization that promotes literacy and book ownership among children from birth to age 18. Our goal is to get books into the hands and homes of children in King County. Our fall grant cycle is open to any registered First Book Recipient Group, including classrooms and grade level teams at Title 1 schools, or day care centers, non-profit organizations, and social service agencies that serve at least 70% of children from low income families.<br /><br /> The grants will allow teachers, librarians, administrators, or program leaders to purchase brand new books from the First Book Marketplace at no cost and no delivery charge. Grants will ideally provide six books to each child and will be integrated into the educational mission of the program or organization.<br /><br />We give priority to applications that: <br /><ul>
<li>Focus on a targeted group, such as an individual classroom, a grade level team, an age group, or a subgroup (i.e. students who are English Language Learners; students receiving Special Education services; families receiving parenting support; etc.) </li>
<li>Intend to provide a six-book diet per child (at roughly $2.50 per book) Recent grants have ranged from approximately $100 to $3500. </li>
<li>Provide specific details about the mission and educational program of their organization. </li>
<li>Offer creative educational integration of new books. Examples of educational integration from recent successful grant applications include: </li>
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<li>Bridging classroom work with reading at home </li>
<li>Creating family engagement activities/programs </li>
<li>Building after-school programs that encourage literacy </li>
<li>Developing weekly student book clubs </li>
<li>Connecting literacy activities with Special Education programs </li>
<li>Fostering reading skills in children who are English Language Learners. </li>
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<li>Clearly suggest how books will be used as part of the curriculum/program AND make it clear that books are for children to take home and keep. </li>
<li>Indicate that book grants will be spent within six months and that books will be sent home with children during that time frame. </li>
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<h2>The Grant Application Process </h2>
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<li><a href="http://www.firstbook.org/receive-books">Register as a Recipient Group</a> (If you have already done this, you will need your Recipient Group number). </li>
<li><a href="http://supporters.firstbook.org/LABgrantapp">Complete the application</a> (.doc download). </li>
<li>Email the application to Jennifer Preisman at jpreis[at]uw.edu no later than 5 pm on Monday, September 16, 2013. </li>
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Applicants will receive notifications about their proposals in mid-October.<br /><br /> If you receive a grant, you may order your books in the online First Book Marketplace, and they will be sent to you within a couple of weeks.<br /><br /> Questions? Please contact Jennifer Preisman, Recipient Group Chair, at jpreis[at]uw.edu.Jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18034774312991725669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427855951225651948.post-26251364302334505212013-06-04T17:19:00.002-07:002013-06-04T17:19:13.984-07:00'What was your first book?' review by Jannifer Zhan<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><a href="http://supporters.firstbook.org/site/Clubs?club_id=1300&pg=main" target="_blank">For more info about First Book-Seattle click here</a></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">On Saturday, May 18<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">th</span></sup>, First Book-Seattle held its
second annual big fundraiser at Hugo House, featuring local celebrities reading
the first book they loved. Before the event started, the First
Book-Seattle crew was busy getting the venue ready, including drawing with
chalk on the sidewalk outside Hugo House to direct people to the front door. Many
of our readers arrived earlier and as the time approached 10am, more and more
audience members trickled in.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Parents
settled down in the chairs while the kids sat criss-cross apple sauce on a rug
closer to the stage. Some went to grab some snacks and refreshments, which were
donated to us by Trader Joe’s and Eltana Bagels. Others went to the side alcove
to check out our silent auction, which was filled with amazing prizes including
a team-signed Sounders Jersey, which drew much interest. All the prizes were
provided by generous donors. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Around 10, our host, “Voice of the Sounders” Ross Fletcher,
stepped up to the stage with board members Jody Dorow and Megan Lehman to kick
off the event. We had a great set of readers lined up for the event and each
one was a natural at engaging the children in his or her respective books. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Our first reader Julie Trout, the 2012 Regional
Teacher of the Year, after putting on her “teacher” glasses, read <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Mr. Pine’s Purple House</i>, which she
described as a book about “not being afraid to be a little different,” a lesson
which she hoped the kids would remember always. </span><br />
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eschewed the reader’s chair and chose to sit on the edge of the stage nearer to
the kids so that they could see the colorful pictures from her choice of book, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Oh the Places You’ll Go</i> by Dr. Seuss,
whom she described as “a doctor of laughter.” </span></div>
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Captain” Bjorn Toorun (aka Curt Nakon), who can
usually be seen steering a Ride the Ducks boat in downtown Seattle, read <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">One Duck Stuck</i> and pronounced all the
animal sound effects with great enthusiasm. Even more amusingly, he came
