spread the good words
A blurb from PW about a book donation program that need$ help. Please spread the word, and give what you can.
(Also, if you're one of the Good Ones who daily click through thebreastcancersite.com, this is the organization now affiliated with theliteracysite.com.)
"First Book, the national literacy organization, has received commitments from publishers for nearly 4 million books that will be donated to families, schools and libraries in the area affected by Hurricane Katrina. What the nonprofit doesn't have is money to get the books out of warehouses and into kids' hands. First Book cofounder Kyle Zimmer said it takes 50 cents to move a book from the warehouse to the right person.
"With no advertising budget to help drum up financial support, Zimmer is hoping that bloggers can spread the word about First Book's funding needs. To entice the blogging community to write about First Book and its Book Relief program, the organization held a "bloggers conference call" yesterday with authors James Patterson and Scott Turow. The authors spent a few minutes talking about the importance of reading and the importance of making sure children in the storm zone have access to books before answering some questions.
"Patterson used part of the call to mention the James Patterson PageTurner Awards which he is sponsoring in cooperation with his publisher the Time Warner Book Group. The goal of the awards, which total $75,000, is to reward people, companies, schools and other institutions who find a way to promote the excitement of books.
"More info on the PageTurner awards can be found by clicking here, while more on First Book's Book Relief efforts can be found here."