Reagan High School Honor Society is again proving to be a valuable partner to Book Buddies, having started the year by agreeing to help at many sorting sessions. On Saturday, September 22, they backed that up by working like beavers to help reduce the pile of unsorted books that have
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Executive Director Note – October 2018
“We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.” Sir Winston Churchill My friends, this month’s message will be short and heartfelt. When I came to San Antonio Youth Literacy a bit over 2 years ago, I was blown away by the work that goes
Donor Spotlight – September 2018
During this last month SAYL was fortunate to receive a donation of $305 from ATKG, LLP, which represented proceeds from their Ping Pong Event. A BIG THANK YOU for their support!!
Book Buddy News – September 2018
Our Goal This Year: Book Buddies are shifting into high gear to bring even more books to kids in Title I schools next spring. Last year’s total of 40,000 books was great, but we hope to come close to doubling that in the 2018 – 2019 school year. How? The same
SAYL Welcomes New Staffers
This summer, SAYL welcomed new program manager Alyssa Delgado, and our new volunteer manager, Angela Rendon. Alyssa grew up as the book loving daughter of a librarian in Brownsville, Texas and moved to Austin to attend the University of Texas in 2009. After receiving her BA in English, she moved
Executive Director Note – September 2018
“TEACHER? I PREFER THE TERM EDUCATIONAL ROCKSTAR!” Its official, we are back to school. The state sales tax weekend (where I suspect most of the bargain hunters were NOT going back to school or even parents of those going back to school) has passed. Our best and brightest are, once
Donor Spotlight – August 2018
A big thank you to those who supported SAYL through their contributions to the Valero Texas Open Birdies for Charity event. We were fortunate to receive $4,290 from Birdies for Charity, which represents both collected funds and matching incentives. Thank you to our SAYL community of supporters.
Reading Buddy Insider – August 2018
The new school year is just weeks away and the SAYL staff is gearing up for another great year! If you are a returning Reading Buddy we will be reaching out to each of you once we have the new tutoring schedules from the schools. In the meantime, we would
Camp Read-Aloud Wrap Up
This year’s Camp Read-Aloud wrapped up the last week of July, and we are all going to miss spending time with the awesome kiddos at Catholic Charities and Ella Austin Community Center. We read six books over the summer, played literacy games, and made awesome crafts each week. The kids
Executive Director Note – August 2018
“Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt Well we have certainly had a busy summer! Our collaborative program with Harvey Najim, Boys & Girls Club and SA Youth is winding down and now it will be our charge to look