YCPO - September 2016

HI EVERYONE!

YOUNG CHILDREN PRIORITY ONE

CHILDCARE AND DEVELOPMENT

DO YOU KNOW?

KIWANIS HAS A PARTNERSHIP WITH SCHOLASTIC BOOKS

 Would your club like to give books for ownership at a reasonable price? Below is a new partnership program Kiwanis has with Scholastic Books. The only criteria is that you buy these books for children to have at home. Scarborough  Kiwanis recently purchased160 books for $160 to be distributed to all first grade students in Scarborough ME. The books were wonderful story books of high quality. What a bargain! 

GIVE THE GIFT OF READING!

Inspire the love of reading in children of all ages! Access to books in the home, hearing books read aloud, and a rich home literacy environment are all factors that lead to reading success. Let us help your organization place the gift of reading into the hands and homes of the children in your community!

What is Scholastic Literacy Partnerships?

Scholastic Literacy Partnerships is a program supporting the literacy efforts of organizations across the country. This growing network of over 10,000 literacy programs all share one common goal: to put more books into the hands and homes of children and their families!

To assist in this mission, Scholastic Literacy Partnerships provides deep discounts on a wide range of high‐quality children’s paperbacks and board books, as well as offering free shipping/handling and free bonus books. It also provides other free tools and resources designed to meet the unique needs of children everywhere!

Who is eligible to join?

Any non‐profit (501c3), state agency, community organization and/or corporation that is engaged in distributing books to children and their families free of charge is eligible to join.

When is a good time to give books to children and their families?

            Summer Reading Programs
Family Literacy Nights
Community Read Aloud Programs
Early Literacy Programs
School Readiness Packs
Mentoring Programs
Birthday Book Clubs
ANYTIME!

            Why should you become a Scholastic Literacy Partner?
Membership in the Scholastic Literacy Partnerships program provides eligible organizations with deep discounts on a wide range of children’s paperback and board books, as well as a variety of free books, resources, and information designed specifically to help support their literacy efforts. Benefits include:

            Savings of 43‐80% off the cover price of every book purchased!
Ten FREE Bonus Books for every $150 spent!
FREE shipping/handling!
Special offers, including $1 books!
Custom book distribution programs!

Through this partnership the following research based literacy programs will be available to all Kiwanis Clubs to support the Read Around the World program and other Kiwanis educational, volunteer, and service projects. These Scholastic literacy programs are designed to provide students and families access to self-selected books, regardless of socioeconomic status and bring together caring adults to ensure effective and systematic literacy support for all children’s academic and career success.

Other Programs are:

THE KIWANIS COMMUNITY READING OASIS

BOOK FAIR READING CERTIFICATES FOR HIGH-POVERTY STUDENTS

KINDERGARTEN READINESS PROGRAM

BRAINSTORM VOLUNTEER SERVICE LEARNING

SCHOLASTIC REAL:  READ, EXCEL, ACHIEVE, LEAD

EARLY LITERACY BOOK COLLECTIONS AND ACCESS TO BOOK FOR NEW MOMS

SCHOLASTIC FAMILY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT BOOK DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM

LITERACY FUN PACKS EXPRESS

MY BOOKS SUMMER READING TAKE-HOME PROGRAM

PATRONS OF LITERACY

•   ATTACHED IS THE SCHOLASTIC/KIWANIS BROCHURE DESCRIBING

THESE PROGRAMS

SAVINGS UP TO 80% OFF LIST PRICE ON BOOK AND COLLECTIONS!

for more information call 1-888-6709067

It as been an honor and a privilege serving as YOUR YCPO District Chair. Thank you for all that you do for young children in your community and the world. I look forward

to serving and communicating with you again next year. I hope you find valuable information and service ideas in my monthly newsletters.

Ava Adams

District Chair, Early Childhood Development/

Young Children Priority One (YCPO)

Scarborough, Maine

New England  and Bermuda District

email: faithava2008@yahoo.com