Inside This Issue
- Amazon Smile
- Roosevelt Teacher Book Fair
- Grant from AFPLI
- Macmillan Publishers
- Update on Youth Advisory Board
- Teacher Testimonial
- Thanks for Helping Us Spread the Word
- Volunteer Opportunities
- Meet our New Staff Member
- Join us at Barnes and Noble
- Community Book Fair
- Shout Outs!
- Help us Win!
- Corporate Volunteers
- Special Thank Yous
- Giving & Receiving List
- Winter Interns Needed
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♥ Storage space for boxes of books
♥ New/gently used books, ages birth - adult
♥ Board Members
♥ Corporate Sponsorship/Day of Volunteer Service
♥ Professional Support Donated,
i.e., accountants, lawyers, graphic
designers, etc.
♥ Celebrity Sponsor/Celebrity for
a one-time book reading
♥ E-Book Readers, Tablets,
Laptops (new and used)
♥ Raffle and Auction Donations
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You can give to The Book Fairies simply by shopping on Amazon! Set us as your charity of choice by going to smile.amazon.com and type in The Book Fairies. We receive a percentage on every purchase made on Amazon.
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A Message From Our Founder:
It's amazing how fast a year can fly by. Thanksgiving has passed and we are caught up in the holiday season. Fortunately, The Book Fairies has already received a number of wonderful gifts.
The Association of Fundraising Professionals on Long Island (AFPLI) granted The Book Fairies with $2,500 for our Community Book Fair program. Steve Cohen from Macmillan Publishing delivered 4 pallets of beautiful brand new books that were distributed as holiday gifts for our receiving students. Finally, Giving Tuesday was a huge success with The Book Fairies exceeding our goal of $2,000 in one day.
Roosevelt's Centennial Avenue Elementary School saw over 8,000 high interest, age appropriate books enter their school to build and supplement classroom libraries.
As we look to the year ahead, The Book Fairies has our eyes set on the 1 million book donated mark. With over 100 boxes a of books pouring into the warehouse each week, we should attain our goal by early spring.
Please have a safe, happy, and healthy holiday and New Year.
Until next time, keep reading and sharing your stories!
Sincerely,
Amy
Amy Zaslansky
Executive Director, Founder
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Centennial Avenue Teacher Book Fair!
Thanks to a grant from Daughters of Wisdom, The Book Fairies hosted a Free Book Fair for the teachers of Centennial Avenue Elementary School in Roosevelt. Forty-five teachers shopped from over 8,000 books to hand select age appropriate books to fill their classroom libraries.
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I am getting so much positive feedback from the teachers. This event made the teachers feel valued and enhanced our positive school climate. We thank you for extending to us this wonderful opportunity to build our classroom libraries and love for reading."
--Principal Barbara Solomon
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Pictured: Patrice Frank, Ken Cerini, The Book Fairies' Amy Zaslansky, Marian Conway, Liz Axelrod, Jim Meyer, Lawrence Bernstein, Marc Suntup, and Fran Karliner.
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The Book Fairies win at AFPLI!
The Book Fairies won the top grant at the Long Island Association of Fundraising Professionals Philanthropy Day session: “Inside a Grantmaker’s Mind". The grant will be used to host the January 14th Community Book Fair for teachers and nonprofits.
During a typical book fair, between 12,000-14,000 books are donated in 3.5 hours. It's a beautiful event to support literacy initiatives across metropolitan New York.
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Macmillan Publishers brings
excitement to the warehouse!
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Macmillan Publishers donated four pallets of incredible, brand new books to The Book Fairies. Teachers from all across Long Island and NYC came to the warehouse to bring these books back to their students for holiday gifts.
Thank you Macmillan Publishers for an amazing selection of high interest books to fill out our students home libraries!
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Pictured: Vice President-Ryan Zaslansky, Treasurer-Zach Stern, President-Alyssa Benyaminy, Social Media Chair-Jordan Silvey, Secretary-Gracie McManus, Fundraising Chair-Mariel Nicholas.
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Youth Advisory Board Update
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The Book Fairies is proud to introduce our first Youth Advisory Executive Board. They are working hard to create an annual youth fundraiser to raise awareness and funds to support literacy.
All high school students are welcome to attend our meetings and learn what it takes to be on a nonprofit board.
The next meeting is December 19th at 7:30pm in the Book Fairies warehouse. Contact Alyssa if you are interested in joining the advisory board:
alyssa.benyaminy@thebookfairies.org
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Teacher Testimonial
"The Book Fairies has transformed reading in my classroom. The first time I went to the warehouse in June was one of the happiest moments I’ve had as a teacher. With each book I got my hands on I was able to imagine the exact child in my room who would be gushing over the new book. Reading volume has skyrocketed, but more importantly my children have come to see themselves as readers."
