11 Jun Your Donations Continue to Make a Difference
Book donations help New Brunswick Public Schools deliver their mission. ...
Book donations help New Brunswick Public Schools deliver their mission. ...
April is National Volunteer Appreciation Month and a time to pause and thank everyone who has volunteered to support our mission....
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...
On April 26, I had the opportunity to travel to Atlantic City to attend this year's NJ State Library conference. Bridge of Books was recognized for partnering with the Long Branch Free Public Library and 5 Long Branch barbershops to launch the Fade to Books literacy...
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...
Christine Baugh is a long-time Bridge of Books volunteer and the author of our 2nd IMPACT post. As we mentioned earlier in the year, these posts are a way for us to present different voices on the IMPACT of our mission. We see these contributions as a way for...
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...