Future Meeting Dates:
August 17
November 16th
Help us make 2013 another great year !
http://youtu.be/UfG06hnTNb8
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Join us for our second annual Namaste World event, a global youga benefit which works with local yoga studios to raise funds for the Room to Read Girl's Education Program.
Date: Saturday, June 1, 2013.
Time: Anytime during the 24 hour period of June 1, 2013.
Where: You can join us at any of the following locations
- Allen Yoga Center www.allenyogacenter.com
- Pranaa Ayurveda Spa & Yoga www.pranaa.com
- Key West Yoga Sanctuary (Florida) www.keywestyogasanctuary.com
Goal: To raise $50,000 (USD) with yoga studios worldwide !
Why: Because World Change Starts with Educated Children! It costs $250 to support one girl scholar for one year. Our goal in 2013 is to provide 200 girls with one year of participation in Room to Read's Girls' Education Program.
Who: You! Whether you are a yoga teacher, yoga studio owner, kid, teen, or adult- anyone can do yoga!
Learn More Here: http://www.roomtoread.org/namasteworld
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Read-A-Thons:
Read-a-thons are fundraising events that benefit local students while they earn money to support students in developing countries where Room to Read works. Students do extra-curriculum reading to reach a specified goal (number of pages or number of hours). This then translates into a dollar amount that has been pledged by a local individual or business. Students can choose to donate the money to any of the countries Room to Read serves, and can specify how the money will be used, such as for books, scholarships, or buildings. By participating in a Read-a-thon, students read more than they otherwise would have, learn about other cultures, and have a sense of giving to less fortunate students.
Schools planning to do Read-a-thons Spring 2013
Webb Elementary, McKinney
Press Elementary, McKinney
Peak Preparatory, Dallas
Stockton Middle School, DISD
Zaragoza Elementary, DISD (with SMU students)
Long Middle School, DISD
ON-GOING ACTIVITIES
Join the Room to Read Check out Challenge!
http://www.roomtoread.org/checkoutchallenge
Students Helping Students:
Students Helping Students (SHS), is a youth movement to raise funds and awareness for our work. By joining, you're standing up for global literacy and girls’ rights to go to school. Contact Lisa Marshall or Jean Lamberty at roomtoreaddfw@gmail.com to find how you can contribute to SHS program in DFW area.Check out the website www.roomtoread.org/students for ideas at your local schools and campuses !
ROOM TO READ'S FEATURE PRODUCTS
Zak The Yak With Books on His Back:
Zak the Yak With Books on His Back is a children's book authored by Room to Read Founder and Board Chair, John Wood. In fun and rhythmic prose, Wood tells the story of sturdy, lovable Zak, a yak whose determination and strength help to bring thousands of books to a rural village in Nepal. For every copy of the Zak the Yak purchased, Room to Read donates ten books to children in need. Help us create the change, Buy Zak the Yak With Books on His Back through Republic of Tea, our partner, whose genorisity has helped subsidize printing cost of the book.
SPONSORSHIP
Do you want to sponsor future Room to Read DFW events? Please contact us and let us know! We are looking for corporate or individual sponsors for our 2013 events. Contact us at: roomtoreaddfw@gmail.com