prepared with a duck hat which would flap its wings when he tugged on the loop,
which he would do each time the titular stuck duck called for help. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Anna Banana Freeze, a performer from the
b-boy/b-girl group Massive Monkees, read <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Elephants
Cannot Dance</i> with all the different voices. She then lead the kids through
a dancing exercise before showing off a few of
her own moves. Before she started, she jokingly warned us that her dance style
resembled the eccentric technique of the elephant in the book. She then told
the kids to help her summon the music by rubbing their hands together. As the
children started, music really did begin to play, which obviously can be
attributed to the music gods and not at all to the Hugo House employee standing
behind the audience adjusting an iPhone! It was a great half time performance. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Before Rachel Kessler, a poet performer from
Typing Explosion, read aloud her <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Mouse
Tails</i>, she explained that this particular book was really important to her because
it was the book that caused her to love reading chapter books. Chef Tamara Murphy from Terra Plata read us <em>Where the Wild things are</em> by Maurice Sendak. This was one of the most popular choices with the children enthusiastic from the moment she mentioned the title.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Linda Neunzig, owner of Ninety Farms, was joined
onstage by her son, Sam, and they read <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">When
the Rooster Crowed </i>together. She remarked that the book was very relevant
to her family as they are not fond of early-rising. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Before Seattle Sounder player Andy Rose began
his book, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Froggy Plays Soccer,</i> he
commented that he hopes to one day attain Froggy’s soccer skills. Meanwhile </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Seattle Seahawks kicker Carson Wiggs told us how pleased he was to be getting involved in the community after only having signed for the team in March. He read that old favourite <em>The Very Hungry Caterpillar</em> by Eric Carle.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Our last reader, retired Rat City Rollergirl
Shovey Chase (aka Jennifer Warnick) skated to the front of the room and asked
all the kids to stand behind her onstage and make their best bear faces before
joining her to read <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">More Bears</i>.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Finally, Ross Fletcher finished the event with some closing
statements and invited everyone to visit the silent auction, as well as the
book sale, where all the books that were read aloud were available for
purchase. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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sales, book sales, and auction sales, which means we can provide 800+ books to
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<span class="TextRun SCX79343135" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US">This project started during the 2011-2012 school year, when the students at</span><span class="TextRun SCX79343135" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US"> </span><span class="TextRun SCX79343135" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US">Graham Hill</span><span class="TextRun SCX79343135" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US"> Elementary </span><span class="TextRun SCX79343135" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US">made a deal with</span><span class="TextRun SCX79343135" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US"> us that they would read as many books</span><span class="TextRun SCX79343135" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US"> as they could during the </span><span class="TextRun SCX79343135" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US">year</span><span class="TextRun SCX79343135" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US"> and</span><span class="TextRun SCX79343135" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US"> First Book-Seattle would donate</span><span class="TextRun SCX79343135" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US"> a set of books</span><span class="TextRun SCX79343135" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US"> to children </span><span class="TextRun SCX79343135" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US">at </span><span class="TextRun SCX79343135" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US">another elementary school of their choosing</span><span class="TextRun SCX79343135" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US">. They picked Concord International School in Seattle’s South Park neighborhood. </span></div>
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Wag in progresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09099143989911121270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427855951225651948.post-63200734267501862722013-05-20T09:36:00.000-07:002013-05-20T09:36:33.066-07:00John Muir Elementary book distribution by Jennifer Zhan<span style="font-family: Calibri;">On Tuesday the 16<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">th</span></sup>, First Book-Seattle held a
book distribution at John Muir Elementary in Kirkland. This particular
distribution was made possible by the generous donation of 1,000 books by the Berg
family, who are currently embarking on their Gump Trip across America. (Visit
gumptrip.com to learn more about their journey) The Berg family have partnered
with First Book to donate books to children across the United States. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">By the time the Berg family pulled up to John Muir in their
RV, the shiny new books, with titles ranging from <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Knuffle Bunny</i> to <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Junie B.
