All our fundraisers offer 40% profit and bonus profit sharing. Promote reading and learning by joining a book drive and carry out a good deed by participating in a fundraising event. Gabrielle union and dwyane wade welcomed their daughter, kaavia james, into the world on november 7th of last year. Planning your ambassador will help you plan your event every step of the way. Here are seven ways how i have helped get myself in the zone. Growth public schools is a tuitionfree public charter school with a powerful community that brings a focus on innovation and preparing students to be successful in a changing and dynamic world. Join a growing movement of students on over 1800 campuses. Girls drive to find 1,000 black girl books hits target with outpouring. And so can you she hopes to inspire other young people to prioritize.
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Marley dias established a book drive for stories with black girls as main characters in response to the monochromatic book assignments she. Born into a family of activists, diass book is filled with excellent advice and. Just like a paper or clothing drive, can fundraisers have willing volunteers collect and recycle aluminum cans in bags or bins provided by the city recycling depots. Donate books where black girls are the main character to schools in jamaica and. See more ideas about make a difference, how to raise money and blessing bags. Faqs clothing drive fundraiser shoe drive recycling. Clothing drive fundraising, clothing drive fundraiser, clothing recycling fundraiser. Your sellers will ask friends, family, and coworkers to scratch off a few circles and donate the total of the amounts they reveal. You can also collect personal care items, which are always welcome donations. Our barefoot books ambassadors will work with you to fundraise in the way that best suits your interests and your goals. Marley also volunteers at a soup kitchen and recently joined a charity trip to ghana.
I told my mom i was going to start a book drive where specifically black. Cream book drive fundraising flyer templates by canva. Under the guidance of our advancement department, we encourage and provide opportunities for families to participate in and promote fundraising activities to provide a sound, catholicfaithbased, exceptional education. We will make your fundraiser a fun and educational experience. A scratch card fundraiser is simple and profitable. Download, print, and distribute copies of our teacher rewards form to teachers about a week before the fundraiser begins. Marley dias, who goes to st cloud elementary school in west orange, new jersey, began her drive in november after she told her mother she.
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Each class competes to see who can raise the most money. Growth public schools gps is a tuitionfree public charter school that opened in the rosemont community of sacramento, ca in the fall of 2017. Courage fundraiser for chelsea mannings legal appeal. Growing up in new jersey, marley dias found her passion for reading. When 11year old marley dias announced that she was launching a book drive in hopes of collecting 1,000 books to donate to a school in. Francis borgia regional high school, we believe the fun and the fund of fundraising are equally important to the success of our school. Dias also makes the important distinction that charity.
To date, her campaign has collected more than 4,000 titles. Her schools reading syllabus wasnt big on diversity, so 11yearold marley dias decided to take matters into her own hands. Well customize the scratch cards with your group name and logo. Spice up your walkathon with a color run that is sure to generate more money and leave the kids colored.
Kaavia james daughter of gabrielle union and dwyane wade. When 11yearold marley dias noticed that her school reading list was mostly stories about white boys and dogs, she decided to take matters into her own hands. In terms of advice for aspiring activists, dias hopes to remind others that helping even one person with your full energy is just as impactful as what shes achieved. No other fundraiser can raise profits for your school or organization faster. The book drive resulted in more than 11,000 books cataloged with black female protagonists and counting. Donate and help others, create a project and get help. It started in fifth grade, when dias noticed a lack of diversity in the books she read in school. Words alive understands the importance of diversity as well and works hard to bring window books and mirror books into the classrooms to teach students selfreflection and empathy. Organize a community book drive in your neighborhood. Donations to us 501c3 nonprofits are typically taxdeductible. The 5 cent drive is a fundraiser that seems to be gaining popularity at many schools and its one thats relatively easy to run. Whatever your situation, boon supply has the right fundraiser for you. Growth public schools, 9320 tech center drive, sacramento. How yearold marley dias is inspiring activism in others.
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As a solution to the lack of diversity and representation in her books at school, the 11yearold is organizing a book drive to collect childrens books where black girls are the leading. The hashtag was born out of the avid readers frustration that she couldnt find any stories where the main characters looked like her. The campaign was a drive to collect and distribute 1,000 books with black girl protagonists and give them out to libraries all over the world. Past year order records will be sent home the first week of school. Like marley dias, so many of you have asked for books with black girls as the main characters. The great thing about this type of fundraiser compared to any other is that you dont have volunteers going doortodoor beg for funds. However, she never saw her identity reflected in her assigned school reading. A better fundraiser gives you the ability to shop, make purchases and see the profits returned to your school or organization immediately with our online tracking. On the other hand, donations to personal fundraisers are not typically tax deductible. A food drive could consist of a collection of a variety of nonperishable items, or you could focus on one particular item such as cereal, peanut butter, tuna fish, or macaroni and cheese. The modern template is designed with a light colored background, illustrated with colorful books and large, readable text. The program helps you make money for your school, pta, club or organization by collecting used clothing.
Our fullfeatured option, perfect for organizations who require paper order forms and schools who want to offer prizes to students. With the help of her mother, grassroots community foundation cofounder janice johnson dias, and two friends, briana and amina, marley came up with the idea to start a book drive featuring. Not only is she adorable, but at just four months old, she is already using her instagram platform to uplift and acknowledge other young girls. This resource guide was created in direct response to the multiple requests made by educators, parents and students. After gaining worldwide recognition, marley craved her own creative outlet, which manifested in her own book, marley dias gets it done. Gold cup fundraiser allows you to purchase tumblers with pro and college teams on them. Its a pretty big deal when an 11yearold can recognize prejudice at a young age and make a change. Funeral and memorial fundraising start a free fundraiser. Two minutes into a conversation with marley dias, its easy to see why her. Youll probably be surprised by how much you can raise. Marleys book, published by scholastic press, will be released in spring 2018. Marley launched her own book this year and its awesome 2. Follow these top tips and ideas to make your penny drive more successful. Not only is marley dias already a grantwinner and ghanian orphanage volunteer, but the book drive she founded because she was sick of reading about white boys.
With a free gofundme, you can get immediate help with memorial costs. Show your support for food for the poor jamaica fundraiser christmas for the classroom, a special event to in aid of the annual furniture drive. For the last five years i successfully applied the approach to fundraising outlined above as chief fundraiser for the charity solaraid. Safe, simple and profitable fundraising for community groups. Find the best books, literary resources and educational solutions for kids at scholastic, a leader in publishing and education for nearly 100 years. Marley dias grew tired of reading books about white boys and dogs and complained to her mother about the lack of literature that reflected black girls as the protagonist. Marley curated a collection of books that featured black girls as the protagonists, and the internet archive is working hard to digitize them all so that everyone can read them. Regardless of the subject matter, your book sale will have more meaning and garner more fundraising dollars if its personal to the community members who will purchase the books.
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