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Teens Sign Up for our K is for Kids’ Partner Event with SWFL Reading Festival!

Teens Sign Up for our K is for Kids’ Partner Event with SWFL Reading Festival!

Students volunteering at our K is for Kids Book Fair & Fun’raiser Saturday, March 3rd at Barnes & Noble, Coconut Point Mall:  Sign up now!Read More…

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SWFL Reading Festival Partner Event Worth Crowing About: Author Lisa Fleming and Professor Patrick Wooley headline K is for Kids’ book party for children

SWFL Reading Festival Partner Event Worth Crowing About: Author Lisa Fleming and Professor Patrick Wooley headline K is for Kids’ book party for children

Don’t miss K is for Kids’ first Southwest Reading Festival Partner Event to be held Saturday, March 3rd at Barnes & Noble, Coconut Point from 1 to 4 p.m.  It’s a free book party with more fun’raising for children than we can say in […]Read More…

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Bring a Book, Bring a Friend is here: Agenda for your afternoon of fun’raising with the kids

Bring a Book, Bring a Friend is here: Agenda for your afternoon of fun’raising with the kids

The fun’raising is about to begin, so grab the kids and head to Barnes & Noble Booksellers at the Waterside Shops of Naples.  Here’s the agenda for your afternoon of free, fun activities for your family….Read More…

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Bring a Book, Bring a Friend Book Fair & Fun’raiser this Saturday, February 11th, 12noon to 4pm at Barnes & Noble, Waterside Shops in Naples

Bring a Book, Bring a Friend Book Fair & Fun’raiser this Saturday, February 11th, 12noon to 4pm at Barnes & Noble, Waterside Shops in Naples

Don’t miss the biggest event of our fun’raising season this Saturday, February 11th!  Our teens will offer many free, fun activities for children:  face painting, balloon twisting by Walt Timoney, a scavenger hunt, writing workshop, prizes and more! Kids also get to meet two […]Read More…

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Calling all teens who are volunteering at our fun’raisers!

Calling all teens who are volunteering at our fun’raisers!

High school students volunteering at our fun’raiser Saturday, February 11th at Barnes & Noble:  Sign up now by registering and completing the needed forms.Read More…

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Comcast to air PSAs promoting children’s literacy month and book fair, Bring a Book, Bring a Friend, showcasing teen spokespersons

Comcast to air PSAs promoting children’s literacy month and book fair, Bring a Book, Bring a Friend, showcasing teen spokespersons

Thanks to K is for Kids’ headline sponsor, Comcast, viewers will soon see several PSAs (Public Service Announcements) recently filmed by our teen spokespersons.   The 30-second videos will air throughout February…. Read More…

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Literacy Month Launches in Immokalee with Fun’raiser for Farm Workers Children

Literacy Month Launches in Immokalee with Fun’raiser for Farm Workers Children

Each February, K is for Kids Foundation sponsors events promoting literacy for children and their families called “Bring a Book, Bring a Friend Fun’raisers.” Each year the children most in need of books are absent.  So, this year, K is for Kids fulfilled its […]Read More…

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Teen Spokespersons Film PSAs to Help Promote Children’s Literacy

Teen Spokespersons Film PSAs to Help Promote Children’s Literacy

K is for Kids values its teen volunteers and all the positive contributions they make.  Read about our teen spokespersons in The Florida Weekly, hitting the newsstands today!  The teens filmed several PSAs at ITZ Media Group on January 28th to help promote children’s […]Read More…

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Teen Spokespersons Daniele Verduchi and George Hiller receive Proclamation for Literacy Month

Teen Spokespersons Daniele Verduchi and George Hiller receive Proclamation for Literacy Month

K is for Kids Foundation’s Bring a Book, Bring a Friend for Children’s Literacy Month was again proclaimed by the Commissioners of Collier County with teen spokespersons Danielle Verduchi and George Hiller accepting the award on the Foundation’s behalf.Read More…

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Fox4 Morning Blend Spotlights K is for Kids’ Literacy Month and Leadership Program

Fox4 Morning Blend Spotlights K is for Kids’ Literacy Month and Leadership Program

K is for Kids’ founder and executive director, Karen Clawson appeared on the Morning Blend with Brandon Velez, a FGCU graduate who was the Foundation’s first intern. The two spoke with the Blend’s co-host, Carley Wegman about the Foundation’s fourth annual literacy month and “fun’raising” […]Read More…

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