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Announcing... Borders August Book Drive to Benefit Reach Out and Read Michigan!

For the month of August, Borders stores throughout S.E. Michigan will work with Reach Out and Read Michigan to promote literacy and put books in the hands of children by hosting a month-long book drive! Last year's drive brought in over 10,500 books donated by customers - at a value of approximately $57,000. This year once again, Borders will donate 5% of the retail value of these books to ROR-MI, which brought last year's donation value to nearly $60,000!

The details:

WHAT: From August 1-31, Borders customers will be encouraged to purchase and donate new children's books to benefit Reach Out and Read (ROR) Michigan sites and the children they serve. Customers can simply pick their favorite age-appropriate books, take them to the registers, and let the cashier know that they would like to donate them. Borders will then give the books to ROR Michigan.

WHERE: 17 SE Michigan Borders locations will be participating in this book drive. For a complete listing, please go to BORDERS' website: www.borders.com

BUT WAIT! THERE'S MORE! In addition to the book drive, 3 ROR-MI sites will conduct Teddy Bear Clinics at the Utica, Dearborn, and Flint stores. (2007 Teddy Bear Clinics in Utica and Flint pictured here!) Children are invited to bring in their favorite stuffed friend for a free check-up given by a Reach Out and Read medical professional. The kids love it, the parents learn about Reach Out and Read, and it's a great excuse to bring your teddy bear to the bookstore!

FLINT - Friday, August 8 at 11 am, 4135 Miller Road (810) 230-8830
UTICA - Saturday, August 9 at 11 am, 45290 Utica Park Boulevard (586) 726-8555
DEARBORN - Saturday, August 16 at 10:30 am, 5601 Mercury Drive (313) 271-4441

For more information about the book drive or how YOU can help support early literacy in Michigan, please contact: wendy[at]reachoutandreadmich.org

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The first ROR MI Big Buzz Adult Spelling Bee was a huge success!

Held on March 11th in Lansing, over 80 people came to participate in this fun spelling bee. The winning teams were:

Best Spellers - Henry Ford Health Systems

Most Creative Costumes - Michigan Department of Education

Most Enthusiastic Cheerleading - Capital Area District Libraries

More details to follow!

Congratulations, Winners!
Thanks you, Sponsors!
And we hope to see you all again next March in the Metro Detroit area!

A perfect match - Books, Movies, and Dr. Seuss! Announcing a Book Drive for ROR-Michigan

A book drive was held at the Phoenix Theatre West River on March 15th in Farmington, to benefit Reach Out and Read Michigan, at a showing of "Dr. Seuss's Horton Hears a Who!" To open the movie, "Green Eggs and Ham" was read by DPTV's Matt Carey and his lovely daughter Lauren. The Cat in the Hat was there to greet moviegoers, as were Dr. Kimberly Matthews-Winston and Dr. Beth Swartz of Henry Ford Hospital in West Bloomfield, and Mary Jo McEvoy, ROR Coordinator from Children's Hospital of Michigan. We appreciated the partnership with DPTV, Phoenix Theatres, and 20th Century Fox.

BORDERS UPDATE: The Totals are In!!

The totals are in from the 15 stores participating in BORDERS Book Drive to Benefit ROR-MI in August! Customers donated 10,469 books valued at over $50,000, and the 5% of sales check to ROR Michigan will be $2588.65! We had a lot of fun with the event! We "introduced" the Prescription for Healthy Readers poster sponsored and created by Sleeping Bear Press. Stores held Teddy Bear Clinics with Linda Goldsberry, RN in Flint (see photo above), and Dr. Jay Eastman in Utica. THANK YOU, BORDERS!

 
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