Today, with long-time friend Yogesh Ganesan, and generous supplies of beautiful reading materials from consumers, Highlights, Conde Nast, and many other publishers, we open our Columbus Ohio Literacy Market.ContinueContinue reading “Like Johnny Appleseed's orchards, a Literacy Market sprouts in Columbus Ohio to feed people hungry to read”
Author Archives: John Mennell
These 1st – 4th Graders are College Bound
Magazine and comic book readers are enthusiasts about the titles that they read, which reflect the active interests that they are passionate about. This is why inserting magazines and comicsContinueContinue reading “These 1st – 4th Graders are College Bound”
Eye to eye in a perfect storm, Doug Forrestal at Ryleco Displays never flinched in the face of our enormous humanitarian opportunity
Doug Forrestal and Greg BarberAs the eye of Hurricane Sandy was bearing down for its devastating landfall on New Jersey and Long Island and points north, MagazineLiteracy.org was laying theContinueContinue reading “Eye to eye in a perfect storm, Doug Forrestal at Ryleco Displays never flinched in the face of our enormous humanitarian opportunity”
Two girls and a mom assemble magazine literacy bundles for school children in India
by John MennellChloe and her mom have invited friends like Dina over to the MagazineLiteracy.org Global Literacy Outreach Center in Madison, WI to help sort and bundle magazines and comics forContinueContinue reading “Two girls and a mom assemble magazine literacy bundles for school children in India”
Community Support Network lives by its name
by Murray SnyderBy opening their arms and hearts to us, the Community Support Network has taken our literacy mission to a whole new level – it’s game-changing. At our GlobalContinueContinue reading “Community Support Network lives by its name”
Wisconsin students support global magazine literacy operations
by Kristin Benz Kristin Benz runs a program at Waunakee High School that provides hands-on vocational training to students with developmental disabilities. MagazineLiteracy.org has had the pleasure and privilege toContinueContinue reading “Wisconsin students support global magazine literacy operations”
A young woman and her dad change the face of literacy in Connecticut
by Caroline CrouseCaroline Crouse, a Junior at Bethel High School, and her dad run a magazine recycling operation for literacy along the Rt. 95 corridor in Connecticut. Their work with MagazineLiteracy.org isContinueContinue reading “A young woman and her dad change the face of literacy in Connecticut”
Harvest TIME at the largest free literacy marketplace on the planet
by John Mennell With magazines and comics provided by major publishers, consumers, and businesses, MagazineLiteracy.org has opened the largest free literacy marketplace in the world. This week, TIME Inc. delivered a cropContinueContinue reading “Harvest TIME at the largest free literacy marketplace on the planet”
FIPP – Getting the world to read – the MagazineLiteracy.org story
Changing the world one magazine at a time has been MagazineLiteracy.org’s mission since the seed for its creation was planted back in 1994. Today the charity puts magazines into theContinueContinue reading “FIPP – Getting the world to read – the MagazineLiteracy.org story”
Independence from poverty – the mathematics of reading.
Literacy = freedom + prosperity = dignity = civility. As Independence Day approaches, MagazineLiteracy.org is redoubling its efforts to zero in on three focus areas that we know we canContinueContinue reading “Independence from poverty – the mathematics of reading. “
Cornell student publishers pay their magazine forward for literacy
by Rosemary O’Regan – Cornell Business Review As an undergraduate, I have always been reminded that college is the ultimate opportunity to network, form connections and gain contacts that willContinueContinue reading “Cornell student publishers pay their magazine forward for literacy”
Friends in high places fuel our global literacy moonshot
We have friends in high places – angels in the cloud, rocketeers like our superheroes at Bendyworks, who fuel and light the engines of our global literacy moonshot. Those familiar knowContinueContinue reading “Friends in high places fuel our global literacy moonshot”
New Madison office heralds the next chapter of the MagazineLiteracy.org story
Two-thirds of U.S. kids in poverty – 10 million+ children – live in homes with no books. We can fix that today. 35,000 moms and kids spend each night inContinueContinue reading “New Madison office heralds the next chapter of the MagazineLiteracy.org story”
NJ Assemblyman Carmelo G. Garcia Mobilizes Massive Magazine Delivery for Literacy Programs Statewide via Food Bank
Feeding people hungry to read – International Literacy Day mobilization delivers 275,000 magazines to kids and families Hoboken, NJ — Marking the United Nation’s celebration of International Literacy Day on SeptemberContinueContinue reading “NJ Assemblyman Carmelo G. Garcia Mobilizes Massive Magazine Delivery for Literacy Programs Statewide via Food Bank”
Children’s Hunger Alliance distributes 13,000 free magazines to Ohio Children
Local agency helps combat childhood hunger, summer learning lossChildren’s Hunger Alliance (CHA) distributed 13,000 free children’s magazines to Ohio children as part of their summer nutrition programs. CHA is workingContinueContinue reading “Children’s Hunger Alliance distributes 13,000 free magazines to Ohio Children”
Rise Up for Literacy!
