CCBC-Net Archives
[CCBC-Net] Book donations
- Contemporary messages sorted: [ by date ] [ by subject ] [ by author ]
From: Norma Jean <nsawicki>
Date: Mon, 05 Sep 2005 13:10:01 -0500
The following is posted on the web site of The Children's Book Council (CBC)
( the nonprofit trade organization to which children's books publishers belong); they work year round with the different organizations ( comprised of teachers, librarians, booksellers, etc) dedicated to serving children/reading.
Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts
A number of book-and-reading-related organizations have begun fundraising programs to aid areas affected by Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath. CBC will list the initiatives of organizations with whom we have formal liaisons or other close ties.
ABA/Bookseller Relief Fund The American Booksellers Association is announcing the creation of a Bookseller Relief Fund to assist independent booksellers affected by Hurricane Katrina. Contributions to the fund will be accepted, and ABA will be seeding the relief fund with an opening donation. Checks should be made payable to ABA/Bookseller Relief Fund and sent to: ABA 200 White Plains Road Tarrytown, NY 10591. Please write "Bookseller Relief" on the outside of the envelope.
First Book Working with its local Advisory Boards and a wide range of partners throughout the Gulf region, First Book is identifying the needs of children who are now homeless, living in makeshift shelters, and facing the school year without a school to attend. First Book hopes to contribute a million books to the children of this devastated region in the coming months. Every
$5 donated will be matched with one book to go to a child affected by the hurricane. Donation information at www.firstbook.org.
IRA special fund for Katrina relief IRA is accepting cash donations in support of relief efforts for regions of the US Gulf Coast affected by Hurricane Katrina. IRA will focus contributions on the needs of children and schools in the disaster area. Please make your check payable to "International Reading Association" and mail it to: IRA Katrina Relief 800 Barksdale Road Newark, Delaware 19714-8139, USA. Include the notation "IRA Katrina Relief" on your check. All funds received by IRA will be used directly for relief efforts. More information will be posted on the IRA website as specific initiatives are developed.
Louisiana Library Association Disaster Relief Fund The Louisiana Library Association (LLA) Disaster Relief Fund is now accepting monetary donations to assist school, public, and academic library restoration efforts in Southeastern Louisiana. Please make checks payable to LLA-Disaster Relief and mail to: LLA 421 South 4th St. Eunice, LA 70535
?Beverly E. Laughlin, Executive Director Louisiana Library Association
?
?
Received on Mon 05 Sep 2005 01:10:01 PM CDT
Date: Mon, 05 Sep 2005 13:10:01 -0500
The following is posted on the web site of The Children's Book Council (CBC)
( the nonprofit trade organization to which children's books publishers belong); they work year round with the different organizations ( comprised of teachers, librarians, booksellers, etc) dedicated to serving children/reading.
Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts
A number of book-and-reading-related organizations have begun fundraising programs to aid areas affected by Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath. CBC will list the initiatives of organizations with whom we have formal liaisons or other close ties.
ABA/Bookseller Relief Fund The American Booksellers Association is announcing the creation of a Bookseller Relief Fund to assist independent booksellers affected by Hurricane Katrina. Contributions to the fund will be accepted, and ABA will be seeding the relief fund with an opening donation. Checks should be made payable to ABA/Bookseller Relief Fund and sent to: ABA 200 White Plains Road Tarrytown, NY 10591. Please write "Bookseller Relief" on the outside of the envelope.
First Book Working with its local Advisory Boards and a wide range of partners throughout the Gulf region, First Book is identifying the needs of children who are now homeless, living in makeshift shelters, and facing the school year without a school to attend. First Book hopes to contribute a million books to the children of this devastated region in the coming months. Every
$5 donated will be matched with one book to go to a child affected by the hurricane. Donation information at www.firstbook.org.
IRA special fund for Katrina relief IRA is accepting cash donations in support of relief efforts for regions of the US Gulf Coast affected by Hurricane Katrina. IRA will focus contributions on the needs of children and schools in the disaster area. Please make your check payable to "International Reading Association" and mail it to: IRA Katrina Relief 800 Barksdale Road Newark, Delaware 19714-8139, USA. Include the notation "IRA Katrina Relief" on your check. All funds received by IRA will be used directly for relief efforts. More information will be posted on the IRA website as specific initiatives are developed.
Louisiana Library Association Disaster Relief Fund The Louisiana Library Association (LLA) Disaster Relief Fund is now accepting monetary donations to assist school, public, and academic library restoration efforts in Southeastern Louisiana. Please make checks payable to LLA-Disaster Relief and mail to: LLA 421 South 4th St. Eunice, LA 70535
?Beverly E. Laughlin, Executive Director Louisiana Library Association
?
?
Received on Mon 05 Sep 2005 01:10:01 PM CDT