Jones is (almost) a Flower Girl,</i> had already arrived and were placed on a
cart. The First Book team and the Berg family made a couple of classroom visits to
second-grade classrooms. As we wheeled in the cart, the children eyed
the new books with curiosity before turning to their attention to the Berg
family’s two children, Kelly and Anton, who described their trip and experiences.
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their presentation, their mother, Brenda Berg, told the second graders about
the Berg family’s love of reading and their mission to distribute books. She explained that each student could choose a book off the cart and keep it for
themselves. “But,” Brenda added as the second graders’ faces lit up and
exclaimed a collective thank-you, “make sure that when you’re done with it, you
share it with someone else—a sibling, a friend, a neighbor, because a well-read
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">In some classrooms, the students were released all at once
and they mobbed the cart. In others, teachers dismissed them one table at a
time, while the seated children squirmed with impatience. Once they reached the
cart, they eagerly began to pull out books, examining different titles
carefully and trying to decide. One girl bounced over to her friend, proudly
displaying her new copy of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">National
Geographic Readers: Cats vs. Dogs </i>and declaring, “This is the cutest book!”
In one classroom, a small scuffle arose over the last copy of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs</i>,
which proved to be popular as the class had recently written to and received a
response from the author, Mo Willems. The final classroom visit finished with
Kelly reading aloud a childhood favorite, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">When
You Give a Mouse a Cookie</i>. As we left each classroom, we could see the
children clutching their new book closely or already engrossed in its pages.</span><span style="background: black; border: 1pt black; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 0pt; layout-grid-mode: line; line-height: 115%; mso-border-alt: none black 0in; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-width: 0%; padding: 0in;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">After three classroom visits, the Berg family and First
Book-Seattle started on the second part of the distribution, which took place
in the nearby low-income housing project where many of the students live. After
the Berg family parked their RV, we set up two tables to separate the beginning
and intermediate reader books and move large boxes of books from the RV as
curious children began to gather around us. </span></div>
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began to seize copies of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Wayside School
Gets a Little Bit Stranger</i> and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Fancy
Nancy at the Museum</i>, pausing to grab any new books that hit the table. Some
wer were choosing books not only for themselves but also for absent siblings.
One boy held up <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Fairy Tale Detectives</i>
and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Fairies in the Quest for Neverland</i>
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than usual, each child was allowed more than the usual one book and many looked
relieved to find out that they would not have to undergo the difficult struggle
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continued to grow as more children streamed in, having been let out of school. The
First Book crew and Berg family members navigated their way between tables,
recommending books and complimenting the children on their good taste. Many
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towards 4:30pm. By then, the ransacked tables only contained a fraction of
their previous bounty. When no more children came, we packed away the few
remaining books, which barely filled half a box, and folded away the tables.
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</span>Wag in progresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09099143989911121270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427855951225651948.post-46771594149971966992013-05-16T19:41:00.004-07:002013-05-16T19:41:55.199-07:002013 Readers: Carson Wiggs, Seattle Seahawks' Kicker<br />
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<span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="color: #3d3d3d; line-height: 15px;">While majoring in construction management technology at Purdue University, Wiggs became the most accurate kicker in Boilermaker history. </span></div>
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<span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="color: #3d3d3d; line-height: 15px;">Wiggs connected on 73.6 percent of his field goals (53 for 72) and his 53 field goals are the second-most ever at Purdue. As a senior, Wiggs earned second-team All-Big Ten honors in 2011. He was signed by the Seahawks on March 5, 2013.</span></div>
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Wag in progresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09099143989911121270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427855951225651948.post-80078333292969050042013-05-11T08:48:00.001-07:002013-05-11T08:48:48.184-07:00'What was your first book?' reader schedule<br />
First Book Seattle is holding its 2nd annual 'What was your First Book?' fundraising read-a-thon on Saturday at Richard Hugo House (1634 11th Ave, Seattle) from 10am to noon on May 18th. An exciting and eclectic group of Seattle celebrities will come together to read the first book they remember falling in love with.<br />
