[school] Books for the kids!
As many of you know, I'm doing work with Nidorf Juvenile Hall through my program at UCLA. If you have any questions, please let me know :) Thanks!
BEYOND 4 WALLS BOOK DRIVE
Reading changes lives. We ask you to partner with us to impact and improve the lives of incarcerated children and teenagers, by purchasing books for the BEYOND 4 WALLS BOOK DRIVE.
The Barry J. Nidorf Juvenile Detention Facility in Sylmar houses 600+ children and teens. The members of the Nidorf Collective, a group of students from the UCLA Information Studies graduate program, have been volunteering at the facility for the past year, bringing books to this underserved population. The Beyond 4 Walls Book Drive, sponsored by the GSA Community Service Commission, will further the work to give the gift of reading to these kids.
How can you contribute? Here are several ways:
1) The best and simplest way is to use this link to select books for the kids from the "Beyond 4 Walls Wish List" on Amazon.com:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/3GB06L568M0Y3
The books on this list have been requested by the teens at Nidorf and/or recommended by the library students in the UCLA MLIS program, who have seen what a difference books and reading make to this population. After you use the link, please forward this email to others who might also like to make a fundamental difference in this ongoing literacy program. The email campaign will run from Friday, May 18th to Friday, June 8th. (Please note and make use of all the tools Amazon gives you to view the books by highest priority, by price, in detail, or in summary.)
2) Send used or new books to me. Paperbacks are preferred. If you'd prefer this option, email me at gloomcookie5[at]yahoo[dot]com.
The GSA Community Service Commission, the members of the Nidorf Collective, and the kids at Nidorf thank you for giving your time and energy to community service. Your donation makes a big difference.
BEYOND 4 WALLS BOOK DRIVE
Reading changes lives. We ask you to partner with us to impact and improve the lives of incarcerated children and teenagers, by purchasing books for the BEYOND 4 WALLS BOOK DRIVE.
The Barry J. Nidorf Juvenile Detention Facility in Sylmar houses 600+ children and teens. The members of the Nidorf Collective, a group of students from the UCLA Information Studies graduate program, have been volunteering at the facility for the past year, bringing books to this underserved population. The Beyond 4 Walls Book Drive, sponsored by the GSA Community Service Commission, will further the work to give the gift of reading to these kids.
How can you contribute? Here are several ways:
1) The best and simplest way is to use this link to select books for the kids from the "Beyond 4 Walls Wish List" on Amazon.com:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/3GB06L568M0Y3
The books on this list have been requested by the teens at Nidorf and/or recommended by the library students in the UCLA MLIS program, who have seen what a difference books and reading make to this population. After you use the link, please forward this email to others who might also like to make a fundamental difference in this ongoing literacy program. The email campaign will run from Friday, May 18th to Friday, June 8th. (Please note and make use of all the tools Amazon gives you to view the books by highest priority, by price, in detail, or in summary.)
2) Send used or new books to me. Paperbacks are preferred. If you'd prefer this option, email me at gloomcookie5[at]yahoo[dot]com.
The GSA Community Service Commission, the members of the Nidorf Collective, and the kids at Nidorf thank you for giving your time and energy to community service. Your donation makes a big difference.