First Book Alburquerque
Advisory Board
New* http://www.firstbook.org/abq
Juan Fidel Larraņaga, Hispano Round Table (HRT) -
Co
Chair
Paula Delap-Padilla, Albuquerque Business Education Compact (ABEC)
Gregory Webb, Commission for Community Volunteerism
Kathy Chilton, Libro
Jessica Fields, South Valley Academy
Renata Witte, NMPTA
"Providing first books for low income children. Promoting early reading."
NM ABQ AB151
We've had 3 great First Book Speed Read competitions. Click here to sponsor the Speed Readers.
Contact us at alb@firstbook.org (272-9532)
Next Event - March 2, 2008 - First Book Speed Read - 2 PM ABQ Uptown
September 2007, Expo NM - State Fair
November 11, 2006. First Book Speed Read Competition - Borders Uptown
October 10, 2006- Lt. Governor Diane D. Denish joins First
Book-Alburquerque to present 500 new books to Head Start preschoolers
Thank you Juan L, & Lisa Barrow, & Danielle Durham, & Theresa Harnisch, & CRTC employees,
& others for donations.
"the 'r' is for reading!"
I Read Aloud Literacy Forum - New *
Help Cheerios donate 100,000 copies of Eric Carle's The Tiny Seed. YOU can decide where they will be donated by answering questions correctly. The more questions you answer, the more votes you get!
First Book ABQ awards 3 $1,0000 Borders gift certificates
Donations were taken over the holidays at Borders stores to benefit local literacy groups. First
Book Alburquerque received applications and distributed three $1,0000 Borders gift certificates to
local agencies promoting literacy.
The Storehouse, Los Padilla's Elementary, & East Central Ministries each will receive a $1,0000
Borders gift card.
Every year First Book teams up with Borders to promote literacy and provide first books to new
readers.
Recipients will purchase books for new readers at the new Borders Bookstore at Uptown.
Nationally First Book Received More Than $830,000 from Borders Group and its Borders and
Waldenbooks Customers.
First Book Alburquerque is currently taking donations for a First Book Speed Read event which will
take place March 31 in Isleta.
others:
YDI Mariposa
APS title i
APS Los Padillas
APS La Luz Elementary
PTA clothing bank
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