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<span style="color: red;">Here is the reader schedule. It may be subject to last minute changes but we will try and keep you posted on facebook and twitter if that happens:</span><br />
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<b>10:10am: 2012 Puget Sound ESD Teacher of the year Julie Trout reading '</b><b style="font-size: 12pt;">Mr. Pine’s Purple House'</b></div>
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<b style="font-size: 12pt;">10:40am: Ride the Ducks Captain, Captain Bjorn Toorun reading '</b><b style="font-size: 12pt;">One Duck Stuck'</b></div>
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<b> </b><b style="font-size: 12pt;">11:20am: Chef Tamara Murphy reading '</b><b style="font-size: 12pt;">Where the Wild Things Are'</b></div>
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<b> </b><b style="font-size: 12pt;">11:30am: Owner of Ninety Farms, Linda Neunzig reading '</b><b style="font-size: 12pt;">When The Rooster Crowed'</b></div>
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<b> </b><b style="font-size: 12pt;">11:40am: Seattle Sounder reading '</b><b style="font-size: 12pt;">Froggy Plays Soccer'</b></div>
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Wag in progresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09099143989911121270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427855951225651948.post-42730230082298997182013-05-10T13:22:00.000-07:002013-05-10T13:22:00.467-07:00Master of Ceremonies - Ross Fletcher<br />
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Wag in progresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09099143989911121270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427855951225651948.post-49331992168756332772013-05-09T17:45:00.000-07:002013-05-09T17:45:00.989-07:002013 readers: DiAndre Campbell, University of Washington Student and Husky Wide Receiver<span style="background-color: white;">First Book Seattle is holding its 2nd annual 'What was your First Book?' fundraising event on Saturday May 18th at Richard Hugo House (1634 11th Ave, Seattle) from 10am to noon. </span><span style="background-color: white;">An exciting and inspiring group of Seattle celebrities will come together to read the first book they remember falling in love with.</span><br />
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Wag in progresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09099143989911121270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427855951225651948.post-54718208702383929402013-05-09T17:21:00.000-07:002013-05-09T17:21:04.362-07:002013 readers: Curt Nakon, Ride the Duck Captain Bjorn Toorun<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=6427855951225651948" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><br />
First Book Seattle is holding its 2nd annual 'What was your First Book?' fundraising read-a-thon on Saturday at Richard Hugo House (1634 11th Ave, Seattle) from 10am to noon on Saturday May 18th.<br />
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First Book Seattle is holding its 2nd annual 'What was your First Book?' fundraising event on Saturday May 18th at Richard Hugo House (1634 11th Ave, Seattle) from 10am to noon.<br />
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Tamara Murphy has been integral to Seattle’s food scene since 1987. Her journey from New York City brought her first to Dominque’s Place, then executive chef at Campagne. She opened Brasa in 1999 and her newest venture, Terra Plata in 2012. Tamara’s first book which celebrates farmers, cooks and eater’s was published in 2010. Tamara’s passion and inspiration for cooking delicious foods comes from her relationships with local farmers and the foods they bring to her restaurants. Tamara has been celebrated for her work behind the stoves by the James Beard foundation: Best Chef in the Pacific Northwest, Ten Best Chefs in America by Food and Wine. </div>
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Tamara will read "Where the Wild Things Are"by Maurice Sendak </div>
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First Book Seattle is holding its 2nd annual 'What was your First Book?' fundraising read-a-thon on Saturday at Richard Hugo House (1634 11th Ave, Seattle) from 10am to noon on May 18th.<br />
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Margaret Larson, Journalist and New Day Northwest Host<br />
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For more than 25years, Margaret Larson has worked as a broadcast journalist, most notably with NBC News as a foreign correspondent based in London, news anchor for the Today show and Dateline NBC reporter, and as a reporter/news anchor at KING-TV in Seattle. During the Kurdish refugee crisis in southern Turkey at the end of the first Persian Gulf War, she began reporting on global humanitarian crises. What she learned and experienced changed her outlook, her career and her life. Margaret devotes time to international causes in partnership with Mercy Corps and has formed a communications consulting practice for international nonprofit organizations including World Vision, Mercy Corps, PATH and Global Partnerships, creating video and online content to serve humanitarian causes. Margaret has won broadcast journalism awards including four Emmys, two national Clarion awards, three Telly awards and a national Society of Professional Journalists award. Additionally, she has been recognized with the Headliner Award from the Association of Women in Communication ('04), "Best Voice for Humanitarianism" by Seattle Weekly ('05), Women of Vision award by the "Women Work!" organization ('07) and chosen to create the profile videos for the global humanitarian Opus Prize awardees in Nicaragua, India, and Burundi ('08).<br />
