Books for Bingo!

Dear David:

I want to again thank you and Reader to Reader for your organization's continued support of Memorial Elementary School. I truly appreciate the generous donation of new and gently used books for our school. These books will be used as prizes for our Bingo for Books event. This event is one in a series of events that Memorial Elementary School conducts in March when we celebrate the joy of reading.

I look forward to Reader to Reader’s continued support in the future. Thank you for being such a wonderful partner in education with Memorial Elementary School.

Sincerely,

Jeffrey P. Udall
Principal
Memorial Elementary School
West Springfield, MA

Haiti School Plans Unveiled

Architects Andy Grogan and Aelan Tierney of Kuhn Riddle Architects show their drawings to Hope of Haiti project director, Haeinn Woo, for the modular classrooms which will form the school to be built for the children living in the tent city in Petionville, Haiti.
None of the children living in the tent city currently attend school. And when plans for the school were announced more than 200 children’s names were placed on a waiting list the first day.

The cinder block stand-alone classrooms can be built individually and clustered together to form the school.

Each classroom will cost roughly $6,500 including the land and Reader to Reader is fundraising to buy the building materials with the goal of erecting the first several classrooms this summer, so that some of the children can start school in October.


We are grateful to Kuhn Riddle Architects for the generous donation of their architectural services.

Reader to Reader's First Computer Lab Built in Ghana Opens

Dear Reader to Reader,

The computers and the additional books have arrived in Ghana. The computers have been set up in the computer lab, and the kids are already learning how to use them. The principal has sent pictures of the kids working with them. We are all very much appreciative.

Thanks,

Robert Baafi
On behalf of Eno Boanimah Memorial Academy
Kasoa, Ghana



Reader to Reader is pleased to assist Eno Boanimah Memorial Academy, Kasoa, Ghana, and Akim Oda Secondary School, Akim Oda, Ghana set up resource centers that include libraries and computer labs.

Thousands of Books for Navajo Elementary

Congratulations to the 5th graders of Cedar Grove-Belgium Schools in Cedar Grove, Wisconsin for their Reader to Reader book drive, the Library of Love project. Even in these tough times, the community was able to gather a lot of donations.

The students collected 2,371 children’s books which are being shipped to Navajo Pine Elementary School in Navajo, New Mexico.

“The elementary school is very excited about getting so many books,” reports Navajo Pine High School’s librarian, Carla Clauschee, who served as the liaison for the shipment.

Win a Signed Guitar from Band From TV!

TV Stars Band Together to Help Reader to Reader!

You can win a signed half-size guitar from Band From TV and help Reader to Reader's projects in Nigeria, Dominican Republic and India.

Band from TV is made up of TV stars that donate the funds from their gigs to charity. The band members signed the guitar, which is being raffled by Reader to Reader.



The guitar is signed by the Band From TV lineup, which includes a powerhouse of well-known and acclaimed actors including: Hugh Laurie who stars in "House"; Greg Grunberg, a veteran of shows such as "Alias" and "Felicity" as well as the NBC hit "Heroes"; James Denton, currently starring in the ABC hit "Desperate Housewives"; Bob Guiney, who appeared on "The Bachelor" and on TLC's "Date My House"; Jesse Spencer, currently starring in the FOX hit "House"; Adrian Pasdar, from "Heroes" and "Desperate Housewives"; and rounding out the band are accomplished musicians Chris Kelley (Music Director), Barry Sarna (Eagles), David Leach (Ben Harper), Chris Mostert (Eagles) and child-star turned bass player Brad Savage.

Buy Raffle Tickets online (please mention Band From TV). Tickets are one for $2, three for $5. Don't delay. The drawing is March 5!

I will be back exploring your shelves again!

Dear Reader to Reader,

Thank you SO much again for all the fabulous books. Humanities 108 is all set
for this year, thanks to your staff. On behalf of the students who will
be taking the class--and also on behalf of my GED students and Tzivia's poetry
students--we are so grateful for all your help getting us the books we need and
then some. Rest assured I will be back exploring your shelves again!

Yours,

Anita Gallers
The Care Center
Holyoke, MA

Computers for Trinidad & Tobago

Sharon Spencer picks up a load of computers for the Growing Leaders Leadership Program, which is working to inspire the next generation of young leaders in Trinidad and Tobago. Reader to Reader is donating computers so they can put them in over 60 schools.

Reader to Reader’s Computer Donation Program donates refurbished Dell Optiplex GX 270 Pentium 4 computers with flat screen monitors. The computers are donated and refurbished by Amherst College and have been serviced by their IT department to be completely ready to run right out of the box.