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Books for Children
Fund
A Click a Day for Child
Literacy
Books for Children
Fund
At
each meeting, an envelope is passed around for donations to its
Books for
Children reading fund.
 These donations are not dues and are totally voluntary.
Joyce Tisovec has kindly agreed to collect and be keeper of the money.
At the
end of the year, the amount of money collected for the year is determined, and
early in the new year, the club awards a check for the amount collected to
the Sumter County Pre-K program (children
who have been evaluated using the Florida Assessment Test and have been deemed not ready to
enter a standard school program yet).
Many of these children are from very poor families.
 The
Pre-K program's goal for every child in the
program is to prepare the child for a standard school program so they can
succeed in school and life, and to have them leave the program with a love of
reading and learning. The sad reality is that once a child falls
behind, he or she usually stays behind forever. The money collected from groups like ours helps
provide sets of books for the classrooms and
 children in the program, buy used books at yard
and book sales
and clean them up for reuse (e.g., erase pencil marks), as well as provide books
to children participating in Sumter County's Literacy
Night to promote literacy and a love of reading for children as part
of a Children's
Week celebration. Last year, they provided free
books to about 200 kids who were able to get to the event.
The program also accepts donations of children's
books that are new or gently used, with firm covers that will hold up
over time. (see Alphabet books like Dr. Seuss are greatly appreciated
(also see
50 Books A Child Should Read Before
Kindergarten).
 They
sort out books for the Pre-K children, then distribute the rest to the
appropriate grade-level schools in the county. Book donations can be brought to
the Lynnhaven Ladies Book Club meeting the 1st Thursday
in February when the club presents its annual donation to the Sumter
County Pre-K program. Otherwise, contact
Jeanne Harris-Lively
(click on link for email address), the Sumter
County Pre-K Social Worker, to find out where you can deliver them or how else
you can help, or ask her about the BookWorks program.
The
Sumter County
 School Board is always happy to partner with community groups that
want to make a difference in the lives of children...
groups like ours, who
understand the importance and essential role that reading and school libraries
play in the lives of children and their futures. And with Florida State
Legislators continuing to slash funding for education, help from groups like
ours helps and is appreciated. Please give generously.
A Click a Day for
Child Literacy
 The Literacy
Site was founded to help promote literacy among children from low-income
families nationwide, giving many children their very first book. You can help
fund the giving of FREE books for an underprivileged
child, and it won't cost you a cent!
All
it takes is a click of your mouse and a few seconds of your time.
- Click on this
literacy site link to open the website.
- Save it as a favorite website;
that is, bookmark it.
- Visit the website
each
and every day. (Only one click per day is
recorded;
multiple clicks per day will not be counted.)
Each
day, just click on
 .
That's
all there is to it!
In
exchange for advertising on the website, the website's corporate
sponsors/advertisers
have agreed to donate 1% of a book with each click. Making books a
part of a child's life is the best way to encourage the love of reading, and
literacy is key in breaking the poverty cycle.
In
addition, if you
sign
up to receive a daily reminder or sign up for their weekly e-newsletter, you
can get a FREE Book Pin for as long as they
last (the pin is free, shipping is not).
Caution: It is NOT
recommended that you make charitable donations through this
website since the company that provides and maintains the website
takes a portion of your donation.
It is best to contact a featured charity yourself and make your donation
directly to be assured that ALL the money donated goes to it.
SeriousGivers.com has done some research on the website. Click on
Quick digging about GreaterGood.com to read what they found.
If you decide to donate through this website, the one exception
may be where it states "All Donations
Matched!" in red. Make sure it says "All" for donations matched; otherwise,
they may just match a portion of your donation.
The website also offers some lovely and unusual or
unique items that you may want to purchase. Be aware that GreaterGood.com takes
a portion of the sale of these items, but if you don't mind that and just want
the item, shop away.
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