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League Club luncheon – Books for Collier Kids’ table
Table talk turns League Club fundraiser into a roomful of fantasy – Harriet Howard Heithaus, Naples Daily News March 11, 2019 This was going to be a lunch like no other: If you weren’t sharing a table with Big Bird, you might be gazing at a masterpiece painted just for you. Or imagine spooning out your salad dressing as royalty, the crown on your head matched only by those of your fellow royalty at your table. … Continue reading →
$14,805 grant from The League Club
League Club Grant Ensures 6,580 More Books for Collier Kids! Naples, FL 4/8/19 –Books for Collier Kids (BCK), a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing a steady stream of new books to children in low-income families throughout Collier County, was awarded a $14,805 grant from The League Club’s Community Trust Fund. “This generous support allows Books for Collier Kids to purchase 6,580 new, age-appropriate books for 658 students in pre-k, kindergarten, 1stand 2ndgrades at two newly designated … Continue reading →
Coastal Breeze News on Books for Collier Kids
Books for Collier Kids Fact Sheet One million new books to children in need since 2005 Importance of Books for Collier Kids: Literacy is one of the best predictors of a child’s future success. A lack of basic literacy skills is linked with academic failure, delinquency, teenage pregnancy, substance abuse, unemployment, low productivity and welfare dependency. Nationally, in some of the lowest-income areas there is only one book for every 300 kids. Children whose parents … Continue reading →
Life in Naples coverage of BCK celebration
Coverage from Life in Naples – May/June/July 2018 … Continue reading →
