We've teamed up with Sports Basement and First Book to bring 40,000 brand new books to children in need across San Francisco on
March 1st at the Sports Basement store on Bryant Street. To help make this happen, we first need you to register
with First Book here: www.firstbook.org/register/sanfran
Not only will you
receive free books, Sports Basement is offering attendees 10% off purchases,
plus will give 10% back to First Book on purchases that day.
First Book is an international nonprofit social enterprise
dedicated to working with educators, paraprofessionals, and program leaders
like you to provide brand new, free and low-cost books to kids from low-income
families. Since 1992, First Book has distributed more than 100 million new
books to thousands of schools and community programs nationwide that work
directly with children in need.
Signing up with First Book is free, and a great resource for
you and the children you serve. The brand new books you can receive for free at
this distribution are just the beginning!
You’ll also receive 10% off all purchases from Sports Basement on the
day.
Once signed up, you will have ongoing access to free books
through the First Book National Book Bank, and low-cost books through the First
Book Marketplace. Closer to the book distribution event, you will receive
emails with more information about this special initiative in San Francisco.
To bring the truck of books to San Francisco, we need at
least 2,000 area educators to sign up, so share this information with friends
and colleagues you know who are serving children in need. Encourage them to sign up – we have books
for them too!
Thanks for all the work you do to support the children in
your community, and for helping to bring 40,000 new books to the Bay Area’s
children! If you have questions or need
assistance, please contact First Book at sanfrancisco_ca@firstbook.org.
Happy Reading!
