image/pjpeg kidsneedstoread_photo.jpg 8437 2009-11-08T14:30:45-05:00 4 2009-11-08T14:28:11-05:00 <p> My name is Joyce Shircliffe and I am raising money and awareness for the Kids Need To Read Foundation.</p> <p> The Kids Need To Read Foundation was established in 2007 by actor Nathan Fillion and author P.J. Haarsma.</p> <p> Reading is the single most important skill children must learn to be productive members of society.&nbsp; As budget cutbacks increase, funding for libraries is often the first thing to go, especially in failing school systems.&nbsp; There are a great number of schools that have not been able to buy new books for their students in years.</p> <p> The Kids Need To Read Foundation was established to send exciting new books to under-funded schools and libraries across the United States, as well as to other institutions that serve children, particularly disadvantaged children whose gift from Kids Need To Read is sometimes the first book they have ever owned.</p> <p> With your donations we can make sure kids all across our nation have access to great books that contain messages of hope, courage, kindness, friendship, love, tolerence and perseverance.&nbsp; Books help kids understand that they live in a world without limits.</p> <p> Your donations can make a big difference in kids lives!&nbsp; You can also help by spreading the word about this cause.&nbsp; All donations go straight to the Kids Need To Read Foundation.&nbsp; Feel free to contact Kids Need To Read to verify this.</p> <p> Visit&nbsp; <strong><u>KidsNeedToRead.org</u></strong>&nbsp; to learn more about this important cause.</p> <p> Thank you for visiting my page.</p> 2010-03-28T00:00:00-04:00 2010-04-11T00:00:00-04:00 true 35 30000 USD 3 image/pjpeg kidsneedstoread_photo.jpg 17521 2009-11-08T15:28:03-05:00 Kids Need To Read Foundation debbie@kidsneedtoread.org 14000 USD 2009-11-08T00:00:00-05:00 kidsneedtoread 3 2010-02-26T08:55:32-05:00 8