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Books For Collier Kids Featured on Noticias WINK

Books For Collier Kids Posted on April 21, 2022 by adminApril 27, 2022

Noticias Wink reported on Books For Collier Kids and the efforts to get new books into the hands of children of Collier County and the work we do Habitat for Humanity. Click on the image below to watch the video. … Continue reading →

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Books for Collier Kids awarded Naples Woman’s Club grant

Books For Collier Kids Posted on April 14, 2022 by adminApril 14, 2022

Books for Collier Kids, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing a steady stream of new books to children in low-income families throughout Collier County, was awarded a $3,000 grant from the Naples Woman’s Club. Erika Aron accepted the Naples Woman’s … Continue reading →

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Books for Collier Kids open windows for a life-long love of learning

Books For Collier Kids Posted on February 2, 2022 by adminFebruary 2, 2022

(Joe Landon for Florida Weekly)  Kids must learn to read so they may read to learn. But, they need books at home to help make it happen. “Can you imagine a child growing up without a single book at home?” … Continue reading →

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Making a difference: Books for Collier Kids working to address literacy

Books For Collier Kids Posted on August 10, 2015 by adminSeptember 1, 2015

Collier Citizen – July 15, 2015 Can you imagine a child growing up without a single book in his or her home?” The question was posed by Joanne Wyss, founder and chair of Books for Collier Kids, formerly known as First … Continue reading →

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New books for Habitat families

Books For Collier Kids Posted on August 4, 2015 by adminAugust 18, 2015

“If you can get the book about snakes, I’ll try to get the book about cars.”  Thus whispered one little boy to his brother at the dedication of their family’s new Habitat home, looking at a brightly painted bookshelf holding … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Dr. Seuss’s Birthday

Books For Collier Kids Posted on March 2, 2015 by adminAugust 18, 2015

Each March 2, Books for Collier Kids celebrates Dr. Seuss’s birthday in two ways.  One is to invite our supporters to “Stay at Home and Read” as part of a non-benefit fundraising effort.  The other is to give all our … Continue reading →

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First Book receives Kapnick Award

Books For Collier Kids Posted on January 22, 2015 by adminSeptember 1, 2015

February 12, 2013 First Book-Collier County received the 2013 Harvey Kapnick Award from the Community Foundation of Collier County The award was presented to FBCC’s Chair and Co-founder, Joanne Wyss, by Kathleen Kapnick at the Foundation’s annual Celebration of Philanthropy … Continue reading →

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A “starfish” for a literary organization called First Book

Books For Collier Kids Posted on March 3, 2014 by adminAugust 23, 2015

STARFISH!  In the past seven years it has given more than 350,000 books to pre-kindergarten through second-grade students in Head Start and Title I school programs. No wonder First Book will be honored by the Community Foundation of Collier County … Continue reading →

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First Book featured as CCSD Partner

Books For Collier Kids Posted on December 12, 2013 by adminAugust 25, 2015

First Book-Collier County was recently featured on the Collier County School District website as a Featured Partner for the thousands of books distributed to children living in poverty who attend Collier County Schools. Click here to read the full story.

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FIRST READS – Charity provides books to kids

Books For Collier Kids Posted on March 9, 2013 by adminMarch 9, 2013

When Joanne Wyss and her husband, Karl, were tutoring pre-K children at Manatee Elementary in Naples, they were shocked to discover that most children from low-income families had almost no books in their homes. Click here to read the full … Continue reading →

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