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Local
Preschools- A Source of
Books |
Take
a tip from Dr. Veronica Naudin at Pediatric Medical Associates
of Tri-City. In honor of Read Across America, The Gifted
Preschool in Encinitas collected 600 gently used books for
their ROR waiting room! |
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ROR
California Conference
Call |
Join
Roya Yasharpour, Statewide Program Director of ROR California
for monthly teleconference. There is a morning and afternoon
session to choose from; 8:30-9:10 or 12:45-1:20. The next two
teleconferences are: 4/24 Traditional Fundraising- Grant
Writing; 5/29 Training and Retraining for Medical Providers
and Staff- with guest
presenter.
To
join in call (800) 974-2164, Pass Word
899063# |
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Need
a Tax Deductible
Donation? |
The
AAP-CA3, a non-profit 501(c)3 is able to accept book money for
sites and provide a tax deductible receipt. Sites that do not
have this non-profit status can have donors send a check to
the AAP- CA3 indicating that this money should be set aside
for a particular site. After purchasing books sites can send
us an invoice which we will deduct from their account. Or
sites can participate in bulk book buying with the
collaborative and use the money in their account. There is no
charge to sites for this
service. |
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The
American Academy of Pediatrics, CA Chapter 3 (AAP-CA3), under
the leadership of Chapter President Donald Miller, Executive
Director Meredith Kennedy, Associate Director Tara Milbrand,
and ROR Champions within the Chapter, is the organizing agency
for a coordinated Reach Out and Read effort in San Diego
County. The RORSD Collaborative is working to help expand and
sustain Reach out and Read in San Diego by recruiting new
sites, providing support with progress reports and book
inventory,sending out trainers for ROR training of new staff
and physicians and assisting with and coordinating fundraising
for book money. RORSD is continuing to expand in San Diego,
reaching more children, with 40 active sites and several more
applications in
progress. |
You
can view previous issues of Storytime
at
www.aapca3.org |
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StoryTime
Articles |
Please
send us your ROR stories to share and include in
Storytime.
tmilbrand@aapca3.org |
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Story
Time
Reach
Out and Read San Diego Collaborative
Newsletter / Making Books Part of a Healthy
Childhood |
April
2008 |
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GET
INVOLVED!- Join us for the next RORSD Collaborative Meeting.
We'll see you there!
May
7th, August 6th, and November 5th from 12 to 2pm at AMN
Healthcare in the Boardroom located at 12400 High Bluff
Drive, San Diego,
CA 92130. Click
here for map. Please note that map is incorrect. Turn left
onto High Bluff if heading north on El Camino, not
right.
For assistance or questions please contact ROR
Program Manager Tara Milbrand at tmilbrand@aapc a3.org.
To learn more about ROR news across the country visit www.reachout
andread.org.
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 Golden
Book Award
Dr.
Melendez at Clinicas de Salud
The
Golden Book Award goes to Dr. Michelle Melendez and her hard
work to keep Reach Out and Read going at Clinicas de Salud in
Imperial County. Their local
library has taken the program on and helped supply Dr.
Melendez with new books. This is a great model for all sites.
Congratulations on making a difference in these children's
lives. |
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 UT's
Race for Literacy
RORSD
Joins Council on Literacy
In
an effort to work collaboratively on promoting literacy in
San
Diego, RORSD has joined the San Diego
Council on Literacy as an affiliate program. The San Diego
Council on Literacy provides leadership to support and build
the Literacy Network in new and existing literary
efforts.
Join
us May 3rd and 4th at the Union Tribune's Race for Literacy.