--Elizabeth O’Driscoll and Room 314
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Thanks for helping us spread the word!
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Check us out on Mommy Poppins
"Holiday Volunteer Opportunities for Long Island Kids"
We are thrilled Mommy Poppins is helping us spread the word about the work we are doing and promoting volunteerism for young people! Check out the blog post
here.
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Macaroni Kid is a free weekly newsletter and website that delivers news on all the kid and family friendly events going on in your community. It is also a great place to learn about volunteer opportunities for families on Long Island...including opportunities at The Book Fairies!
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Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities
*December 3rd Community Book Sorting, 10am to 1pm at the warehouse
Volunteer whenever you can for as long as you can!
*December 10th: Community Book Fair
We still need volunteers for the noon to 2pm session. Sign up
here
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*December 16th: Bay Shore Barnes and Noble
Volunteer at the info table or giftwrapping at the Barnes & Noble in Bay Shore
Time slots are: 10am to 12:30pm, 12:30pm to 3pm, 3pm to 5pm, and 5pm to 7pm
If you want to volunteer, email Sherry at sherry@thebookfairies.org
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Meet our newest Staff Member
Sherry McGrath is The Book Fairies new Program Coordinator! After volunteering with The Book Fairies for two years, Sherry is excited to be an official part of the team.
Sherry has been working in the nonprofit field for almost 20 years doing both program development and fund development for organizations such as Girl Scouts of Nassau County, Ramapo for Children and Trail Blazer Camps. Sherry has a Masters of Social Work from University of Michigan.
Reading has been a passion of Sherry’s since she was a little girl. She loves sharing books with her three boys and is thrilled to be changing children’s stories with The Book Fairies.
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Join us Saturday, December 2nd at Barnes and Noble
91 Old Country Road, Carle Place
11am to 7pm
Get your Holiday Shopping started early! A percentage of your Barnes & Noble purchase will benefit The Book Fairies
Bring the family for crafts, book readings and performances!
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The Book Fairies Monthly
Community Book Fair
Our monthly Community Book Fairs have been a tremendous success! We've held 9 fairs in 2017 and gave away over
95,500 books
to teachers and community program leaders at these one-of-a-kind events!
The December 10th Community Book Fair is SOLD OUT! Please click below to register for the January 14th Book Fair happening now!
REGISTER HERE
**Must service high needs areas (50% or more students receiving free/reduced lunch, and $44,863 annual income for a family of four
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November Book Fair Report
- 8,457 books were donated in 3.5 hours
- 12,691 students and clients in high-needs programs benefited from these books
- 66 classroom libraries were established and supplemented
- 26 programs sent books home with students
- 59 teachers/nonprofits received books to support their classrooms and programs
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Thank you to Wantagh Girl Scouts Troops 3360 who spent their day off from school sorting books in the warehouse. Great work girls!
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Thank you to Quest Scouts home school group who spent a day learning about the importance of having access to books and volunteering with us.
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Help us win money from Long Island's
generous banking institutions!
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Ridgewood Savings Bank is donating $1,000 to the charity that gets the most posts on their facebook page between now and December 17th. Limit one entry per person. Give The Book Fairies a shout out right now by clicking
here!
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NEFCU Seasons of Giving Contest is gearing up for December They will be splitting $5,000 between the three organizations that get the most votes and we want The Book Fairies to win! Check out our Facebook page for voting instructions on December 7th.
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Corporate Days of Volunteering
Interested in hosting a book drive at your company or a day of sorting in the warehouse? Contact Sherry McGrath for additional details: sherry@thebookfairies.org
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Thank You For Your Support!
