At Book Buddies the new year of book drives and volunteer activity is in full swing. Our Book Drive Committee, consisting of Maria Salinas, Rosa Maria Gonzalez, and Midge Breslof, is working on encouraging groups all over the city to hold book drives. And those books have been coming in! Concordia
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Executive Director Note – November 2018
“Each day I am thankful for the nights that turned into mornings, friends that turned into family, dreams that turned into reality and likes that turned into love.” –Author Unknown Here at SAYL, we have many things to be thankful for this coming Thanksgiving Day. We are thankful first and
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!!
Donor Spotlight – July 2018
SAYL extends a huge thank you to the following foundations and organizations for their financial support this last month. St. Mark’s Episcopal Church made a donation of $5,000 and is a new partner with SAYL. We appreciate their support and look forward to the possibility of having some of their
Book Buddy News – July 2018
Book Buddies concluded the 2017 – 2018 year in great style, building on the growth we’ve experienced every year since our beginning in 2014. This year we were able to hold May Book Celebrations in 13 elementary schools in SAISD, and for the first time every child in every one
Volunteer Spotlight – July 2018
SAYL’s participation in the Super Sumer Readers program this summer has created an additional outlet for volunteers to get involved and help support developing readers. This month we would like to recognize a group of volunteers from Provenir Healthcare. Nathan McDuell, Jr. reached out to SAYL in early June about
Donor Spotlight – May 2018
Thank You x 3 A special thank you to the following foundations for their grant awards – $50,00 from The Harvey Najim Family Foundation, $7,500 from to the State Farm Foundation and $5,000 from the Mays Family Foundation. These gifts allow San Antonio Youth Literacy the opportunity to continue to
Volunteer Spotlight – May 2018
Our Reading Buddy for the month is Kathleen Arteaga. This is Kathleen’s second year volunteering at Cameron Elementary in SAISD. She has been such a joy to work with and is amazing with her students. Not only does she work with four students, she has also attended every session possible
Book Buddy News – May 2018
Book Buddies volunteers have been working feverishly to sort through all the books in the 22 huge boxes received in January, plus the books from local drives. Miraculously, we’ve done it! The entire shipment has been reduced to piles of cardboard, empty pallets, and lots of stacked, finished boxes ready