Welcome to The Words Alive Reader, a regular newsletter keeping you up-to-date with the latest in how we've been connecting children, teens, and families to the power of reading. What have we been up to and how can you help? Read on to find out!
Meet Our 11-Year-Old Volunteer, Elise!
A picture of Elise on a blue and orange background.
Elise Goldwasser is one of our youngest volunteers ever! She is passionate about reading and joined us as a volunteer fundraiser for our latest Champions for Youth campaign. She reminds us: “People should be more accepting of kids and not make everything ‘only adults,’ because kids can do a lot of things too!”
Her story shows kids—and adults—what is possible when we use our passion to serve our communities. Read more about her experience with Words Alive and why everyone should volunteer on our blog!
Thank You, San Diego Gulls and Cal Coast
A big pile of learning supplies ready to give away to students: books, colored pencils, glue sticks, and more!
Words Alive would like to thank the San Diego Gulls Foundation and Cal Coast Credit Union for hosting a book and learning supply drive for us in celebration of Read Across America Day! Thanks to their support, we received $3,925 in cash, plus more than $400 worth of learning supplies from our Amazon wishlist. We are so grateful for the generosity of our community and can't wait to get these supplies into the hands of our students. If you would like to help us provide even more books and learning supplies to students and families, you can purchase something from our wishlist right now!
Celebrate Women's History Month with Cover to Cover
The cover of Internment by Samira Ahmed. A girl wearing a baseball cap that says “Resist.”
Women’s History Month is here! If you’d like to celebrate with us, grab a copy of this month’s Cover to Cover book, Internment, by Samira Ahmed.
Internment follows a teenager named Layla and her family, who are forced into an internment camp for Muslim-Americans. Even though it is set in the future, this novel is very much about our past, and even our present, and the ways in which we are in danger of repeating history if we don't examine it.
Every week, we release new activities for 9th-12th graders to engage with the important ideas in diverse, young adult literature. Follow along here!
Save the Date: Volunteer Appreciation Celebration
A graphic that says “You’re Invited! Words Alive’s 12th Annual Volunteer Appreciation Celebration, Presented by EY.” In the bottom half, it says “Thursday, April 22 at 4PM PT. Sign up to join us for an optional breakout session to participate in the 2021 Art & Lit project!”
We want to celebrate you! You are invited to the 12th Annual Volunteer Appreciation Celebration, taking place on Thursday, April 22nd at 4:00 PM PT. Join us as we reflect on a year of incredible contributions from volunteers all across San Diego, the United States, and the world! Save the date and a Zoom link will be made available soon.
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This newsletter, in addition to our blog and social media content, is written by us, a cohort of volunteers! Do you love writing and have an interest in helping Words Alive create this type of content? We'd love your help! Email to learn more.
- Zoe, Eli, Nia and Titiksha, Words Alive Storytelling Team