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Students Walk the Runway for Reading, News Release by Kamilah Van, FGCU Intern, Communcations
NAPLES, Fla., (Feb. 4, 2014) – Teens walked the runway for reading at the 3rd annual K is for Kids Teen Fashion Show “From the Heart” at Barron Collier High School.Read More…
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Tagged authors, Barron Collier High School, book drive, Books, Bring a Book Bring a Friend, children's literacy, Civic Engagement, Community Building, community service, Craig Bouchard, FGCU interns, K is for Kids, Rising Readers, youth development, youth leadership
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Students, Young Entrepreneurs, Families: Tickets on Sale Now for 3rd Annual Teen Fashion Show 2014
Tickets are on sale now for the 3rd Annual Teen Fashion Show 2014! Click here to purchase Early Bird tickets on Eventbrite http://bit.ly/Kgctvt or to read more…Read More…
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Tagged Barron Collier High School, Books, Civic Engagement, community service, education, K is for Kids, leadership, reading, Rising Readers, school libraries, social entrepreneurship, teens, young entrepreneurs, youth development, youth leadership
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Teen Fashion Show 2014 Rehearsals: Children & Teens, Volunteers Sign Up Too
Rehearsals begin! Kiddies and teens alike may audition and walk the stage in the auditorium of Barron Collier High School today for the 3rd Annual K is for Kids Teen Fashion Show.Read More…
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Teen Fashion Show in Parent & Child Magazine
Youngsters who modeled in last year’s Teen Fashion Show are seen in January’s Southwest Florida Parent & Child Magazine. Kids may audition again Sunday, January 12th.Read More…
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K is for Kids Founder Receives Recognition for Children’s Literacy and Youth Leadership Programs
K is for Kids’ founder Karen D. Clawson is receiving recognition for her decade-long devotion to enriching children’s education and youth development.Read More…
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GL Homes Donates $1000 to K is for Kids to Help Boost Reading Programs for Local Students
GL Homes donated $1,000 to K is for Kids to help boost reading programs for local students. GL Homes V.P. Tambra Wolfe presented the check to Mary Moussa.Read More…
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Book Signing by Walter Lee Johnson, Author of “The Jolly Shop” at Starbucks on 5th, December 14th
“The Jolly Shop” Book Signing by Walter Lee Johnson will be held on Saturday, December 14th at Starbucks on Fifth Avenue South. A portion of the proceeds will benefit K is for Kids.Read More…
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Operation:Outreach Gulf Coast High Students Deliver Special Message to Youngsters at Boys & Girls Club
When students joining Operation:Outreach at Gulf Coast High were asked what they’d like to do to help promote literacy, the response was unanimous: Read with children.Read More…
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Student Leaders Present Big Check to Collier County Public Schools Representing $10,000 in Grant Funds
Student leaders of K is for Kids presented a “big check” representing $10,000 in grant funds being donated to local schools through the Foundations’ literacy and leadership programs for students. Read More…
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Students on a Mission: University and High School Student Join Forces to Encourage Kids to Read More
Ryan Fricke, a journalism student at Florida Gulf Coast University, shares a video about what some local teens are doing to encourage younger children to read more.Read More…
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Tagged Brightest Horizons, children's books, children's literacy, Community Building, community service, FGCU Journalism, leadership, literacy, reading, Rising Readers, Ryan Fricke, St. John Neumann High School, Talya Lattanzio, youth development, youth leadership
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