Ladder for Leaders

Founding officers of Operation:Outreach-Gulf Coast High – (O2 launched at GCH) deliver new books to first graders at the Boys & Girls Club of Collier County. The annual holiday book giveaway includes story time. Author Juliana Howard donated her children’s book “Catie the Copycat” to each student. Kids also got to choose more books to take home and keep. Left to right: Patrick Clawson Jr., President; Alexandra Barker, Vice President; Vice Presidents Jamie Lebar, Braiden Howell, Shianne Frank and Gabby McCann.

Fun’raising Chairs: Bring a Book, Bring a Friend 

Students take the lead organizing readers and leaders programs for kids of all ages – we call them “fun’raisers” because as we’re creating fun with friends on the “giving” end of our mission, we’re creating fun for the kids on the “receiving” end too! – all with the end goal of  sharing the joy of reading with children: from book giveaways and special storytimes to the annual K is for Kids From the Heart Teen Fashion Show and Kids Celebrate Reading Book Fair.  So many ways to help kids read more and dream more!

Operation:Outreach members from four Naples area high schools participated to make the annual holiday book giveaway and story time for youngsters at the Boys & Girls Club of Collier County another huge success. The event brings as much joy to the teens who visit as the children who receive the new books!