There is a role for everyone in our project and we need your involvement now more than ever.MagazineLiteracy.org is blessed with amazing amounts of technology and human support that allows usContinueContinue reading “Rise Up for Literacy!”
Greg Barber – feeding people hungry to read
Greg – a golfing enthusiast – delivers Conde Nast Golf Digest to the Long Island Cares Food Bankby John MennellOn September 8th we are celebrating the United Nation’s International Literacy Day,ContinueContinue reading “Greg Barber – feeding people hungry to read”
Urban League Young Professionals Team to deliver 15,000 magazines for literacy and target 1 million magazines pledged nationwide by Earth Day
Realizing the dream – MagazineLiteracy.org Founder John Mennell with Urban League of Greater Madison Young Professionals President Nia Trammell celebrate 120,000+ magazines supplied by Conde Nast for readers via food banks, mentoring, and jobContinueContinue reading “Urban League Young Professionals Team to deliver 15,000 magazines for literacy and target 1 million magazines pledged nationwide by Earth Day”
Gearing Up for Literacy – Flux Moped Powers Magazine Drive for At-Risk Readers
Makers and Gearheads Share Favorite Magazines to Inspire Teens to DreamMadison, WI— Combining sustainability with literacy to celebrate International Literacy Day, Flux Moped and MagazineLiteracy.org have teamed to collect gently readContinueContinue reading “Gearing Up for Literacy – Flux Moped Powers Magazine Drive for At-Risk Readers”
Literacy bees swarm the stack
We have an enormous task to sort and deliver hundreds of thousands of magazines to new readers in Wisconsin, New Jersey, New York City, and Long Island. This “literacy bee”ContinueContinue reading “Literacy bees swarm the stack”
New Jersey – Rise Up for Literacy – We need help with massive statewide literacy deliveries
“Swarm the stack!” We need your help and lots of help from individuals and groups to pick-up and bundle thousands of recycled and donated magazines for delivery to children, families, and jobContinueContinue reading “New Jersey – Rise Up for Literacy – We need help with massive statewide literacy deliveries”
POP-UP LITERACY – We Need Your Help with a Massive Magazine Sorting Project
MADISON – Rise Up for Literacy!”Swarm the stack!” We need your help and lots of help from individuals and groups to sort 15,000 recycled and donated magazines for delivery toContinueContinue reading “POP-UP LITERACY – We Need Your Help with a Massive Magazine Sorting Project”
Daydreaming fantastic possibilities as covers of magazines
By John Mennell As a teen, I devoured every copy of Popular Science and Popular Mechanics that I could get my hands on. It’s one of the reasons that weContinueContinue reading “Daydreaming fantastic possibilities as covers of magazines”
Rise Up for Literacy!
Illustration by Michael MennellMagazineLiteracy.org is blessed with amazing amounts of technology and human support that allows us to run lean literacy operations – we are still all volunteers – pushed to the limitContinueContinue reading “Rise Up for Literacy!”
Publishing Executive – Three Steps to Better Industry Health, from a Display Manufacturer
John Mennell is the founder and impassioned spokesperson for Magazine Literacy, and from time to time I get calls from people who are inspired by his fervor to get involvedContinueContinue reading “Publishing Executive – Three Steps to Better Industry Health, from a Display Manufacturer”