As you may know, I recently had the honor of speaking at the 2017-18 NJ DECA State Conference in Atlantic City. The DECA State Officershad chosen Bridge of Books as their Statewide Community Project. Throughout last fall, High School DECA Clubs hosted a variety of...
Late last year, Tim Belmont reached out to say that he had decided to do a fundraiser to support Bridge of Books by selling t-shirts through his website, "Why We Read." Of course, we were thrilled and used the funds raised to purchase some very...
by Abby Daly, Founder & Executive Director As we move into 2017, I’ve been thinking about the definition of community. Our growing success in getting books into the hands of underserved children across New Jersey is most definitely a direct result of the phenomenal support that...
One of our first IMPACT blogs highlighted a Mom's perspective on her involvement with us and our mission. This month, we'd like to share another piece of our story - a teen's perspective on his ability to help close the gap in access to books...
We had such a huge response to our last IMPACT blog that we are going to follow up with another one. This one comes from an ESL teacher in Middlesex County. Below, she explains the IMPACT of being able to provide books to all of the...
By Cindy Gagliano, Bridge of Books Board Member Like all members on the board of the Bridge of Books Foundation, I am actively involved in all aspects of our mission. My front porch is often filled with bags of books donated by friends, and my car...
As the 2015 holidays approach, we have so much to be thankful for at Bridge of Books. This year we distributed 110,000 books across the state – crushing the 73,000 books we distributed in 2014. This means that roughly 45,000 underserved children across New Jersey...
Shrewsbury, NJ (April 28, 2014)- The Bridge of Books Foundation (BoB) announced today that it has embarked on the next chapter of its mission.....
Who is helping give out half a million free books across America on April 23rd? We are. WHO: On April 23, 2013, 25,000 volunteers from Berkley to Boston and Sitka to Sarasota to New Jersey will give away half a million free books in more than...
In the days after Superstorm Sandy smashed onto our shores, my neighborhood came together. The Vallones had a land line; the Heines had a generator. Everyone was sharing, cleaning up the damage, exhaling. But our relief was overshadowed by news from neighboring towns. Sea Bright...