AUGUST
--BOOKS-A-Go Go is pleased to participate in the FCCJ North Campus Literacy Fair on August 23. Children will be able to select a book to keep. This is a great event, and BOOKS-A-Go Go is proud to be part of it.
-- AUGUST-- BOOKS-A-Go Go is partnering with Community Hospice of NE Florida and Palliative Care Center Suppport Center in COSTA RICA. Donors at, "A Sunset in Costa Rica" sponsored books that will be taken to COSTA RICA. BOOKS-A-Go Go will also provide books for pediatric patients in Florida, and children with serious diseases or conditions in COSTA RICA.
.JULY
-- JULY-- Dr. Kevin and Anna Neal took Spanish children's books to Puebla, MEXICO to Iglesia Methodista de Mexico on a missionary trip. The books were much appreciated, and will benefits the children for years to come
Dr. and Mrs. Neal took books to these children in need. BOOKS-A-Go Go needs books in Spanish. If you have Spanish children's books you want to donate to an overseas trip, or want to donate to purchase Spanish books for a future trip, please contact us.
JUNE
--June 20 - Summer Grand Opening of the Title1 Parent Resource Center. Over 500 books will be given to the children who come.
-- June-- BOOKS-A-Go Go's is proud to partner with the Episcopal High School in Jacksonville Florida and help to send Spanish books to the DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. The books are being be given to children at the Hogar er Ninos (orphanage). This is an annual trip taken by the seniors of Episcopal to help these orphans. Thanks to Taylor Mullaney for her devoted work for these children. This is her second year to help in the DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.
MAY
-- May --As a result of our BOOKS-A-Go Go national campaign in March, BOOKS-A-Go Go received a generous donation of over 27,500 new hardback children's books. These beautiful books covered several different reading levels, and were distributed to the 17 cities that participated in our national campaign in March. They were given out for summer reading.
-- May -- BOOKS-A-Go Go distributed over 5,000 books to 10 Title 1 schools and 5 day care centers in Duval County for summer reading. We had requests from 23 more schools, but ran out of books to distribute.
-- May -- Regal Cinemas, Family Fun Day May 17, BOOKS-A-Go Go book collection
-- Thanks to BORDERS for their great book drive for BOOKS-A-Go Go. Hundreds of new books were given to BOOKS-A-Go Go from Borders customers who care!
APRIL
-- April -- Earth Day Festival, Jacksonville Sustainable Future - Kids got a free Berenstain
Bear book and then recycle the book when they are done! * BOOKS-A-Go Go is the ultimate recycle project! We are proud to participate in this innovative program to recycle!
-- April -- Much Ado About Books - BOOKS-A-Go Go had book donation bins at this community event for children's books.
--April and ongoing -- BOOKS-A-Go Go is proud to partner with Usborne Books. Usborne Books is an international company that sells beautiful quality children's books at reasonable prices. Their books are distinctive, and the company is dedicated to helping all children have access to books. Usborne Books conducts bookfairs at schools, businesses, organizations and at home parties. Usborne will offer these bookfairs as a philanthropic event for a business or organization with, BOOKS-A-Go Go receiving free children's books. Let us know if your organization would like more information about having a book fair for BOOKS-A-Go Go.
MARCH
--March 1 thru 30 -- MARCH is National BOOKS-A-GO GO Month, collecting books in 17 cities at DriveTime car dealership locations. Participating cities - Albuquerque, Atlanta, Austin, Charlotte, Dallas, Denver, Greensboro, Jacksonville, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Norfolk, Orlando, Phoenix, Richmond, San Antonio, Tampa & Tucson. Let us know if you want to participate in your city!
--March -- Project Makeover, Rawlings Elementary School, BOOKS-A-Go Go, Gainesville Florida book give away with Univ. of Florida Seniors and Alachua County School District
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