Life in Naples coverage of BCK celebration
Coverage from Life in Naples – May/June/July 2018 … Continue reading →
Category Archives: In the News
Books for Collier Kids receives League Club grant
League Club awards $327,970 to 30 community agencies Members of The League Club’s Community Involvement Committee make the final decision on grants that are awarded every year. COURTESY PHOTO The League Club awarded 30 community agencies a total of $327,970 … Continue reading →
Books for Collier Kids joins the party!
Bank brings Shred-It services to Marco and Naples locations Collect your outdated bank statements, checks, contracts, bills, legal agreements and more in preparation for IBERIABANK’s two secure shred parties coming up. The first takes place from 9 a.m. to noon … Continue reading →
Thanks a Million celebration
The magic of books: Non-profit celebrates donation of one million books to Collier kids Lance Shearer, CorrespondentPublished 5:02 a.m. ET April 6, 2018 All of us who toil in the newspaper business are glad you are reading this, and are … Continue reading →
Brownies learn about Books for Collier Kids
BOOKS FOR COLLIER KIDS APRIL 2, 2018/ BROWNIE MEETING Brownie Troop 255 at Veterans Memorial Elementary School, under the leadership of Rachel Buonocore (Mrs. B), is working on their Philanthropist Badge. Every year, the troop works on a Service Project … Continue reading →
Building libraries . . .
Books for Collier Kids builds libraries a family at a time By Don Manley manley@swspotlight.com Books for Collier Kids will provide the donation of its one millionth book in 2018. Books for Collier Kids plays an integral role in the … Continue reading →
Angel Fund grant received
Books for Collier Kids 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 recently awarded a $10,000 Angel Fund Grant from the Community Foundation of Collier … Continue reading →
“Stay at Home and Read” guest commentary by Nora Kolmer
Commentary: “Stay at Home and Read” for Dr. Seuss’ day by Nora Kolmer, Vice Chairwoman, Books for Collier Kids You can give the joy of reading to local children in need by joining Books for Collier Kids in celebrating … Continue reading →
“Stay at Home and Read” celebrates Dr. Seuss’s birthday
Dr. Seuss’s birthday celebration starts with BCK distributing 1,500 copies each of “The Cat in the Hat,” “Green Eggs and Ham,” “Fox in Socks” and “Oh, Say Can You Say” to pre-K Head Start classes, kindergarten, and first- and second grade students … Continue reading →
BCK holiday season kickoff
Books for Collier Kids (BCK) (www.BooksforCollierKids.org) kicks off the holiday season announcing that the volunteer-run organization donated 100,000 books to more than 6,000 students over the past year. On Dec. 8 BCK joined Christ Child Society of Naples to provide more … Continue reading →