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Margaret will read "Oh the Places You'll Go", by Dr. Seuss.<br />
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First Book Seattle is holding its 2nd annual 'What was your First Book?' fundraising read-a-thon on Saturday at Richard Hugo House (1634 11th Ave, Seattle) from 10am to noon on May 18th.<br />
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Rachel Kessler, Founding Member of Typing Explosion, Vis-a-vis Society and LOCCAL.<br />
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Rachel Kessler is co-founder of literary collaborations The Typing Explosion and Vis-à-Vis Society. Her poems have been published in Poetry Northwest, The Far Field, City Arts Magazine, and elsewhere. She teaches creative writing in public schools and in homeless shelters in Seattle.<br />
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Rachel will read "Mouse Tails" by Arnold Lobel.Jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18034774312991725669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427855951225651948.post-11143421258871564412013-04-24T11:56:00.001-07:002013-04-24T12:04:49.250-07:002013 Readers: Julie TroutFirst Book Seattle is holding its 2nd annual 'What was your First Book?' fundraising read-a-thon on Saturday at Richard Hugo House (1634 11th Ave, Seattle) from 10am to noon on May 18th.<br />
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Julie Trout is an arts educator and arts activist that can sometimes be seen teaching upside down in her classroom. In her many years as a teacher in both private and public settings, Julie uses the arts to teach core subjects and as a way to bring communities together. She draws inspiration from social justice issues, spending time in nature, motherhood, music, and the many cultures and lives of her students. Julie is the visual arts teacher at John Muir where she often encourages students to make something out of nothing while reminding the rest of the world that art is a right that all our students deserve to have.<br />
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Julie will read "Mr. Pines Purple House" by Leonard Kessler.<br />
Jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18034774312991725669noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427855951225651948.post-24763377130605069922013-04-20T10:52:00.000-07:002013-05-01T13:18:31.142-07:00Tickets Available for "What Was Your First Book?" fundraising read-a-thon<br />
First Book Seattle is holding its 2nd annual 'What was your First Book?' fundraising read-a-thon on Saturday at Richard Hugo House (1634 11th Ave, Seattle) from 10am to noon on May 18th.<br />
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All funds raised will go towards buying books for children who need them and your ticket price is tax deductible.Jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18034774312991725669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427855951225651948.post-45519320387614068102013-04-15T17:46:00.000-07:002013-04-15T17:46:44.774-07:002013 Readers: Linda Neunzig<br />
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Linda Neunzig, owner of Ninety Farms.<br />
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On a 50-acre sustainable farm in Arlington, WA, Linda raises all natural grass-fed USDA beef and Katahdin lamb for Seattle area restaurants and local farmers markets. Linda's passion for farming, sustainability and quality have received recognition from Slow Food USA, New York City Meals On Wheels 2008 Benefit, Gourmet Magazine and National Women's Chef and Restauranteurs Association. Linda's passion has also led to policy and advocacy for farming as Linda is also the Agriculture Coordinator for Snohomish County.<br />
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Linda will read "When the Rooster Crowed" by Patricia Lillie, a book she read every night to her son Sam who will join us at our May 18th event.<br />
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<i>On May 18th from 10:00-12:00, First Book-Seattle will hold it's 2nd annual "What Was Your First Book" read-a-thon at Richard Hugo House (1634 11th Ave, Seattle 98122). An exciting and eclectic group of community leaders will come together to read their favorite book and help us raise funds to buy books for children in need.</i>Jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18034774312991725669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427855951225651948.post-66186875926791446402013-04-08T15:25:00.000-07:002013-04-09T13:25:14.112-07:002013 Readers: Anna Banana Freeze<br />
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Anna Banana Freeze, performer/instructor/creator with Massive Monkees.<br />
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Anna spends her time balancing motherhood with the demands of performing, instructing and creating with the award-winning group, Massive Monkees. Anna recently created the Mini BREAKS breakin' program for children 2-6, is making a b-girl documentary and also returning to her DJing roots. Her goal is to share hip-hop with people of all ages and social backgrounds with the hope of sharing the empowerment, self-awareness, creativity and community she has received from her involvement with hip-hop.<br />
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Anna will be reading "Elephants Cannot Dance" by Mo Willems.<br />
