Help every
child to find their inner
Superhero!
Give them books!
The
research is clear – access to books is essential for reading and literacy
development.
Thanks to
Superhero
Supporters
like you, in 2014, we:
· Gave over 53,000 books to Bay Area children
from low-income families. This brought first time book ownership and the
foundation of a home and school library to many children.
· Increased by 250%
the number of local organizations and classrooms to which we provide free
books.
Children who read, succeed!
Every
child deserves an equal chance
and
books of their own. To:
· Get
involved
· Learn
how organizations can register for free books
· Donate
to First Book SF
Visit
our blog at:
or to donate by check:
First
Book – San Francisco
c/o Jude Deckenbach
368 Connecticut Street
San Francisco, CA 94107
Happy Holidays and best wishes
to you and yours from all of us at
First Book San Francisco!
Our
Advisory Board members and affiliations:
Ande
Elzie, Retired CCSF
Instructor; Tutor, Monroe Elementary
Brian
Castagne, Technology/Family
Literacy Coord., Project Read, SFPL
Deena
Minwalla, Head of
Student Satisfaction, AltSchool
Irene
Blum, Reading
Specialist; Volunteer, Children’s Book Project
Jude
Deckenbach, Chair, First
Book SF Local Advisory Board
Ken
Tray, Political
Director, United Educators of San Francisco
Kendra
Hyett, Non-Profit
Consultant
Luanne
Schulte, Speech
Pathologist; Literacy Volunteer,
Up
on Top After School and Summer Programs
Lynne
Maes, Partner, Pulsing
Word Consulting
Megumi
Smisson, Marketing
and Advertising Executive
Stephanie Tang, Coordinator, Screen Actors Guild Foundation
BookPALS –
San Francisco
About
First Book
First Book is a national
organization utilizing local advisory boards (LABs) to provide new books to
children from low-income families.
