Read up on all the latest happening with SAYL! Upcoming events, Reading Buddy updates, & more! Your Monthly News & Updates – April 2018 A Note from Our Executive Director “Anyone who does anything to help a child in his life is a hero to me.” – Fred Rogers Ok
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March 2018 Newsletter
Read up on all the latest happening with SAYL! Upcoming events, Reading Buddy updates, & more! Your Monthly News & Updates – March 2018 A Note from Our Executive Director ” There is no substitute for books in the life of a child.” – Mary Ellen Chase Did you
February 2018 Newsletter
Read up on all the latest happening with SAYL! Upcoming events, Reading Buddy updates, & more! Your Monthly News & Updates – February 2018 A Note from Our Executive Director “I feel the need of reading. It is a loss to man not to have grown up among books.” – Abraham Lincoln
Reading Buddy Partner Spotlight- December 2017
For the month of December we are highlighting one of our newer partnerships with Accenture Federal Services (AFS). This is AFS’ second year participating in the Reading Buddy Program, and it is all in thanks to two people, Yvette Spivey and Jasmine Buendicho. Yvette first learned about the SAYL Reading Buddy Program while a student
Executive Director’s Note- December 2017
How did it get so late so soon? It’s night before it’s afternoon. December is here before it’s June. My goodness how the time has flewn. How did it get so late so soon?-Dr. Seuss I know that all of you are feeling this way this time of the year. I am for sure. Wasn’t it just yesterday that
Donor Spotlight- December 2017
A huge THANK YOU to the following organizations for their ongoing support, allowing San Antonio Youth Literacy the opportunity to continue to deliver itsSAYL Reading Buddy Program to those children struggling to read on grade level. $350 from the Frankie Casseb Youth Literacy Club $500 from Alamo Area Hospitality Association $600
Executive Director’s Note- October 2017
“Reading is important, because if you can read, you can learn anything about everything and everything about anything.”—Tomie dePaola, Author of Legend of the Blue Bonnet and others Volunteers are signing up and being trained, teachers are busy assessing the kids reading levels to be sure to meet them where they are and
Donor Spotlight- September 2017
Thank you to the Frankie Casseb Youth Literacy Club for its donation of $350. This donation assists San Antonio Youth Literacy in its efforts to continue to deliver its SAYL Reading Buddy Program to those children struggling to read on grade level.
Book Buddy News- September 2017
Book Buddies is all moved into our new headquarters in the gym of the former WW White School. Thanks to SAISD, the premises are freshly cleaned and sparkling for the new year of book drives. During our August 9 organizational meeting for the new school year, we set an ambitious (but obtainable) goal of 40,000 to
Executive Director’s Note- September 2017
“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. Its not.”-Dr.Seuss As I sit down to pen this message, children across San Antonio are donning their “first day of school” outfits, carefully placing new school supplies (to include those fabulous untouched crayons – the box of