We are just getting started with the nonprofitforce application created by Salesforce.com. Our tremendous potential and power is driven by leveraging technology. Salesforce is the most incredible, flexible, robust toolContinue reading "Thank you Salesforce.com!"
Children's Magazine Month and San Francisco Kindergartners are Catalyst for First-ever Worldwide Campaign to Recycle Magazines to New Readers by Earth Day
Education, literacy, and magazine leaders are marking the sixth anniversary of Children's Magazine Month this October by mobilizing teachers, librarians, and school children, worldwide, to organize KinderHarvest magazine recycling projectsContinue reading "Children's Magazine Month and San Francisco Kindergartners are Catalyst for First-ever Worldwide Campaign to Recycle Magazines to New Readers by Earth Day"
Changing the world – one magazine at a time – A boy learns to read in a Boston homeless shelter
This letter that I received from the staff at the Boston Family Shelter demonstrates the value of the Magazine Harvest magazine recycling program. I am continuing my work to collectContinue reading "Changing the world – one magazine at a time – A boy learns to read in a Boston homeless shelter"
Whole Foods KinderHarvest launch is readied for International Literacy Day
To celebrate International Literacy Day, an event that occurs on September 8th each year, and the start of the new school year, the Whole Foods Markets in Princeton New JerseyContinue reading "Whole Foods KinderHarvest launch is readied for International Literacy Day"
If you love your magazines, set them free… trendsetting consumers share their magazine collections with less fortunate neighbors
One of the great joys of being involved with a project like MagazineLiteracy.org, because it is an ongoing, national, magazine industry-wide literacy campaign for children and families, is that itContinue reading "If you love your magazines, set them free… trendsetting consumers share their magazine collections with less fortunate neighbors"
Literacy is a matter of life and death
This story has been adapted from a news release issued by Northwestern University. Low Literacy Equals Early Death Sentence CHICAGO --- Not being able to read doesn't just make itContinue reading "Literacy is a matter of life and death"
Coffee lovers give the gift of summer magazine reading to neighbors
I stopped in for a cup of coffee at Starbucks today and already found wonderful magazine donations piling up in our wooden KinderHarvest bin, including Bicycle and Entertainment Weekly. KeepContinue reading "Coffee lovers give the gift of summer magazine reading to neighbors"
Starbucks coffee shops sow first-ever KinderHarvest magazine recycling collection from consumers to meet grassroots literacy needs
Combining their well-known passion for environmental and literacy causes, Princeton area Starbucks are among the first consumer shops in the nation to rollout the KinderHarvest magazine recycling drive for childrenContinue reading "Starbucks coffee shops sow first-ever KinderHarvest magazine recycling collection from consumers to meet grassroots literacy needs"
Walking the talk in a cobbler's shoes
I was caught off-guard a bit recently when someone asked about what magazines I like to read. Of course I have many favorites and always have. It's fun to findContinue reading "Walking the talk in a cobbler's shoes"
Kindergarten KinderHarvest Coast to Coast
We now have two kindergarten teachers, Ron in San Francisco and Katie in Boston, organizing KinderHarvest efforts with or for their students, giving us coast to coast activity and representingContinue reading "Kindergarten KinderHarvest Coast to Coast"
Dream things that never were and say why not
I was recently asked if the Magazine Publishers Family Literacy Project was a person, who would it be? I choose Robert Kennedy whose inspiration is a driving force for generationsContinue reading "Dream things that never were and say why not"
Podcasts, Flickr, and MySpace, oh my! Web 2.0 turns the table – delivering magazines to children and families hungry to read and succeed
With words worth a thousand pictures, we've hit on a powerful means to connect our literacy champions to the vast web of need and possibilities in every community across theContinue reading "Podcasts, Flickr, and MySpace, oh my! Web 2.0 turns the table – delivering magazines to children and families hungry to read and succeed"
A noreaster's silver lining
I took a few roads less traveled today thanks to a massive nor'easter that dumped record amounts of rainfall. For two hours I struggled to drive what is usually aboutContinue reading "A noreaster's silver lining"
The Three R's of Literacy – Read, Recycle, & Reuse
Near Earth Day, 2006, MagazineLiteracy.org launched KinderHarvest, an effort that combines the three R's of education - reading, writing, and arithmetic - with the three R's of recycling - reduce,Continue reading "The Three R's of Literacy – Read, Recycle, & Reuse"
Why Johnny's mom and dad can't read
More than 85 million adults in the U.S. have low or very low literacy skills. These adults were once children who did not get the chance to learn how toContinue reading "Why Johnny's mom and dad can't read"
The mightiest shade trees and biggest smiles come from "small" seeds of kindness
I was recently having coffee with a wonderful woman who reached out to invest her time to help grow MagazineLiteracy.org. Every year, she organizes a music recital with the proceedsContinue reading "The mightiest shade trees and biggest smiles come from "small" seeds of kindness"
Why Johnny (Still) Can't Read
According to Edutopia, even as books take a back seat to technology, reading is more important than ever in an increasingly complicated, information-rich world. Basic literacy no longer suffices. InContinue reading "Why Johnny (Still) Can't Read"
Census Bureau Report Reveals Need to Increase Awareness on the Value of Reading to Infants and Toddlers
According to LiteracyNews.com, new figures on how often family members read to their children ages 1 to 5 underscore the importance of expanding early childhood literacy awareness among families andContinue reading "Census Bureau Report Reveals Need to Increase Awareness on the Value of Reading to Infants and Toddlers"
A child hungry to read is a child lost
"I wanna go to school so bad. I wanna read," Ivan said excitedly on the first day of school. ABC News: Waiting on the World to Change View this compellingContinue reading "A child hungry to read is a child lost"
Teachers of Grades K-12 Spend $475 of Their Own Money on Classroom Materials and Supplies Each Year
According to LiteracyNews.com, Teachers of grades K-12 spend on average $475 of their own money on classroom materials and supplies annually, with elementary school teachers spending a significantly higher amount
KinderHarvest – magazines and groceries come together to feed kids hungry to read
When you think of magazines and groceries, the first thing that might come to mind are those celebrities looking out at you from the magazine rack in the supermarket checkoutContinue reading "KinderHarvest – magazines and groceries come together to feed kids hungry to read"
Katrina Stories from Gulf Coast Children – the Boys and Girls Clubs Rebuild
The following are moving and compelling first hand accounts of Hurricane Katrina written by children whose homes, communities, and whose Boys and Girls Clubs of the Gulf Coast were destroyedContinue reading "Katrina Stories from Gulf Coast Children – the Boys and Girls Clubs Rebuild"
Stacie J. Makes TIME For Kids at PS 242 in Harlem
Stacie J., a successful entrepreneur, fashion model, and actor, who appeared on Donald Trump's The Apprentice TV show, today joined with teachers and 4th grade students in the after-school programContinue reading "Stacie J. Makes TIME For Kids at PS 242 in Harlem"
Breaking the Cycle of Illiteracy
Illiteracy easily crosses from one generation to the next. Children raised in homes where parents and other family members have poor reading skills are less likely to have the readingContinue reading "Breaking the Cycle of Illiteracy"
Why Johnny Can't Surf
Children experience enormous intellectual growth in their early years. The ability to read is mission critical to learning any and every school subject. Children need to read well to doContinue reading "Why Johnny Can't Surf"