http://www.dosomething.org/project/updates/feed/30352 The updates for a given project en http://www.dosomething.org/actnow/project/my-own-book/updates/project-update-03209 <p>My Own Book teens from Armijo hit the road on Read Across America Day to share the joy of reading. A huge crowd of us visited David Weir Elementary School- we read and acted out stories, showed off our library cards, and then let the children pick a book of their very own. We used our Do Something Club grant funds to help us pay for the 400 + books we distributed to less fortunate children. It was a great event!</p> Mon, 02 Mar 2009 10:07:48 -0600 kyleb 337878 at http://www.dosomething.org http://www.dosomething.org/actnow/project/my-own-book/updates/project-update <p>Great news! Last week we visited Bransford Elementary and gave out our 20,000th book. It was exciting. The kids at this school are building home libraries since they have been a part of our program since its' inception<br /> We'd love to send teens books/bookplates if anyone wants to visit less fortunate kids, read, and pass out books. Let us know if you are interested! <a href="mailto:kyleandbrady@myownbook.net" rel="nofollow">kyleandbrady@myownbook.net</a></p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/actnow/club/armijo-high-school-do-something-club-my-own-book" class="og_links">Armijo High School Do Something Club: My Own Book</a></li> </ul></div> Armijo High School Do Something Club: My Own Book Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:06:45 -0500 kyleb 429955 at http://www.dosomething.org http://www.dosomething.org/actnow/project/my-own-book/updates/project-update-071909 <p>This spring our school district decided to close four schools. This was a sudden decision and very hard on the children and their families that attend the schools. My Own Book had visited the closing schools in the past. Each of the schools were located in the lower income areas of our downtown. We decided to take action to help make the best of a bad situation. We were able to buy and distribute through special assemblies a copy of Oh, The Places You'll Go by Dr. Seuss to every child at each of the closing schools.</p> <p><a href="http://www.dosomething.org/actnow/project/my-own-book/updates/project-update-071909">read more</a></p> Sun, 19 Jul 2009 17:01:03 -0500 kyleb 432048 at http://www.dosomething.org