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> This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. --MS_Mac_OE_3071503396_33517_MIME_Part Content-type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Hi All, Baskin and Robbins is doing a "free scoop night" on > May 2, from 6-10pm. For every free scoop, they donate to First Book, an > organization that gives books to needy children. Since literacy is a big > focus of this group, I thought it was something we could get behind--after > all, we can get our chocolate fix for free and donate to a literacy > organization to boot. On the website, you can check to see if your local > Baskin and Robbins is participating. I checked the two closest to my home > and both are participating. FYI--Last year First Book distributed more than 4 million > > books to hundreds of > > thousands of low-income children and families in > > more than 290 communities > > nationwide. In each of these communities First Book > > Local Advisory Boards > > provide an ongoing supply of new books to children > > participating in existing > > tutoring, mentoring, and family literacy programs > > based in Head Start > > centers, shelters for battered and abused children, > > housing project > > initiatives, soup kitchens, after-school groups, and > > other community-based > > programs reaching low-income children. For more information > > on Free Scoop Night, or to find the participating > > store nearest you please > > visit www.firstbook.org or www.baskinrobbins.com. -- Molly Pearson, Librarian Lakewood Elementary and English Crossing Libraries Lakewood School District, Lakewood, WA (north of Seattle) mapearso@gte.net --MS_Mac_OE_3071503396_33517_MIME_Part Content-type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable <HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>Free Ice Cream for Literacy</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> Hi All,<BR> <TT>Baskin and Robbins is doing a "free scoop night" on<BR> > May 2, from 6-10pm. For every free scoop, they donate to First B= ook, an<BR> > organization that gives books to needy children. Since literacy = is a big<BR> > focus of this group, I thought it was something we could get behind--a= fter<BR> > all, we can get our chocolate fix for free and donate to a literacy<BR= > > organization to boot. On the website, you can check to see if yo= ur local<BR> > Baskin and Robbins is participating. I checked the two closest t= o my home<BR> > and both are participating.<BR> <BR> FYI--Last year First Book distributed more than 4 million<BR> > > books to hundreds of<BR> > > thousands of low-income children and families in<BR> > > more than 290 communities<BR> > > nationwide. In each of these communities First Book<BR> > > Local Advisory Boards<BR> > > provide an ongoing supply of new books to children<BR> > > participating in existing<BR> > > tutoring, mentoring, and family literacy programs<BR> > > based in Head Start<BR> > > centers, shelters for battered and abused children,<BR> > > housing project<BR> > > initiatives, soup kitchens, after-school groups, and<BR> > > other community-based<BR> > > programs reaching low-income children.<BR> <BR> For more information<BR> > > on Free Scoop Night, or to find the participating<BR> > > store nearest you please<BR> > > visit www.firstbook.org or www.baskinrobbins.com.<BR> </TT>-- <BR> Molly Pearson, Librarian<BR> Lakewood Elementary and English Crossing Libraries<BR> Lakewood School District, Lakewood, WA (north of Seattle)<BR> mapearso@gte.net<BR> </BODY> </HTML> --MS_Mac_OE_3071503396_33517_MIME_Part-- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-= All postings to LM_NET are protected under copyright law. To quit LM_NET (or set-reset NOMAIL or DIGEST), send email to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL or 3) SET LM_NET DIGEST 4) SET LM_NET MAIL * Please allow for confirmation from Listserv. For LM_NET Help see: http://ericir.syr.edu/lm_net/ Archives: http://askeric.org/Virtual/Listserv_Archives/LM_NET.html See also EL-Announce for announcements from library media vendors: http://www.mindspring.com/~el-announce/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=