This past holiday season, West County Reads was fortunate, once again, to be able to provide books to the wonderful array of programs associated with the West County Emergency Service Provider Network. We were introduced to this network which serves some of the least privileged families in West County by Kate Rauch with Supervisor John Gioia’s office two years ago. Spearheaded by West County Reads Board Member Robin Wilson, this year’s holiday book giveaway was particularly successful. We distributed over 2,000 books to 19 different organizations. A list of the programs is provided below this article.
West County Reads collected the books through a variety of sources. In addition to books we purchased with grant funds we received from the Cloud Nine Foundation and books collected through Barnes and Noble holiday book drives, other sources included Tricycle Press (10 cartons), Uniforms Direct, Inc (Dictionaries & Thesauruses), Glenda Roberts (preschool books). Thanks to the generosity of these organizations and individuals, hundreds of West County children will experience the joy of receiving a new storybook for the holidays. Thanks Robin Wilson for coordinating this great program!
|
Organization/Individual |
Number of Books |
|
Opportunity West |
405 |
|
CCC Emergency Service Providers |
245 |
|
Tabernacle of Praise |
217 |
|
Family Worship Center |
170 |
|
Family Service Center |
160 |
|
Hope for Homeless |
134 |
|
San Pablo Emergency Food Pantry |
127 |
|
Rubicon Programs |
87 |
|
Main Street Restoration Committee |
85 |
|
Ujima West |
66 |
|
Girls Inc. |
65 |
|
GRIP Homeless Shelter & Souper Kitchen |
65 |
|
Seventh Day Adventist Community Services |
50 |
|
Neighborhood Senior Center |
48 |
|
West County Alliance for Literacy |
48 |
|
Elks Lodge – Oakland |
34 |
|
Delta Kappa Gamma Birthday Book Club @ Grant Elementary |
24 |
|
Read Aloud Volunteer Program |
24 |
|
Carmen Ruiz |
8 |
|
Total |
2062 |
