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Naples Daily Tells the Story of our Big Book Giveaway
K is for Kids’ book giveaway for students at Golden Terrace Elementary was featured in the Naples Daily News. Read Lance Shearer’s story at naplesnews.com.Read More…
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K is for Kids: Helping School Libraries, Placing More Books in Students’ Hands
K is for Kids will host its annual “shopping spree” for media specialists to purchase new books for students on February 23rd at Barnes & Noble. Photo by Maribel Dearmas.Read More…
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Tagged Barnes & Noble book fair, Books, education, K is for Kids, Kids Celebrate Reading, literacy, reading, school libraries, youth leadership
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From the Heart Teen Fashion Festival: Incredible!
The 2nd annual Teen Fashion Festival was incredible! The audience clapped, cheered, sang, and laughed. Reviews included “brilliant”, “great” and “wonderful.”Read More…
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Tagged Books, Children, community service, K is for Kids, literacy, reading, school libraries, teens, volunteers, youth leadership
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Charlie University: How FGCU Students Athletes Are Impacting Children in SWFL
Florida Gulf Coast University student athletes approached K is for Kids to partner with them for a Civic Engagement project promoting healthy habits for children.Read More…
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Tagged Carrots for Charlie, Civic Engagement, community service, Dunk City, Eric McKnight, FGCU, FGCU Eagles, FGCU interns, John Maloney, K is for Kids, leadership, literacy, reading, social entrepreneurship, Sylvia Mariolan, youth development, youth leadership
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Top sponsor GL Homes: Helping K is for Kids promote reading in neighborhood schools
GL Homes Vice President Tambra Wolfe, shown at left, presents Marina Moussa, K is for Kids’ student ambassador and FGCU intern, with a donation of $1,000. Read More…
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Tagged books for kids, Bring a Book Bring a Friend, children's literacy, GL Homes, K is for Kids, leadership, literacy, Marina Moussa, school libraries, Tambra Wolfe, youth leadership
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Have you met Charlie yet? Many kiddies will now, thanks to generous book donation by local authors.
Kiddies through Collier and Lee counties will soon be meeting the lovable pup Charlie thanks to a generous 200-book donation to K is for Kids Foundation by “Carrots for Charlie” authors Rhonda Brazina and Ida Margolis. “Have you met Charlie yet?” asked K is …Read More…Read More…
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Tagged Books, Carrots for Charlie, children's book authors, Classroom Plus, Community Building, FGCU interns, Ida Margolis, K is for Kids, leadership, literacy, Lorenzo Walker Institute of Technology, reading, Rene Pastir, Rhonda Brazina, youth leadership
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“E is for Everybody loves Eric!” — Wild Bill Wood, Morning Blend
“‘E’ is for ‘Everybody loves Eric!’” were the words chosen by “Wild Bill” Wood to wrap up Eric McKnight’s appearance as a K is for Kids spokesman on the popular Fox 4 Morning Blend show on Friday. An FGCU men’s basketball player and communications major, Eric …Read More…Read More…
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Tagged Carrots for Charlie, Civic Engagement, Community Building, Dunk City, education, Eric McKnight, FGCU Eagles, FGCU interns, FGCU Men's Basketball, Fox 4 Morning Blend, K is for Kids, leadership, literacy, Morning Blend, reading, youth leadership
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Comcast airs teens’ PSA
Have you seen our teens on cable yet? Thanks to Comcast, K is for Kids’ headline sponsor, you can catch these teen leaders in action.Read More…
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Tagged Alexis Martin, Books, Civic Engagement, Community Building, Daniella Alban, Erin Clawson, George Hiller, Jessica Cederquist, K is for Kids, leadership, literacy, PSA, reading, school libraries, teens, volunteers, youth development, youth leadership
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Golden Gate Elementary School Media Specialist Receives Free Books for Students, Wins Prize at Big Book Giveaway
Marcia Kolmann, media specialist at Golden Gate Elementary School came to K is for Kids’ Big Book Giveaway held at Cypress Self Storage in Naples knowing she had the chance to shop for free new books for her students, but she was surprised to learn she …Read More…Read More…
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Tagged Best Buy Tag Team, Big Book Giveaway, Books, children's books, children's literacy, Cypress Self Storage, K is for Kids, Karen D. Clawson, literacy, Marcia Kohlmann, youth development, youth leadership
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Count Down to Big Book Giveaway: Students Create Community Project
The days are counting down to our “Big Book Giveaway” on Tuesday, March 27th. Special thanks go to Tyler Clevett, senior at Gulf Coast High School who applied his artistic talent to design the logo. Read More…
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Tagged Bring a Book Bring a Friend, children's books, children's literacy, Civic Engagement, K is for Kids, leadership, literacy, reading, Tyler Clevett, youth development, youth leadership
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