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STEEPLECHASE PEDIATRICIAN'S CIRCLE A SUCCESS!
Thank you to all who participated in the 2009 Steeplechase Pediatrician's Circle! More than $8,500 was raised and now we are looking forward to Steeplechase 2009 on May 9. We'll see you there! Special thanks to Dr. Rebecca Swan for serving as the 2009 Steeplechase Pediatrician's Circle chair. We appreciate her leadership and dedication to Books from Birth.
To make a donation to Books from Birth, please click here.
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HONOR THY TEACHER CAMPAIGN
Teacher Appreciation Week is May 4!
-see below for instructions-
“I gave to honor my children's' teachers, and both were overjoyed with their gift and said that they couldn't think of a better and more fitting gift to give a teacher!" -Rachelle Sipkovsky, local parent
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Show any teacher how much you appreciate them: donate in their honor to Books from Birth. It is a unique way of expressing thanks to teachers because it helps local children learn the joy of reading.
- A low $42.60 a gift in a teacher’s honor provides one new book a month to a child for three years!
- Just $71.00 will provide a book a month to one child for five years
- $142.00 helps 10 children for a year! What a great gift!
- $14.20 gives the gift of reading for an entire year to one local child.
Your child’s teacher will receive a letter from Books from Birth, saying that s/he has been honored by you. Include the teacher’s name and school on the online donation form so they'll receive the letter … and another small child will be on the road to reading, thanks to you.
Step 1: Open the VU Online Giving Form and give with a credit card.
(Want to donate with a check? Click here to print the donor card (PDF) and mail.)
Step 2: Once you are on the VU Online Giving Form, follow steps 1-4 on this graphic:
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| Multiple Teachers? Follow the online form's instructions for making additional gifts! |
Thank you for your gift of reading in honor of a teacher in your life!
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SAVE THE DATE: Nov., 6, 2009 Fund Raiser at the Loveless Barn in West Nashville. Please help by sponsoring or volunteering! Contact Cindy Sanders or Sheryl Rogers at 615-936-6353 for more information:
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Wide range of sponsorship levels available - corporate and individual levels!
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A great opportunity for visibility for your company
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Donate items for our silent auction
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We serve 30,000 families in Davidson, Sumner and Williamson counties
Thank you to The Steve McNair Foundation and The Crow's Nest at 2221 Bandywood Drive (615-783-0720) for hosting a Pro-football Draft Day party on April 25. We raised almost $4,000, and The Steve McNair Foundation is planning to match the proceeds! Thank you to everyone who attended, bought a silent auction item, and enjoyed drink /food specials. Thank you to our sponsors: The Steve McNair Foundation, Hardaway Construction, and the Crow's Nest.
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Do you have an event coming up and want BFBMT to set up a table and register children? Are you interested in hosting a fund-raising drive or event? If so, then we want to hear from you! To partner or help, contact linda.d.wylie@vanderbilt.edu or call 615-936-3554 and leave a message. Thanks!
Here are some ideas, or you can come up with your own! Click here to donate now!
- If your child is having a birthday party, ask people to donate in lieu of gifts - use this handy birthday invitation insert! - or ask them to bring a new preschool book to donate to Jo's Reach Out & Read
- Car wash or bakesale with proceedes to Books from Birth
- Host an event - a dance, a breakfast, a luncheon - asking for donations. We'll make a speech and supply materials!
- Holiday party at your home or company asking people to donate funds to Books from Birth
- Participate in Honor Thy Teacher, or honor someone else special in your life with a donation
- Spread the word! Let family and friends know we need funding and ask them to donate!
- Host a coffee or lunch and invite Books from Birth to discuss the program with friends and community leaders
- Bring friends to our events, and ask them to donate!
- Write letters to friends and colleagues, asking them to donate. We'll supply the donor card and return envelope!
- Contact Sheryl Rogers for more ideas or to discuss how YOU can help!
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With a staff of only three people, we really need volunteers! Please visit our volunteer page for directions or e-mail linda.d.wylie@vanderbilt.edu to be a BFBMT volunteer and receive information about upcoming events and volunteer needs!!
Donate them to Book'em!
Please donate them to our partner Book'em, a non-profit children's literacy organization in Nashville, and they'll get them to children in lower-income areas who might not have books of their own.
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Books from Birth of Middle Tennessee
3401 West End Ave., Suite 460W; Nashville, TN, 37203
Phone 615-936-3554; Fax 615-936-7300 read.books@vanderbilt.edu
Increasing literacy and school readiness while strengthening family bonds.
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