Reach for the Stars!!
Book Fairs
GRANTS, FUNDRAISING, READING INCENTIVES & BOOK FAIR PROGRAMS
Reach for the Stars!! is a generous pledge-based reading incentive program, designed to benefit schools, classrooms, clubs, preschools, church groups, home school groups, charities, businesses and public libraries. The goal of Reach for the Stars!! is for participants to read, or be read to for 300 minutes over a two week period, thus developing a reading routine and receiving Usborne and Kane Miller books for bringing in pledges.
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Literacy for a Lifetime is a matching grant program partnering Educational Development Corporation (EDC) with Schools, Businesses & Foundations to support local educational institutions. EDC is the leading publisher of children’s non-fiction books. EDC is proud to have developed the Literacy for a Lifetime™ program to support educational funding on the local level. • The organization receiving the books has full control over the selection of Usborne and Kane Miller books from an array of over 1,800 titles. • The matching grant program can be used as often as donations/grants become available. There is no cap on the amount that can be donated or matched.
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Your school deserves commercial free, quality books at great prices! The Reading Is A Gift book fair program was developed by Usborne Books & More to encourage reading and at the same time, raise money and/or free books for your school or organization.
A national poverty indicator is having fewer than 25 pieces of printed materials in the home.
www.cardsforacausefundraisers.com Usborne Books & More proudly offers a unique program with value-for-money greeting cards and a high return to the organization raising funds. Cards for a Cause Fundraisers offer four boxed sets of 30 beautifully embellished cards with matching envelopes. • All Occasion Box 1 & 2: These All Occasion greetings cards come in charming organizer boxes with dividers and include an array of cards to meet most needs from birthdays to new home and get well to weddings. • Happy Birthday Card Box for Kids: Birthdays are a blast with this box! It includes a wide range of Happy Birthday cards for kids of all ages, with lots of fun details and colorful envelopes to match. • Thanks & Blanks Box: This box is full of unique hand crafted greeting cards with colored envelopes. Includes 19 blank cards and 11 Thank You cards. • All boxes make a thoughtful gift or provide a beautiful selection of cards to have on hand. • Funds Raised: Your group earns up to $13 per box of cards sold, with no maximum earning potential.
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Happy Birthday Card Box for Kids