Just one week after the project’s kick-off event, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library already is receiving enthusiastic support from members of the Young Professionals Network.
The first 25 donations to the project totaled more than $1,700 — enough to provide 64 children with a year’s worth of books, or to provide nearly 13 kids with five years of monthly books. We’re on our way to reaching YPN’s goal of providing 100 kids with five years’ worth of reading materials (and you can still help)!
YPN recently selected Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library as its service project for 2013. A non-profit organization that promotes early childhood literacy by providing age-appropriate books to children from birth to age five, the Imagination Library is expanding its reach from Tennessee to Missouri thanks to the The United Way of Greater St. Louis.
During the project’s kick-off event May 6, YPN members learned about how they can support the Imagination Library:
Donate: YPN members can offer solid foundation for reading and learning by providing funds for monthly books. A donation of just $136 will provide 60 books (one per month) to a child for five years, or a donation of just $27 will provide 12 books over the course of a year. Make a donation now!
Volunteer: Reading to children has a positive impact on their development and happiness. You can volunteer to read at participating child centers. Email ypn@stlrbc.org for info!
Share: Spread your support of the Imagination Library through your favorite social media channels. YPN will regularly post updates about the project on Facebook and LinkedIn, and we encourage you to share those photos, statuses and donation requests with your friends and colleagues.
Below, we’ve included a few photos from last week’s Imagination Library kick-off event, courtesy of the The United Way of Greater St. Louis.
A few of the books that the Imagination Library provides to children.
Kathy Osborn joins YPN and the United Way in supporting the Imagination Library
A YPN member registers to support the Imagination Library.