Brenda Bush

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Kat
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An early Valentine's Day vote …

An early Valentine's Day vote for you! If you have a second, would you check out our new project, WriteMe? It's launching a writing competition and library program for students in Zimbabwe. crowdrise.com/writeme Thanks for all your support!

Happy reading,
Kat
3 months ago
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Kat
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Happy January vote! Wishing yo…
Happy January vote! Wishing you and your projects the very best this year.
On Thanksgiving Day 2012, someone broke in to Hopi Mission School in Kykotsmovi Village, AZ and stole all their laptops. Without them, students have little access to technology, research, Internet and essential learning tools. No one deserves to lose learning opportunities and resources because of someone else's hurtful actions.
Reader to Reader is raising funds to not only replace these computers, but to keep them safe in a locking cart and prevent any future theft. If you can, please help me support the children of Hopi Mission School today. If you donate $17 or more, Crowdrise will automatically enter you for a raffle to get a $100 donation to your cause (and a $100 Roozt gift card!)
Join our team and spread the word! http://www.crowdrise.com/HopiMissionSchool/fundraiser/katlibby
4 months ago
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Kat
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Happy Holidays! I hope the sea…
Happy Holidays! I hope the season is filled with joy and love for you and yours.

If you have a minute, please take a look at my Reader to Reader projects- we get books in the hands of those that don't otherwise have access to them. Thanks for your consideration!

Happy Reading,
Kat
6 months ago
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Robert
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Here is your December vote...g…
Here is your December vote...good luck in all that you do and God bless!
6 months ago
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Kat
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Another new month- how will yo…
Another new month- how will you make it matter? Here’s a vote and best wishes for a meaningful month J IFDGBNOWLY
6 months ago
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Kat
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Hi Brenda, October vote for …
Hi Brenda,


October vote for you, just in time for Halloween! Wanna hear something scary? Children in low-income neighborhoods have access to only one age-appropriate book on average for every 300 children. Only ONE book! That impacts over 16,400,000 children in the United States.



Even more frightening, 80% of preschool and after-school programs serving low-income populations have no age-appropriate books for their children. Books are so important to a child’s development for learning, imagination and literacy.



Please help Reader to Reader get books into these communities. We donate hundreds of thousands of books each year directly to schools, after-school programs, classrooms, day care programs and other groups serving low-income children across the country. Your donation of $10 today will help us send a box full of much-needed books to6 children that deserve better.
Thanks for all your support, and spread the word!


Happy reading,
Kat (and the Reader to Reader team)

(Data from Serve.gov: http://www.serve.gov/toolkits/book-drive/index.asp and the Institute for Research on Poverty: http://www.irp.wisc.edu/faqs/faq6.htm)
7 months ago
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Robert
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Here is your October Vote.....…
Here is your October Vote.....Check out Special Love for Children with Cancer....
8 months ago
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Kat
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Happy September Vote! We're ba…
Happy September Vote! We're back to school and back to getting books into the hands of readers everywhere.

Now until September 16th, you can help us win a share of $5,00,000 by voting for Reader to Reader in the Chase Community Giving Challenge on Facebook. Just copy and paste this link:

https://apps.facebook.com/chasecommunitygiving/charity/view/ein/03-0496901?ref=5c164f2a40

... and you’ll be redirected to the Challenge. Vote for Reader to Reader and share this exciting opportunity with your networks! When someone votes off of the link you share, you can vote a second time for Reader to Reader.
8 months ago
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Kat
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August vote for you! Did you k…
August vote for you! Did you know that 60% of low-income children do not own a single book? School and public libraries are their only source of reading material, yet budget cuts leave many libraries unable to buy new books, or even without a full-time librarian. Reading is so important to a kid's education. Would you help Reader to Reader bring books to low-income schools and libraries across the country? A $10 donation sends a much-needed box of books. If you can't give, please join our team and ask others to help change the world, one book at a time. Thank you!
10 months ago
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Kat
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Summer is here, and I’m …
Summer is here, and I’m sure you’re looking forward to enjoying its glory. (I am!) But did you know that kids forget 1-3 months of learning during the summer? That’s 1-3 months of what they learned the year before, needing to be retaught in the fall before they can even start learning new material. This summer learning loss is worse in disadvantaged children, and widens the achievement gap further.
Summer learning programs are important to keep children’s brains active and engaged. Reader to Reader runs three summer programs, including one with both parents and children to increase family literacy. We have a lot of fun, and we learn A LOT!
Please help us keep summer learning fun and engaging for low-income families in western Massachusetts by joining our team, spreading the word and if you can, donating to Reader to Reader. Your support helps us keep kids reading, learning and succeeding!
11 months ago
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Brenda Bush
NY United States
CROWDRISING SINCE: Feb 25, 2010
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I need your help! I have devoted a great part of my life to a cause dear to my heart --the plight of shelter dogs. Our 4-legged companions are almost universally loved, but most people have no idea of the perils that these animals face. Even fewer people are prepared to do something about it. I have donated blood, sweat and tears to making some small impact on the lives of our furry friends. It is a labor of love, fueled by a strong faith and commitment in a better, more compassionate, world.

In 2007 I co-founded a website, DogsInDanger.com that lists dogs on death row in shelters all across the country. The transparency we brought to the issue made the shelter community uncomfortable, but the public and the media embraced it. For the first time, we made it personal with names and faces of dogs on death row, and the public came face to face with a painful reality. Since then over 37,000 dogs have been saved with the assistance of this modest website… but we still have a long way to go. Millions of dogs are dying. To spread the word and keep up with demand for adopters, we are planning a national television Public Service Announcement to run on hundreds of networks.

In today's economy it is hard for anyone to part with their money and to do it for the animals is an incredible act of generosity and selflessness. Every donation helps us get closer to our goal. Thank you for supporting our mission to end the needless killing of our best friends.

Thousands more dogs will die today! So please reach into your heart and your wallet. Spread the word about DogsInDanger and make a donation to support our lifesaving mission. Please do it now... before they run out of time.

Brenda
Bush

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Brenda Bush's Fundraisers

DogsInDanger Save A Life

DogsInDanger Save A Life

Amount Raised:

$147

 

3% Raised of $5,479 Goal

DogsInDanger 30 Days 30 Prizes

DogsInDanger 30 Days 30 Prizes

Amount Raised:

$1,337

 

12% Raised of $10,959 Goal

DogsInDanger Walkathon 2012

DogsInDanger Walkathon 2012

Amount Raised:

$0

 

0% Raised of $5,479 Goal