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<i>On May 18th from 10:00-12:00, First Book-Seattle will hold it's 2nd annual "What Was Your First Book" read-a-thon at Richard Hugo House (1634 11th Ave, Seattle 98122). An exciting and eclectic group of community leaders will come together to read their favorite book and help us raise funds to buy books for children in need.</i>Jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18034774312991725669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427855951225651948.post-24662293078976989222013-04-05T15:10:00.001-07:002013-04-19T20:40:23.364-07:002013 Readers: Jennifer Warnick<br />
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Jennifer Warnick, Rat City Rollergirls Founder<br />
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Jennifer Warnick is a Seattle writer who loves to read and still gets in trouble for staying up past bedtime to finish a good book. Jen is a Rat City Rollergirls founder, playing as Shovey Chase from 2005-2012. She love traveling far and wide and returning to her beloved city, playing and watching sports, making and watching movies, clever turns of phrase, Chopin and AC/DC, sliced avocados, clean laundry, sushi, sunny days, Boston terriers, barbecues, front porches, flibberdigibbits and toast.<br />
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Jennifer will read "More Bears!" by Kenn Nesbitt.<br />
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Jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18034774312991725669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427855951225651948.post-59329430334996213422013-03-28T11:12:00.001-07:002013-04-08T15:33:40.322-07:00Thank You From Sand Point ElementaryHere are a few sweet thank you notes from first and second grade students at Sand Point Elementary, who participated in a "Read & Roll" reading challenge, which was kicked off by a surprise classroom visit from several Rat City Roller Girls, and ended with free tickets to the February 9th derby bout for the students. At the bout, Seattle librarian and author Nancy Pearl read "Where the Wild Things Are" to the halftime crowd, who raised over $1800 in donations to First Book!<br />
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<br />Jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18034774312991725669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427855951225651948.post-18795292287715483632013-01-11T18:54:00.000-08:002013-04-08T15:33:40.319-07:00Fall 2012 Grants<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We are pleased to announce that First Book – Seattle has awarded a total of <b>$11,385</b> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">in book grants to 7 worthy schools and organizations in King County this winter. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">That means that local children will be the proud owners of <b>4,554 new books</b>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">These organizations serve a true diversity of cultures, needs, and age groups in our </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">area. Congratulations to </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">each of these remarkable organizations</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><u>Aki Kurose Middle School – Self Contained Autism Class:</u></b> Aki Kurose is a Seattle </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">middle school located in the most diverse zip code in the world. This class serves </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">students with moderate to severe autism. This program works to bring students out </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">of the school and into the community to build life skills. First Book books will allow </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">students to continue to develop their vocabulary and language skills at home.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><u><b>Concord International School:</b></u> Concord International School is a dual language </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">immersion elementary school in Seattle’s South Park neighborhood. Students are </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">learning subject matter in both English and Spanish. The school fosters a global </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">perspective on curriculum, with an emphasis on art and science. First Book books </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">will allow teachers to facilitate cross-grade reading partnerships.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><u>Health Sciences and Human Services High School:</u></b> This small high school in the </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Highline School District has a curricular focus on health fields and community </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">service. Students aspire to be doctors, nurses, scientists, social workers, and </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">educators in a college-preparatory setting. First Book books will allow teachers to </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">promote reading within families and hold a family book night.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><u>Lake Washington Head Start Program:</u></b> This Head Start program supports low </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">income families in Kirkland and Redmond through preschool programs and other </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">family services. First Book books will foster family engagement in the MotherReads/</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">FatherReads classes, which focus on parenting skills, communication, and school </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">readiness.