Direct Mail Letter Going Out Soon

Gentle Reader,
The First Book - San Francisco board members are in the process of mailing and e-mailing a fundraising letter providing basic information about our early literacy services as well as contact information for those who are in a position to provide financial support. A copy of this letter is posted below (click on it to view it full size). Thank you for your interest in, and support of, increased literacy services for our community.
Best regards, Brian

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Active Board Members, November 22, 2010

Active Board Members as of November 22, 2010

Michael Andolina
- Education Director, Jamestown Community Center San Francisco

 Irene Blum
- Retired Reading Teacher and Elementary Education Specialist
- Volunteer, Children’s Book Project

Brian Castagne
- Families for Literacy Coordinator/Computer Lab Coordinator
Project Read of the San Francisco Public Library

Jude Deckenbach
- National Liaison, First Book San Francisco
- Former Executive Director, The Reading Tree

Andrea "Ande" Elzie
- Retired Child Development Instructor, City College of San Francisco
- Volunteer, Child Development Center and Family Studies Department
City College of San Francisco

Carla Hatley
- Coordinator, San Francisco BookPALS Program

Performing Artists for Literacy in Schools, Screen Actors Guild Foundation

Kathy Katz
- Programs Manager, The Children's Book Project

Elmer Owens, PhD
- Retired Speech Pathologist, UC San Francisco
- Volunteer, Up on Top After School Tutoring Program
 

Luanne Schulte
- Speech Pathologist
- Volunteer, Up on Top After School Tutoring Program

Board Members as of July 1, 2010

Active Board Members as of July 1, 2010

Michael Andolina
- Academic Director, Jamestown Community Center San Francisco

 Irene Blum
- Retired Reading Teacher and Elementary Education Specialist
- Volunteer, Children’s Book Project

Brian Castagne
- Families for Literacy Coordinator/Computer Lab Coordinator
Project Read of the San Francisco Public Library

Jude Deckenbach
- National Liaison, First Book San Francisco
- Executive Director, The Reading Tree

Andrea "Ande" Elzie
- Retired Child Development Instructor, City College of San Francisco
- Volunteer, Child Development Center and Family Studies Department
City College of San Francisco

Carla Hatley
- Coordinator, San Francisco BookPALS Program

Performing Artists for Literacy in Schools, Screen Actors Guild Foundation

Kathy Katz
- Programs Manager, The Children's Book Project

Elmer Owens
- Retired Speech Pathologist, UC San Francisco
- Volunteer, Up on Top After School Tutoring Program
 

Luanne Schulte
- Speech Pathologist
- Volunteer, Up on Top After School Tutoring Program

First Book SF Event at Sunrise Restaurant on May 13, 2010

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Please, join us for delicious Latin American food and fun. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to First Book –San Francisco.

When: Thursday, May 13, 5-7:30pm

Where: Sunrise Restaurant, 3126 24th Street (between Folsom and Shotwell) (415) 206-1219

First Book – San Francisco is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status coalition of early literacy advocates bringing books and other learning materials into the hands, homes, and hearts of some of San Francisco’s most underserved families. Research clearly shows that access to books is essential to reading development and success in school. The portion of this event’s proceeds donated to us will allow us to purchase new books and continue reaching out to the alarming number of Bay Area children who have no books in their homes.

We thank you for supporting our ongoing mission to share the joy and power that reading brings. As Guadalupe Elementary School student Marina M. said as she embraced a new batch of books from us:

"I love books! Anything can happen if you read!”

First Book - San Francisco,
c/o The Reading Tree, 368 Connecticut Street, San Francisco, CA 94107
www.firstbooksf.blogspot.com