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Campus to the City: A Pi Phi’s Experience with First Book
Guest blogger Tamara Dunham is a member of the Iowa Gamma chapter of Pi Beta Phi Fraternity for Women at Iowa State University. While interning with the Small Business Administration in Washington,...
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Pencils Sharpened, Backpacks Opened and Students are Ready to Start School...
Guest Blogger: Susan M. Blackstock, Assistant Vice President, SunTrust Mortgage, Inc. Today is the first day of school in metro-Atlanta. Public school students will be exchanging their swim goggles...
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Banking On Books: TD Bank and First Book Bring 20,000 New Books to Kids in Need
We are excited to share the big news that our friends at TD Charitable Foundation are stepping up with $114,000 in grants to put books in the hands of kids in need! The TD Charitable Foundation and...
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Pi Beta Phi Brings Books About Great American Women to Kids in Need
This past November, First Book’s partner, Pi Beta Phi Fraternity for Women, celebrated their 100-year commitment to literacy service. To honor the momentous occasion, the Fraternity donated a special...
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Operation Bookitecture!
KPMG’s Family for Literacy brightened the holiday season for children across the country by bringing more than 49,000 brand new books to children in need as part of their firm-wide community service...
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How a Mortgage Bank Makes It Possible for Kids to Have New Books
Every year, First Book provides close to ten million brand-new books to local schools and community programs across the country. To make that happen, we rely on the generosity of thousands of...
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Competitors or Collaborators? A Q&A with Carol Rasco on How First Book Works...
Carol Rasco, president and CEO of Reading Is Fundamental (RIF), recently answered some questions about the importance of the long partnership between First Book and RIF. Q: RIF and First Book are...
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How First Book Works with Pi Beta Phi to Support Girls Everywhere
Today’s guest blog post is from Ann Shaw, Director of Philanthropy for Pi Beta Phi Fraternity for Women. Ann has held this volunteer role for the past six years. She received her Bachelor of Arts from...
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Mary Pope Osborne supports First Book through Classroom Adventures
Mary Pope Osborne, longtime friend and partner of First Book, is offering her readers the opportunity to apply directly for free collections of her beloved titles through her very own Classroom...
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It Takes Less Than Half An Hour To Change A Child’s Life
First Book provides badly-needed books to kids, but it’s up to educators and parents to help their children open up those brand-new books and become readers. Read Aloud 15 MINUTES is one of the many...
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Who Can Sign Up with First Book?
When the school year ends, so do many support systems kids in need rely on. Thankfully there are thousands of organizations working across the country to help kids in need during the summer months....
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Once a Mentor, Forever a Friend
It’s been over 10 years since Mr. Wilbert Scott and Cashadell Lewis first met, but both remember it like it was yesterday. “My name is Cashadell, but you can call me Cash,” said Lewis. “You call me Mr....
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Reclaiming the Promise of Public Education
Today’s guest blog post is by Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, on the importance of ensuring all educators and students have the books they need for back to school....
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