“How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.” The Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, by A.A. Milne It is hard to believe that it has been a month already since we said goodbye to our Reading Buddies and wished them all that is good for their
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Donor Spotlight – June 2019
A special thank you to the following foundations for their continued assistance – $350 from The Frankie Casseb Youth Literacy Club for its quarterly donation, $2,500 from the Education Forum, and $5,000 from the Mays Family Foundation. These organizations continue to support SAYL’s efforts to address the literacy needs of San Antonio’s
Donor Spotlight – April 2019
A big THANK YOU to Valero Energy Foundation for their recent donation of $10,000 which allows SAYL the opportunity to continue to deliver its Reading Buddy Program to children in the San Antonio community. Valero Energy Foundation has been a long-standing supporter of SAYL, and we cannot thank them enough.
Donor Spotlight – March 2019
A huge THANK YOU to the following organizations for their ongoing support, allowing San Antonio Youth Literacy the opportunity to continue to deliver its SAYL Reading Buddy Program to those children struggling to read on grade level. $20,000 from the Whitacre Family Foundation, $1,300 from Grande Communications Grande Cares Club,
Executive Director Note – March 2019
“For it is in giving that we receive.” Saint Francis of Assisi Every year in March, for the past several years, San Antonio Youth Literacy has participated in The Big Give. This year will be no exception. On March 28, the Non-Profit Council will once again be sponsoring The Big
Donor Spotlight – February 2019
A huge thank you to San Antonio Junior Forum for their generous donation of $1,125 to support SAYL’s Reading Buddy program.
Chair’s Challenge – Join the Tribe!
San Antonio Youth Literacy has a vision that every child in South Texas enters third grade reading at level. But we are a long way from that vision. While SAYL has helped thousands of students, we still have thousands more in need of help. We appreciate the financial support we
Thank You to our Golf Tournament Sponsors
Thank you to CPS Energy for hosting our first annual golf tournament on Friday, November 9! Even with the chilly and windy day, nineteen teams participated in the tournament at the Canyons Course at TPC San Antonio. Teams were then treated to lunch courtesy of CPSE along with a silent
Book Buddy News – December 2018
November saw over 100 volunteer hours donated by our terrific Book Buddies. By mid-month volunteers had emptied four huge Gaylord cartons, each holding up to 2,000 books! At this rate we’ll have them all emptied and boxed up for distribution by the end of January. We couldn’t do this without
Donor Spotlight – Hulu Viewer Experience
A special thank you to Hulu Viewer Experience for donating $2,344 to San Antonio Youth Literacy. Hulu created their own Fiesta medal with a goal to donate their proceeds to a local nonprofit, and SAYL was the lucky recipient!!