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><u>Sand Point Elementary School:</u></b> Located next to transitional housing, Sand Point </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Elementary serves a diverse group of Seattle students, including students who were </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">formerly homeless and students from refugee families. First Book books will allow </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">a first grade teacher to supplement materials in her Reader’s Workshop curriculum </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">and allow students to practice those skills at home.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><u>Valley Cities Family Support Program:</u></b> The Valley Cities Family Support Program </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">fosters healthy youth development through after-school and summer </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">programs at the Laurelwood Gardens and Kings Court apartment complexes – </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">two low-income public housing developments in Federal Way. First Book books will </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">allow the organization to develop a book club for youth of varying ages and create </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">more Family Nights that focus on reading and early learning.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><u>Wing Luke Elementary:</u></b> Wing Luke is a Seattle elementary school that offers an </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">English Language Development program. At Wing Luke, kindergarten and first </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">grade English Language Learners are taught in a collaborative classroom setting, </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">where the classroom teachers and the English Language Development teachers </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">work together to meet students’ language development needs. First Book books </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">will allow teachers to send books, rather than just photocopied material, home with </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">students for repeated reading with parents.</span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Thank you to everyone that contributed to First Book-Seattle in 2012 for making </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">these grants possible. We hope that you will continue to support First Book-</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Seattle in the future so that we can provide more books to kids and worthy </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">organizations in 2013. To learn more about getting involved or making a donation </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">visit <a href="http://www.facebook.com/firstbookseattle">http://www.facebook.com/firstbookseattle</a> or <a href="http://www.firstbook.org/seattle">http://www.firstbook.org/seattle</a>.</span></i><br />
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Jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18034774312991725669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427855951225651948.post-91204229636163191152012-08-22T19:01:00.000-07:002013-04-08T15:33:11.834-07:00Q2 and Beyond FundraisingWe've been a bit slow with our July vacation, but we are back and ready to roll.<br />
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For the year through July 1st, First Book-Seattle raised $9,904.50 and distributed $1,235 of our Q4 2011 fundraising to kids. That's already 494 books!<br />
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Since then we've cleared the $10,000 fundraising mark for 2012!<br />
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Looks like we can distribute 4300 new books in our grant cycle this fall.<br />
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With the arrival of longer summer days, First Book-Seattle has a little more time to reflect about our inaugural year. Actually, it’s been just seven months since we kicked off our campaign to provide new books to the underserved kids in King County. What a whirlwind it’s been! <br />
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If you’ve been following this blog or our Facebook page, you already know a little about what we’ve been doing. Now we want to catch you up on our progress. In May we held our First Annual “What Was Your First Book?” Read-A-Thon at Elliott Bay Book Company. Celebrating best-loved books from childhood, 20 talented community members read their favorites to an audience of kids and grown-ups alike, and shared their memories of how books comfort, thrill, and transport, opening other lives and worlds to us. <br />
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Thanks to the dedication of these readers, our volunteers and supporters, First Book raised $3885.90 that day, enough to give each child in 11 classrooms a starter collection—six books—of his or her own to take home. <br />
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During the event we were also fortunate to welcome representatives from Kent Youth & Family Services, the beneficiary of First Book-Seattle’s very first Book Grant this spring. Because of an investment from a private family foundation, they received a permanent library for their kindergarten tutoring program.<br />
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We were awed and moved by what we witnessed at this event, namely, a community coming together to celebrate children and the power of story. We are educators, writers, athletes, entertainers, business owners, librarians, politicians, pilots, organizers, officers, firefighters, and parents. All of us want to help raise strong, confident kids; they are the embodiment of our potential. Literacy is one of the first steps on the path to personal fulfillment and leadership. </div>
