11 Cool Things First Book Did in 2011
First Book had a great year in 2011. We delivered more books to more kids and connected with more teachers and program leaders around the country. Now we're coiled like a steel spring, ready to do even more next year. Bring it, future. But first! The top 11 cool things we did in 2011 ...
We Were Part of the Final Oprah Show
We're not gonna lie. We love Oprah, and getting to be a part of her big finale was exciting. Oprah's fans donated enough to provide 23,000 brand-new books for kids in need in New Orleans and across the country. And when the audience of 13,000 people held those books up on Oprah's next-to-last episode for the whole world to see ... that was pretty awesome.We Went All Over the Country Distributing New Books
Publishers donate millions (millions!) of new books to First Book, and we distribute them to schools and programs around the country that serve kids from low-income families. We borrow warehouse spaces from friends and partners and spend a week shipping books by the truckload.
Books, Books, Books, Books, Books! First Book is Working Overtime to Distribute One Million Books by Next Weekend – First Book BlogYesterday we went to Nashville and picked up 50 cases of books for our organization that serves special needs and will be delivering them...
There's a warehouse full of Pi Phi volunteers in St Louis RIGHT NOW shipping 350K books to kids in need. #readleadachieve #woot #bookstokids
@FirstBook is in Nashville, Tennessee distributing 350,000 books to kids in need throughout the US! http://pic.twitter.com/chmF7vub
Thanks @FirstBook, just came back from picking up the books, you guys are great!
Excited to be helping our friends @FirstBook distribute 250K new books today in Cheverly, MD!- @FirstBook is distributing 100,000 books to schools and programs in the Richmond, VA area. This truck is full of books yfrog.com/kh68833543j
- @FirstBook distributed 400,000 books to kids in Milwaukee last week! #Bookstokids! #Bookstokids! #Bookstokids undefined
Who wants to go to Jacksonville with me & hand out books to kids in need for @FirstBook? Pick a day, May 31st to June 3rd! :)- We filled a school bus with books today! #JacksonvilleBookDistribution yfrog.com/5pa6uhj
We Distributed 150,000 Books on the National Mall
As part of the United Way's annual Day of Action, First Book staffers and hundreds of volunteers packed 50,000 backpacks with new books for kids in need in the greater DC area.- 50,000 bookbags w 150,000 books completed by @FirstBook @live_united and @target volunteers. Only 3 hours early... #2011Action #BookstoKids
We Spent a Lot of Time in West Virginia
First Book works with almost 30,000 local schools and programs all over the country. But thanks to a grant from the Dept. of Education, an exciting partnership with the American Federation of Teachers, and a deep-seated love of whitewater rafting and pepperoni rolls, we had a special focus on West Virginia in 2011.
Country Roads, Take Me Home: First Book Goes All Out for West Virginia Kids – First Book Blog"Our kids don't get to have dreams, aspirations, hopes. They can't even think about college; it's not in their minds. That's why these bo...
Stonewall Jackson MS student who received books from @firstbook talk about how reading is! yfrog.us/jcrcxyz- @FirstBook is in WV today, launching a great new partnership with @rweingarten and the amazing teachers of the @AFTunion. (cc: @wvgazette)
National groups provide Charleston kids with books « West Virginia Book FestivalHundreds of Charleston students will get a couple of free books, thanks to a partnership between the American Federation of Teachers unio...We Spruced Up the First Book Marketplace
The First Book Marketplace, our website available exclusively to members of the First Book network, got a major upgrade this year, making it easier to get quality books at affordable prices.
A Book in Every Home, and Then SomeFixes looks at solutions to social problems and why they work. Tags: When we imagine people without books, we think of villagers in place...
Rec'd grant from @FirstBook. You should see my students' faces when I hand them a brand new shiny amazing BOOK! Thank you fb and pubs!We Read Some Great Books
We were able to add lots of great new titles to the First Book Marketplace this year - over 2,000 in all, including a special paperback edition of 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid' exclusive to First Book programs. It is pretty cool.
