HOW TO ORGANIZE A BOOK DRIVE.
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1.
A How -To- Guide to Organize a Book Drive
2.
Official Book Drive 101 info and Sign Up
3. Official
Book Drive With Wings and A Halo Poster
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HOW TO ORGANIZE A ROCK-N-READ EVENT.
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Thank you for your interest in helping to support the efforts of “With
Wings and a Halo – R.E.A.C.H. a Child!” by conducting a “Rock N Read”
event within your community! The first item on the agenda… is
that this event is designed for the students to have FUN!
Secondly, it is an activity that requires little actual time running
the event… it all happens in one evening, usually a Friday night from
5PM or 6 PM till 11PM or 12 midnight. Lastly, it is an activity
that children can actually see “First-hand” how their efforts helped
bring about a worthwhile program into their own community!
Program concept:
This event is open to all kids that would be interested in helping to
bring a program/ or support a program that helps children in crisis
situations. The “B.A.C.K. Packets” program donates Children’s Books to
local Police, Sheriff, State Patrol and EMS staff and volunteers… so
these very officers and first responders can give the gift of a
children’s book to a child in a crisis situation, either at the scene of
an accident or fire, or other domestic situation where children are
involved. At the “Rock N Read” event the children break up into
teams of three (3) children; whereas, each child reads in a Rocking
chair for a twenty (20) minute segment of time, once per hour for the
duration of the evening. Note: Some groups have decorated their Rocking
chairs with different themes (Safari, Pirates, Hobos, Knights &
Princesses, etc.) Likewise, when the child is not reading they are
free to go and relax, take a break, have some refreshments/treats or
play some games that have been planned by the committee ( ie. Guitar
Hero, Twister, Yatzee, etc.). The committee consists of several parents
that have volunteered to help out.
Prior to the evenings event each child should find sponsors, family,
neighbors and friends that are willing to contribute donations toward
their time that they will be actually Rocking and Reading during the
event. There are separate sign-up sheets for the children on an
additional link here for you to duplicate. In addition to this form,
there are several other forms that you can use to help you promote the
event with your local media and newspapers, an event sign-up/parent
authorization and a “Thank You” letter for you to send out to people
that have helped with the event after it is all over. Note: Each child
is responsible to collect the money/pledges that they received from all
of their sponsors and turn it in to the event coordinator. Try to have
this money turned in by the following Friday (or one week after the
event took place). If the sponsors write checks, make them payable to
your school or library please.
1.
A "R-N-R" Pledge Sheet
2.
A "R-N-R" Form Letter
(pdf)
3.
A "R-N-R" Sign Up Sheet
(pdf)
4.
A "R-N-R" Thank you letter
(pdf)
The
Event Coordinator is responsible for contacting the “With Wings and a
Halo” National office to let them know the date of the event, how many
children are planning to participate and any other pertinent
information. They can be contacted at
withwingsandahalo@tds.net or toll free at (866) WW AND AH or call
(608) 345-7074.
Lastly, the Event Coordinator is responsible for mailing in a check for
the total of the funds donated to the event from the participants
written out to “With Wings and a Halo – Rock N Read” and mail to: “With
Wings and a Halo” at 407 Augusta Drive, Waunakee, Wisconsin 53597.
Special Note: This check should come from the school or library hosting
the event!
On behalf of all of us at “With Wings and a Halo”… Thanks for your support and participation!
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