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Books for Keeps – The BFK story
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Why we care (and why you should, too! Volunteer handbook & waiver. Hold a book drive. Why we care (and why you should, too! Volunteer handbook & waiver. Hold a book drive. It started by accident. In May of 2009, Books for Keeps founder Melaney Smith met an Alps Road Elementary second-grader who was disappointed that school was breaking for summer. Why? When school ended, so did her access to books. But continued with a purpose. When Melaney learned of a study that identified a solution to summer slide, t...
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Books for Keeps – Why we care (and why you should, too!)
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Why we care (and why you should, too! Volunteer handbook & waiver. Hold a book drive. Why we care (and why you should, too! Volunteer handbook & waiver. Hold a book drive. Why we care (and why you should, too! Why we care (and why you should, too! Think back on your summers as a child. Were your childhood summers filled with long car rides? Trips to the beach, summer camp, or maybe family vacations that included museum visits? Were you always reading something, or learning something along the way? Econom...
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Books for Keeps – Become a sponsor
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Why we care (and why you should, too! Volunteer handbook & waiver. Hold a book drive. Why we care (and why you should, too! Volunteer handbook & waiver. Hold a book drive. Give the gift of reading. To a child in need. Help end summer slide today one child at a time, 12 books at a time. All it takes is $30 to provide one child with books to read all summer, along with a tote bag for carrying them. Or send your tax-deductible donation to:. Athens, GA 30604. Sponsor a school. A gift of $12,500. Provides eve...
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Books for Keeps – Press
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Why we care (and why you should, too! Volunteer handbook & waiver. Hold a book drive. Why we care (and why you should, too! Volunteer handbook & waiver. Hold a book drive. Press – Books for Keeps. Interested in doing a story or conducting an interview with someone at Books for Keeps? Contact us at (706) 410-1912. In the meantime, check out what others are saying, or peruse past press releases. August 10, 2016. 8211; Books for Keeps hosting book sale. June 15, 2016. June 14, 2016. May 17, 2016. May 5, 2016.
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Books for Keeps – BFK Book Sale
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Why we care (and why you should, too! Volunteer handbook & waiver. Hold a book drive. Why we care (and why you should, too! Volunteer handbook & waiver. Hold a book drive. The annual BFK Book Sale. Aug 11-14 and Aug. 20-21. 2405 Homewood Village Shopping Center, Suite 1 – former Vision Video. Thousands of used books for children and adults – all priced to sell from 25 cents to $3. Prices will drop as the sale goes on, so shop early and shop often! Thursday, Aug. 11, 5:30 to 7:30 pm. 8211; All prices drop!
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Books for Keeps – What we do
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Why we care (and why you should, too! Volunteer handbook & waiver. Hold a book drive. Why we care (and why you should, too! Volunteer handbook & waiver. Hold a book drive. It’s as simple as giving books to children who might otherwise have none. Many children cannot or do not access their public libraries for reasons related to geography, transportation, or something as simple as an inability to pay fines for lost books. Read about the study on which our program is based. We are also building on a strong...
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Books for Keeps – Book distributions
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Why we care (and why you should, too! Volunteer handbook & waiver. Hold a book drive. Why we care (and why you should, too! Volunteer handbook & waiver. Hold a book drive. Books for Keeps is one of the most fun events we have at our school each year,'. Says one media specialist. The kids talk about it all year. They really feel ownership for the books and they get really excited toward the end of the year when they know it is coming.'. Celebrate Christmas in May with BFK. The elation in the school media ...
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Books for Keeps – Our program
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Why we care (and why you should, too! Volunteer handbook & waiver. Hold a book drive. Why we care (and why you should, too! Volunteer handbook & waiver. Hold a book drive. Our flagship program, Stop Summer Slide! Provides 12 books per child in the elementary schools we serve. In 2016, Stop Summer Slide! Served every child in nine Athens elementary schools, one school in Atlanta, and one school in Warrenton – a total of 4,300 students. In Athens, Books for Keeps serves the following elementary schools:.
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Books for Keeps – Donate
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Why we care (and why you should, too! Volunteer handbook & waiver. Hold a book drive. Why we care (and why you should, too! Volunteer handbook & waiver. Hold a book drive. Make a difference in the life of a child. All it takes is $30 to provide a summer full of fun, enriching reading to a child. $600 sponsors an entire classroom. And we can do so much. With any amount in between. Or send your tax-deductible donation to:. Athens, GA 30604. And Better World Books. Thank you for giving! Contact us via post ...
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