Financial Donations:
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Aneesah Abdus-Shakur
Adventureland (in memory of Tony Gentile)
Maureen Barwinski
Paul Becht
Barbara Belkin
Carol Belth
Michele Bergman
Dana Bermas
Erica Boas
Lisa Brighton
Brandy Broder
Marlece Calderon-Chiaramida
Michelle Chang
Corinna Creedon
Stephen D'Antonio
Alicia DeRosalia
Joanne Desire
Duane Ebesu
Jeanne Ellis
Jennifer Zaino Emmett
Elissa Ettedgui
Marybelle Ferreira
Kathleen Ferriola
Janet Fingeret
Robyn Fishman
Brenda Frankle
Patricia Freier
Nancy Gabel
Maria Gallant
Maura Garrity
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Lynn Goodman
Michele Grando
Debra Green
Polly Hammer
Andrew Hazen
Elizabeth Hernandez
David Hicks
Angela Hidlebaugh
Karen Horowitz
Kristyn Hovanec
William Klayer
Fredda Klopfer
Rachel, Eric, Oren, Maya Klopfer
Jon Kniss
Carolyn Laby-Bosniak
Landkie, LLC
Karen Levine
Lois Locker
Suzanne Ludwig
Donna Manders
Jenny Marcotrigiano
Sherry McGrath
Michele McNamara
Barbara Mierlak
Richard Mills
Lynn Montag
Peg Morgan
Pamela Naples
Cindy Nicholson
Teresa Noto
Adar Novak
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Juliann Pagnotta
Joyce Paley
Debbie Raffaele
Laurie Raisher
Joan Reich
Cathy Revellese
Jo Beth Roberts
Kelly Rodal
John Romeo
Lauren Rosenberg
Blake Rubinstein
Maureen Schneider
Robyn Schreiber
Teresa Scimeca
Judy Shaughnessy
Jason Sidelman
Heidi Sisenwine
Beth Smith
Susan Sohmer
Alyssa Sosnik
Linda Sotomayor
Daphne Stamoularas
Joann Sulin
Yvonne Townsley
Regina Vorwald
Debbie Wiesehan
Megan Wiseley
Barry Wittenstein
Chris Yack
Stacey Zinman
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Giving & Receiving in November
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Donating Schools/Companies
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- Chernoff Diamond
- Crestwood Country Day School
- Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty, Glen Head and Sea Cliff
- Half Hollow Hills Elementary Schools
- Hillside Grade School
- JFK High School, Bellmore
- John Douveas, Troop 268, Eagle Scout project
- Kerri Zablotny
- Lynnbrook South Middle
- Molloy Collage
- Mount Sinai High School
- North Shore Hebrew Academy
- Old Westbury Hebrew Congregation
- Rushmore Avenue Elementary
- Shore Elementary School
- Temple Beth Israel
- Troop 3254, Central Park Association
- West Babylon Junior High School
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919,707
books donated
to date!
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Receiving Schools/Organizations
- Amityville UFSD
- Archer Street School
- Atkinson Elementary
- Baychester Middle School
- Bayshore Middle School
- Brightside Academy, Brooklyn
- Brightside Academy, Bronx
- Brightwaters Academy
- Burns Ave School (ELL program)
- Centennial Ave School
- Columbus Avenue Schools
- Community and Family Head Start
- Compare Foods
- Creston Campus Academy/PS382 and MS 447
- EAC
- Eager to Serve
- Edmund W Miles Middle School
- EOC Of Suffolk
- Evergreen Charter School
- Frank P Long Intermediate School
- Freeport Head Start
- Freeport High School
- Freeport Public Schools
- Giblyn Elementary Schools
- Hampton Bays School District
- Harriet Tubman Early Childhood Education Center
- Harlem Children's Zone Promise Academy
- Highland Park Community School
- IS 127 Q
- IS 190 M
- IS 59 Q
- Jackson Annex Elementary School
- John S. Hobart Elementary School
- LaFrancis Hardiman Elementary School
- LIRR Amityville
- LIRR Freeport
- LIRR Hempstead
- Long Beach Soup Kitchen
- Long Island Council of Churches
- Makom NY
- Martin Deporres School
- Mary G. Clarkson Elementary
- Nassau County Juvenile Detention
- Nassau University Medical Center/NuHealth
- Northwest Elementary School
- Parent Child Home Program
- Park Avenue Memorial Grade school
- Peninsula Prep Academy Charter School
- PS 143Q
- PS 48
- PS 325 The Fresh Creek School
- PS 158K Warwick School
- PS 104 The Bayswater School
- PS 13 K Roberto Clemente
- PS 136 Q
- PS 223Q
- PS 65
- PS 9 Ryer Avenue Elementary School
- PS 325
- PS/MS 42Q
- PS 104Q The Bays Water School
- PS 148
- PS 229Q
- PS/MS 42 Q
- Riverhead Charter School
- Roosevelt High School
- Roosevelt Middle School
- Rose Hill
- Shield Institute
- Students in Transitional Housing, NYC BOE
- The INN
- The Lorraine Hansberry School
- Thea Bowman Residence
- Timothy Hill Ranch
- Twin Pines Elementary
- Uniondale Pre-K
- US Africa Children's Fellowship
- Village Academy
- Winthrop Pediatrics Clinic
- YAI
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Winter Internships Available
The Book Fairies has 3 internship positions available. We are seeking individuals college-age or above who are skilled in Public Relations, Fundraising and Social Media.
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The Book Fairies | 516-557-6645 | info@thebookfairies.org | www.thebookfairies.org
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