Buy Barefoot Books to Benefit Room to Read!
(This promotion ended November 30, 2011.) Barefoot Books donated 50% of all sales made at a special link to Room to Read.
Boston Chapter Fall Fundraiser - For the Love of Literacy: International Night
November 15, 2011
This evening featured a wondeful presentation by Room to Read CEO Erin Ganju, international foods, a live auction, raffles and a heartwarming performance by the Boston Children's Chorus. Our thanks to Microsoft's New England R&D Center for graciously donating the space.
Room to Read Children's Adventure at Barefoot Books - October 28, 2011
In celebration of the Halloween season, Barefoot Books hosted our first-ever, child-focused event at its beautiful Concord Store. The evening featured a music and movement performance by Mister Vic, along with spooky monster and goblin tales, crafts and pottery painting. Barefoot Books is donating part of sales from that evening to Room to Read, along with 50% of sales at the following link through Nov. 30: http://tinyurl.com/RtRbarefoot
Boston Book Festival - October 15, 2011
For the first time, the Boston Chapter had a booth at the Boston Book Festival! We can thank the Republic of Tea for generously underwriting our booth. Visitors received tea samples and a copy of Zak the Yak with Books on His Back for a $10 donation. Kids loved getting their pictures taken with Zak!
Cocktails for Cambodia, September 15, 2011
$1 from each drink purchased and all proceeds from an event raffle were donated directly to Room to Read. This fundraiser was generously hosted by The Floating Rock Restaurant, Cambridge
Building the Future of Cambodia, One Child at a Time - May 12, 2011
Kall Kann, Room to Read’s Cambodia country director, joined us at Elephant Walk in Cambridge. He shared the story of his life before and after the Khmer Rouge and his groundbreaking work with Room to Read to ensure a better future for the next generation.
Spring Fundraiser at Joshua Tree - April 14, 2011
Joshua Tree provided free appetizers and a great venue. All proceeds from the cover and raffle items were donated directly to Room to Read. This spring fundraiser was hosted in collaboration with the Boston College CGSOM community.
Beers for Books is Back! - March 22, 2011 - 8 p.m.
We continued a month-long celebration of Women's History Month with a "Beers for Books" fundraiser at Tommy Doyle's in Cambridge (96 Winthrop St.). The bar donated $1 per drink purchased to Room to Read's Local Language Publishing Program. Under the program, $1 buys one book.
Please Join the "Give Me Five Campaign" for the Month of March 2011
In honor of International Women’s Day on March 8th, Room to Read’s Boston Chapter launched the “Give Me Five” campaign for the entire month of March.
Donating just $5 funds one week of a girl’s education under Room to Read’s Girls’ Education Program. Just $250 funds a full year of a girl’s education, transforming her life and that of her children. Visit our fundraising page and help girls rise to their potential.
November 5, 2010 - For the Love of Literacy Gala
At this event, John Wood joined us to celebrate the organization's 10th anniversary year. The event was hosted by NECN's Billy Costa. The Seaport Hotel generously supported the event by providing food and beverages. Auction highlights included a Brady-signed Pats jersey, a stay at the Small Luxury Hotels of the World, a 45-bottle wine collection from BRIX Wine Shop, “Diner for a Day” and “Cooking with Costa” from NECN’s TV Diner, a football signed by Pats linebacker Jerod Mayo, jewelry, Red Sox box seats, Celtics tickets, vacation homes, and other great items.
September 10, 2010 - BRIX Wine Tasting to Benefit Room to Read
This "Women and Wine Tasting" event at BRIX Wine Shop on Broad Street in the Financial District helped us to create our “wine cellar” auction item for the Fall "For the Love of Literacy" gala. The wine was selected by Carri Wroblewski of BRIX. Carri’s extensive knowledge of wine made the cellar a very special auction item.
July 22, 2010 - Cocktail Tasting to Benefit Room to Read
BRIX Wine Shop hosted a delicious St-Germain cocktail tasting and is helping us to create a “wine cellar” auction item for this fall’s Room to Read annual fundraiser. Attendees' donations from the event will be used to add bottles of wine to the “Room to Read Wine Cellar." The cellar of 48-50 bottles of wine will be selected by Carri Wroblewski of Brix. Carri’s extensive knowledge of wine will make the cellar a very special auction item for our fall gala.
April 8, 2010 "Bigger than Carnegie, Faster than Starbucks"
John Wood shared lessons about building a global nonprofit at Harvard Business School. The presentation was followed by our first "Beers for Books" event that evening, with Tommy Doyle's Irish Pub (Cambridge) as our gracious sponsor. Billy Costa (NECN and Kiss 108) and Jenny Johnson (NECN's TV Diner) were our special hosts!
November 5, 2009 "An Evening with John Wood"
Our goal for this event, held at the Harvard Club, was to raise the bar from our initial fundraiser last year. In addition to giving an update on Room to Read, John Wood highlighted a number of projects in the Boston area, including the wonderful work being done at the John Eliot School in Needham. Here's the Boston Globe story on that project, as well as another great article. He also introduced a young woman from Providence who has dedicated her Bat Mitzvah to Room to Read fundraising (rather than asking for gifts) and Jeremy Haber, who is building a school in Nepal. You can watch John's video about Jeremy's project here and read Jeremy's blog here.
November 12, 2008 "Build a Library. Change a Life."
Our goal for this event at Elephant Walk was to raise money for libraries in Cambodia. Our hosts, Longteine de Monteiro, founding chef, and Gerard Lopez, chef/owner of the Cambridge restaurant, shared their insights on Cambodia and their innovative take on its cuisine.