This is an opportunity to support The San Diego Council on
Literacy in our efforts to help every San Diegan become
literate. Click
here for race details. Re
gister with The Reach
Out and Read Strollers by April 15th and get a cool
ROR baseball cap. We will be strolling in the Kid's Magic Mile
on May 3rd. |
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Making
a Difference in Kid's Lives
A
Local Pediatrician's Story
This
story comes from one of our local ROR
pediatricians:
I have been the pediatrician to a family of four children
since their first two children were babies. They are a
financially poor family but they value education greatly. They
are always reading while they wait to see me and tell me about
the great stories that they are reading when I come in. I love
to give them books at each of their well visits. At the last
well visit, their mom told me that they have a book shelf at
home with all of the books that I have given her children. She
told me that these book are a great source of pride to her and
her husband, because she and her children love to read but
would otherwise not be able to have a personal little library
of books. The oldest who is in kindergarten reads very well in
both English and Spanish and often proudly tells me that she
is going to be a doctor when she grows-up. It makes me happy
that I can play a small role in this family's love of
education and reading. |
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 Books
For North County
Provided
by Nordson Foundation
Sites
in North County, that were active
as of May 2007, should have received book shipments for
children 3-5 years old. Each site received a shipment from at
least 2 of the following publishers: All About Books, Jonathan
Dragon, and Scholastic (Bilingual Paperbacks). These books are
provided by a generous contribution from the Nordson
Foundation. If you have any feedback on the quality of these
books please let Tara know at
tmilbrand@aapc
a3.org. |
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Two
Local Literacy Programs Earn The Acts of Caring
Award
The
San Diego County Library, LEARN program and the Laubach
Literacy Council of San Diego County
The
San Diego County Library, LEARN program and the Laubach
Literacy Council of San Diego County are two of 18 programs
selected by the National Association of Counties (NACo) as
winners in the 2008 Acts of Caring Awards.
The San
Diego County Library is one of only two libraries in the
country to be selected for an award.
These special
awards recognize the top county volunteer programs in the
country.
The partnership between the Library's adult
literacy program, L.E.A.R.N. (Libraries Empower All to Read
Now), and the Laubach Literacy Council of San Diego County,
results in training of volunteer tutors to teach English as a
Second Language (ESL) to adult immigrants and non-English
speakers in the County Library branches.
By the end of
its first year, 25 volunteer tutors were teaching 76 students
at six library branches. Three more branches added ESL
tutoring early this year.
The award ceremony will be
held April 10, 2008, on Capitol Hill in Washington,
D.C. |
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Fundraising
Corner
Target
Store- Eartly Childhood Reading Grants
Target
has been a great supporter of Reach Out and Read. Last year
ROR sites in San
Diego collectively received $15,000
from local Target stores.Click
here to access the online application for your site.
Application due May 31st.
Host
a Book Fair at a Business or Your Site
Books
4 Fun is one of many companies that will run a book fair for
you! You provide the location and they do the rest! Your site
will receive 20% of book fair profits. Contact Tara Milbrand
for more information.
Recycle
Your Bottles and Cans
Your
site could provide hundreds of dollars of revenue each year
just by recycling. Recycle for the building and you may raise
a quarter of your ROR budget. Click
here for a recycle sign. Visit www.bottlesan
dcans.com to get a free recycle bin and learn where to
bring your recyclables for cash!
Barnes
and Noble Book Fair
Contact
your local Barnes and Noble Bookstore to hold a bookfair to
benefit your clinic. You promote the event by passing out
fliers. Then on select days a percentage of every purchase
will be given to your clinic when accompanied with the
flier. |
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ON
A TIGHT BOOK BUDGET?
Check
Out these Book Offers- Remember Scholastic Prepaid Accounts
can ONLY be Used to Purchase Scholastic
Books
Bright
Baby Bilingual & Natural Baby Board Books.
Receive
40-58% off listed prices- see order form for details. Click on
links to view:
Bright
Baby Bilingual Board Books
Bright
Baby Bilingual Chunky Board Books (3x3)- 97¢ before
discount
Natural
Baby
Macmillan
Order Form
Barefoot
Books- April Literacy Special- all books
$2.50
View
Flier
All
About Books
1-866-732-3667
www.allaboutboo
ks.org
First
Book Marketplace
In
honor of Black History Month they are featuring a great board
book "Ten, Nine, Eight" by Molly Bang for $2.00 a book. Please
note these books must be bought in boxes of a single title. http://www.fbmarketplace.org/ser
vlet/StoreFront?tr=y&auid=3332746
Jonathan
Dragon
302-654-6922
http://www.jon
athandragon.com
Charlesbridge
Book Sale Offer to ROR
View
Flier |
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