Project Report
| Dec 26, 2018
A Look Back at our 2018 Reading Program
By Marsha Guerrier | Executive Director
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The holidays are here and we want to thank you all for the gifts you have given us so that we can give to others. As we look back at the wonderful things that we have accomplished this year we are thankful for donors like you. This year we hosted several school and childcare facilities with our Just As I Am Reading program as well and donated backpacks to deserving children in need.
We were invited to Bright From the Start Childcare Center to bring our program to a new group of students. Thanks to your contributions we were able to distribute 12 books to the children from our Just As I Am Reading Program. The event was focused on discussing ways to make reading fun during the winter recess. The children were excited to read our book selection and they were gifted additional books from our book partner.
As we look onward to 2019 we are planning for our spring reading program and will be working with the local libraries to broaden the program outside of the schools. We are also planning for our annual backpack drive so that we can provide support to as many families as possible in the fall of 2019. As you know having the necessary supplies for school is essential to children learning and we believe that the backpack we donate will give students the confidence to have a successful year.
I thank you again for your continued support I look forward to sharing with you all the success of the events in our next report. It is because of donors like you we are able to have such impactful projects in our community. Please continue your support by sharing our project with your network and to continue funding our project.
Warm Regards,
Marsha
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Sep 25, 2018
Summer Reading and Fall Backpack Drive
By Marsha Guerrier | Executive Director
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Can you believe the summer is almost over? It’s been a few weeks since we donated books for a Summer Reading program. Thanks in part to your contributions we were able to distribute 25 books to area children from our Just As I Am Reading Program. The event was focused on discussing ways to make reading fun during the summer months. The children were excited to read our book selection and they were gifted additional books from our book partner.
It’s now that time of year where the reading program provides backpacks to children in our community whose family may have financial difficulties. This year we’ve partnered with two organizations one focused on supporting a school district here in Nassau County and another supporting a school district in Bronx, NY. Having the necessary supplies for school is essential to children learning and we believe that our backpack we are donating will give students the confidence to have a successful year.
We are planning for another Fall Reading program at the Howell Road Elementary school at the start of the school year. I thank you again for your continued support I look forward to sharing with you all the success of the events in our next report. It is because of donors like you we are able to have such impactful projects in our community. Please continue your support by sharing our project with your network and to continue funding our project.
Warm Regards,
Marsha
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May 23, 2018
Just As I Am May 2018 Report
By Marsha Guerrier | Executive Director
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Superheros Against Bullying
On March 4th our founder Marsha Guerrier represented the Yva Jourdan Foundation as a sponsor for the “Superheroes Against Bullying” hosted by the New Horizon Counseling Center. Thanks in part to your contributions we were able to donate and distribute over 40 books to area children for our Just As I Am Reading Program. The event was focused on discussing ways to stop children from bullying and give them to tools they need to defend against a bully. Our selected book ‘What It Means to Be Kind’ was a great addition to the conversation.
We are working with a local non profit organization in Valley Stream to sponsor and host a Summer Reading Event in late June for area kids. As part of the program we will be providing children with books to read for the summer. As a sponsor we will be providing the registered children and their families our designated book as well as discuss our organizations efforts in eliminated bullying.
I thank you again for your continued support I look forward to sharing with you all the success of the events in our next report. It is because of donors like you we are able to have such impactful projects in our community. Please continue your support by sharing our project with your network and to continue funding our project.
Again, thank you and I look forward to sharing more stories from our project team in the future.
Warm Regards,
Marsha Guerrier
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