A Great Falls non-profit, Berries for Books, is currently holding a children’s book drive. Donated books will benefit elementary school students in the District of Columbia’s Ward 8, which has a reading proficiency rate of 11%. Ward 8, which encompasses much of the city’s Southeast quadrant east of the Anacostia River, has twice the poverty and unemployment rates of the rest of Washington, DC. Moreover, the pandemic has significantly hindered the learning of these students, who really enjoy reading and desire books of their.
When:
Wednesday, July 20th to Friday, August 12th
Books To Donate:
- Books for grades Pre-K-5th
- New or gently used
- Nonfiction: with a copyright of 2019 or later
- Fiction: age-appropriate and multiculturally sensitive
4 Ways To Donate:
1. Contact Berries for Books at contact@berriesforbooks.org to schedule a pickup, or
2. Order from Berries for Books’ Amazon Wish List: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/6PIKNFD8S5UM/ref=nav_wishlist_lists_2
3. Place donated books in donation boxes found at the following locations:
Huntington Learning Center
366 Elden Street
Herndon, VA 20190
Thelo Greek
10123 Colvin Run Road
Great Falls, VA 22066
Great Dogs
9859 Walker Road
Great Falls, VA 22066
4. Berries for Books is also grateful for the cash donations it receives. Visit the organization’s website to make a contribution via credit card or PayPal. Donations may also be made by mail to Berries for Books, Inc., 10107 Minburn Street, Great Falls, VA 22066. When available, chocolate covered strawberries will be provided to donors to express Berries for Books’ gratitude for cash donations.
Berries for Books welcomes volunteers. Visit Contact@berriesforbooks.org to help.
Berries for Books is a recently-formed 501(c)(3) charity created by Langley High School student Samantha Grayer. Its purposes include increasing, enhancing, advocating, and promoting literacy, particularly in children, through various efforts, including collecting and distributing books, reading events, and other literacy programs; promoting awareness of and publicizing the importance of literacy to the welfare of children, vulnerable persons, and society as a whole; and providing support to other literacy programs of schools or charitable or educational organizations.
All gifts to Berries for Books, Inc., are tax deductible to the full extent of the law.
Employer ID number: 87-4017911
DLN: 26053459007272
