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Attention Community!

Teacher book boxes are being packed as we speak! Or rather, as I write. Truthfully, after I write, since I'm the one who packs book boxes and I'm currently typing.

That means we are finishing distribution Step 1. Now we will move into distributing the excesses.

Here's where I need your help!

Step 2: If you know of any non-profit community agencies in our community in need of books, please contact me with information about the group as well as a person I can contact.

Step 3: If you teach children, formally or informally, stay tuned for information about a BOOK GIVEAWAY that will be scheduled in the next several weeks. Registration will be required, and preregistration will be available shortly.

Thanks!

Update

If anyone is still following this process, I apologize for my internet absence. 

I'VE BEEN SWIMMING IN BOOKS!

I am overwhelmed by the generosity of so many members of our community. We collected just shy of 5,000 book titles and are almost ready to deliver to Crestline teachers.

I am busily packing up book orders over here! :)

Summoning Volunteers

Our last book drive is TOMORROW. See the sidebar for details -->

The next steps will be to complete our inventory, finish sorting books, and finalize everything so we can get these books into the hands of teachers!

Although tomorrow is our last scheduled event, we still have a lot of work ahead of us! If you are willing to volunteer your time tomorrow morning between 9:30 and 12:30 or sometime next week, please email me your availability at booksforcrestline@gmail.com

Update

Things have been moving along on our book collection project for 

Books for Crestline: to rebuild classroom libraries

A big THANK YOU to our wonderful DONORS and VOLUNTEERS!

Just as a quick update, we are working to continue collecting and inventorying books. So far, we have about 3,000 books donated. Our last collection event is this Saturday. After this, we will finish sorting titles and work towards distribution. Again, thank you so much to all who have given a helping hand!

First Drive: A Success!

Our first book drive was a success. We had 30 donors come out and were able to get through inventorying 1,000 books, with more left to do. Thank you so much for all those who participated! I appreciate seeing community members come together for a good cause.

Here are some pictures to document our progress:

First Collection Event!

Hello All!

We are looking forward to our first collection event

TONIGHT

at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

13600 SE McGillivray Blvd.

6 to 8 PM

Please bring your gently used children's literature.

See you there!

Ideas for Flyers

Flyers are available for you to use to help us spread the word about our project. Please consider helping in one or more of these ways:

 

1) Join the open Facebook group "Books for Crestline" and add five friends who may be interested

 

2) Talk to your neighborhood association president about including a flyer in the February newsletter

 

3) Ask your employer to post a flyer on your HR communication bulletin board, include a note in the employee newsletter or send out an email to employees

 

4) Set up a donation box at your church for high quality used children's books, post the full page flyer on the front of the box, then bring the donations to one of the two collection times

 

5) Post a notice on your "Nextdoor.com" community social network page with this blog address: www.booksforcrestline.blogspot.com

 

6) Ask the president of the civic organizations you are a member of to inform the other members of this opportunity

 

7) Print off one sheet of the quarter sheet flyers. Take one to both of your next door neighbors one to your neighbor across the street and post one on your fridge to remind you to talk to other people.

 

8) Print one sheet of the small flyers, cut them up and take them to your next book club or yoga class. Give an extra to the person behind you in the grocery store line :)

 

9) Print the large flyer and ask your favorite local business to post it on their community bulletin board

 

10) Tell one friend or relative who is a teacher out of state about the blog and ask them to share it with their co-workers.

 

11) Donate $6, in honor of the 6 teachers you had in grades K-5, on the home page of this website to go toward one more book to be purchased for a teacher.

 

12) Teach your kids about giving back to the community by inviting them to do some extra chores around the house. Pay them an allowance that they can use to go to a bookstore and buy a book for a teacher. Have them deliver the book on one of the two drop off days.

 

Thank you for all your help!