Bend resident Phyllis Bear is ready to fill 50 empty barrels with kids’ books, as part of RSVP Read Together Books & Bears. The new reading program will launch Friday, when the donation barrels — donated by the Rotary Club of Greater Bend — will appear across Deschutes County. People are being asked to donate used children’s books to the program, which will give them to kids in need. The program is targeting children from birth to fifth grade. Bear hopes the program will collect 4,000 to 5,000 books in its first year. To donate, look for barrel locations on the program’s Web site at www.rsvpco.org/BooksandBears.html.
Andy Tullis / The Bulletin. Click picture of Phyllis to read article.
We wish to send a HUGE THANK YOU to The Rotary Club of Greater Bend for sponsoring our 2009 and 2010 Annual Read Together Books & Bears Program.
Community Stakeholders investing in Children’s Literacy
Central Oregon Council on Aging
OfficeMax
Bend Factory Stores
Deschutes County Commission on Children & Families
B O O K S & B E A R S R E C O G N I T I O N
We wish to send a HUGE THANK YOU to The Rotary Club of Greater Bend for sponsoring our 2009 and 2010
Annual Read Together Books & Bears Program.
RSVP Read Together's
Second Annual
Books & Bears Program is HERE
Brought to you by: The Rotary Club of Greater Bend and RSVP
April 13-April 27, 2010.
Raise A Child’s Awareness of Giving
the Love of Books
RSVP Read Together Outreach
Community Stakeholders investing in Children’s Literacy
*** Central Oregon Council on Aging
*** OfficeMax
*** Bend Factory Stores
*** Deschutes County Commission on Children & Families
Mission Statement: Promote child literacy by teaching children the joy of giving by having them donate their used books or buying new books with their allowance to give to less advantaged children.
***Attention kids-Start saving your books and your allowance now to help all of those children who cannot afford their own books and who may be unable to even get to the library!
We are looking for books appropriate for infants through elementary school. You will feel great donating your books, so just be sure they are clean and in good condition. Spanish language books welcome.
Special Acknowledgement to ourVolunteer Champion Phyllis Bear and to Office Max and Bend Factory Outlet Stores and the Deschutes County Commission on Children & Families Week of the Young Child. And to our Team Leaders: Joy Chelsey, Leah Davies and Lona Hale.
YOU ARE AWESOME!
Thought this was an exceptional testimony from someone
receiving our books..below
From: Mara Stephens
Sent: Friday, April 03, 2009 3:37 PM
To: marie@rsvpco.org
Subject: first books program
Hi Marie,
I just talked with Patrick at the Bulletin, Thanks for thinking of us!
I wanted to give you this quick testimonial for you to have about a young father at one of our screenings who has benefited greatly from receiving these books.
After attending one of our screenings, this single father made an incredible adjustment in his son’s life by taking the time every night to read to him. With this new activity they share together, his son is talking more fluently, his behavior has greatly improved, and best of all, father and son have been given the opportunity to learn together.
We would love to apply for this again. Please let me know when the time comes!