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First Book-Seattle thanks all of you for your generous support over these last several months. We can’t do it without you! If you’re interested in volunteering or donating, please contact us at <a href="mailto:seattle@firstbook.org">seattle@firstbook.org</a> or visit <a href="http://www.firstbook.org/seattle">www.firstbook.org/seattle</a>. We are an all-volunteer board, and 100% of the money we raise goes directly to the purchase of new books for children in need. <br />
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Thanks to these businesses and individuals whose donations supported our event: <br />
Archie McPhee <br />
Arena Sports-Redmond (Lil’ Kickers) <br />
Barefoot Yoga <br />
Bodhisattva Healing Arts <br />
Bootyland <br />
Caspar Babypants <br />
Central Co-op <br />
Chi Nguyen for Estrella Salon <br />
Clover <br />
Costco <br />
Cupcake Royale <br />
Elizabeth Austen <br />
Elliott Bay Book Company <br />
Emerald City Trapeze Arts <br />
Frances McCue <br />
Grand Central Bakery <br />
Gregg’s Cycle <br />
Hapkido House <br />
Heather McHugh <br />
High Maintenance Skin Care Studio <br />
Hot House Spa & Sauna <br />
Kathleen Flenniken <br />
Kids on 45th <br />
Kate Lebo<br />
Larry Benesh and Rebecca Hoogs <br />
LAZERQUICK <br />
Macrina Bakery <br />
Mayor Mike McGinn <br />
McMenamins <br />
Metropolitan Market <br />
Molly Moon’s <br />
Moonjar <br />
Mrs. Cooks <br />
Oddfellows Café + Bar <br />
QFC <br />
Ron Lyp Designs <br />
Samhadi Yoga <br />
Sarah Holt <br />
Seattle Sounders FC <br />
Senator Patty Murray <br />
Shakti Vinyasa Yoga <br />
Shawn Wong <br />
Smith Restaurant <br />
Stuhlberg’s <br />
Sugar Pill <br />
Super Jock ‘n Jill <br />
Tom Skerritt <br />
Top Ten Toys <br />
Trader Joe’s <br />
Whole Life Yoga </div>
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And a big tip of the hat to our readers! <br />
Daemond Arrindell <br />
Paul Constant <br />
Erin Dunlap <br />
Jody Hall <br />
Brendan Harrison <br />
Lacey Jane Henson <br />
Elizabeth Kruse <br />
Congressman Jim McDermott <br />
Brian McGuigan <br />
Craig Nelson <br />
Jennie Richey <br />
Sergeant Jay Shin <br />
Martha Silano <br />
Misha Stone <br />
Lieutenant Kenny Stuart <br />
Jennifer Warnick <br />
Officer Tomeka Williams <br />
Shawn Wong <br />
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</div>Jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18034774312991725669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427855951225651948.post-81069075659378681362012-06-04T14:24:00.004-07:002013-01-11T18:57:45.116-08:00Thank YouHow often do you get to hear a Congressman, a pilot, a policewoman and other important members of the Seattle community talk about the first book that made a difference in their lives? Thanks to the volunteers who helped make the May 19th Read-a-thon at Elliott Bay Books a huge success, we got to share this memorable experience with a crowd of families and other book lovers.<br />
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It was incredible to see how this event came together, all because of the people who volunteered their time to make it happen. Refreshments and books were swiftly arranged in an inviting display, signs and balloons were posted in the bookstore, and readers and other attendees were escorted to the reading area.<br />
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As the Volunteer Coordinator for First Book-Seattle, I can only stand in awe of what we've accomplished at our first big fundraiser. I hope everyone who contributed to the event feels good about the difference they've made. Not only did you allow some great individuals the chance to share the memory of their first book, but you've given a new generation of kids the chance to look back on a favorite book some day.<br />
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And this is just the beginning! We have some creative fundraising events planned for the future. There's a range of opportunities to help out, from joining the board to helping on a committee to taking pictures at an event.<br />
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Thanks again and hope to see you all again soon!Jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18034774312991725669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427855951225651948.post-31483581503816489442012-05-13T23:01:00.000-07:002013-04-08T15:33:40.321-07:00Our First Grants<span style="font-family: inherit;">We are thrilled to announce our first
partnerships with local organizations! In April, we awarded grants to
Kent Youth and Family Services and Seattle’s Neighborhood House. We
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Kent Youth and Family Services’ Read
To Succeed Initiative operates the After-School Academy for
Millennium Elementary kindergarten students. These students
participate in a class at the Birch Creek Youth Center, in which
educators work to build literacy skills and support independent
reading. This program operates in an immigrant community and strives
to build connections between families and school.
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Neighborhood House’s Child
Development Programs serve four public housing communities in
Seattle: High Point in West Seattle, Rainier Vista and New Holly in
South Seattle, and Yesler Terrace in Central Seattle. The preschool
programs offer extensive exposure to books and materials that are
rich and reflective of the students’ cultural groups. Early
literacy is incorporated into story times, projects, and dramatic
play.
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