On behalf of the hundreds of children who participate in Reading to Kids’ reading clubs each month, I am writing to request an auction or prize donation for our Legendary Bingo night on September 30th at the famous Hamburger Mary's in West Hollywood.  With every $20 you help us raise, Reading to Kids will provide 15 new books for kids in need!

Our Legendary Bingo nights always draw huge crowds, and all auction / prize donors are announced throughout the night. Proceeds support the Reading to Kids monthly reading club program.

Your donation will help make these fundraisers huge successes for our organization, enabling us to continue our mission – to inspire underserved children with a love of reading, thereby enriching their lives and opportunities for future success.

Reading to Kids is an independent, grassroots organization that organizes volunteer-led reading clubs at Los Angeles area elementary schools on the second Saturday of every month.  Over the past 21 years, 23,089 volunteers have collectively accumulated more than 218,000 volunteer hours to a total attendance of 177,446 kids.  We have given away more than 225,000 books to children, parents, and teachers, and given 32,687 hardcover read-aloud books to our partner schools' libraries.

Without us, the children who attend our reading clubs simply would not have age-appropriate reading materials at home.  Many are learning English as a second language and are at significant risk for academic failure.  Our monthly reading clubs provide these children with the opportunity to hear great books come to life, and the new books we give them to take home after every club help them continue to discover the joy of reading on their own. Please visit our website at www.readingtokids.org to learn more about our program and volunteer opportunities.

Please contact me with whatever you can donate. Your contribution is highly appreciated by the children, volunteers, and schools Reading to Kids serves!