Reading is Fundamental (RIF), a national nonprofit literacy organization and a good
friend of First Book, needs your help. The President's proposed fiscal year 2009
budget eliminates the RIF Book Distribution Program. Unless Congress reinstates
funding for this program, RIF will be unable to distribute 16 million books
annually to the nation's youngest and most at-risk children.
While RIF is hard at work demonstrating to Congress the importance of reinstating
their program's funding, they need the help of all of us who believe in the power
of books in the lives of children. We urge all of the First Book community to reach
out to their members of Congress to request the reinstatement of RIF funding. Your
voice, as a constituent, is the most important resource we have to make sure that
Congress protects this critical program.
Please act now and help RIF build support for reinstating the funding by sending an
e-mail to your members of Congress. Ask them to support the reinstatement of RIF's
funding in the coming budget process.
We hope you will share this message with family, friends and colleagues who could
also contact members of Congress. Thank you for your support as First Book and RIF
work to bring new books and resources to the kids who need them most!
Sincerely,
Kyle Zimmer
President
First Book
Carol Simpson, Ed.D.
Assoc. Professor (mod. svc.)
School of Library & Information Sciences
University of North Texas
PO Box 311068
307 S. Avenue B, Suite 205
Denton, TX 76203
940-565-3776 (voice)
940-565-3101 (fax)
carol_simpson@unt.edu
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