Help Me Help Others with the Reach Out and Read Program!

As you all know, I am headed out to this conference Friday, the 19th. However, there are a few things I need to do before I get in the car and head that way! One of which, I need your help with!
All of the members of SCBWI are participating in the Reach Out and Read program and are encouraged to bring donations to the event this weekend. Below is a brief description the Kansas SCBWI Site gives of the overall program and it's purpose!

"Bring a new or gently-used book to our quarterly meetings, and we'll donate the book to Reach Out and Read. This program has 36 sites in the metro area and is administered through KU Medical Center. 82% of the books go to under-privileged kids. (The other 18% goes to siblings or hospital waiting rooms.) They look for books for 6 months-5 years old but also need new or slightly used books for the older kids.

- Doctors and nurse practitioners are trained to give advice to parents about appropriate books and reading activities that support their child's healthy development.

- Children get to take home a free, new, developmentally appropriate book at every check-up from birth to five years.

- Trained volunteers read aloud to children in waiting rooms, modeling for parents how to share books and tell stories, and engage families in waiting room activities surrounding books and reading."

* Quote from http://www.kansas-scbwi.org.

So, if anyone has a few gently used books, or is willing to purchase a few new ones to donate; I would be happy to deliver them to the drop-off site in Overland Park this weekend! I will be going to Wal-Mart and Hastings this week to purchase a few myself to give to this great program. But any extra donation from ya'll helps and would be greatly appreciated!

If you are interested in helping out, please contact me via e-mail or call me at 620-481-7992! If you don't have any books, and don't have time to go shop for some, you can also give a money donation and I will swing by and pick up new books with the donation before heading to the conference!

Thanks so much everyone!

Creatively yours,

Kat