Thank you from RIF of NOVA! The 2021 Book It For Books
5K/One-Mile Run/Walk was a grand success!
5K/One-Mile Run/Walk was a grand success!
RIF of NOVA board members celebrated after a most wonderful event that supports reading and literacy in the NOVA community!
Thanks to our most amazing community of sponsors, donors, runners, walkers, and committed volunteers, 2021's RIF of NOVA Book It for Books 5K/One-Mile Run/Walk was a terrific success. On a sunny Saturday morning, well over 100 runners and walkers gathered at Bluemont Park in Arlington to run or walk to provide books to Northern Virginia area children. Dozens more ran or walked virtually!
We are over the moon with our community and its commitment to our purpose -- to provide books to deserving children who have few, or even no, books in their homes. You have provided some wonderful children a chance to choose a book of their very own to read and share with their families. Thank you! Thank you! Photos will be added to this website and to our social media (Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn) in the coming days, so please stay connected to feel the love of this special day. Just a few photos are included below.
We are over the moon with our community and its commitment to our purpose -- to provide books to deserving children who have few, or even no, books in their homes. You have provided some wonderful children a chance to choose a book of their very own to read and share with their families. Thank you! Thank you! Photos will be added to this website and to our social media (Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn) in the coming days, so please stay connected to feel the love of this special day. Just a few photos are included below.
Boys (and moms!) from the St. Thomas More cross-country team
Carylee Carrington, of Read with Carylee, was a 5K sponsor, bringing her sons and her books to add to the fun!
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ODNB sponsored Book It at the Bestseller level and sent several representatives to run and walk
RIF of NOVA's longest serving board member, Gloria Johnson, crossed the finish line with daughter (and NOVA RIF president Justina Johnson, AKA Angelia Ballerina) and other friends and family members cheering her on!
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Bestseller sponsor, the Jonas family, posed after a fun walk!
Members of the West End Strategy Team ran or walked the Book It 5K -- and brought the youngest participant!
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Several sponsors deserve a special shout-out, including our very first ever Nobel Prize for Literature sponsor, Deloitte! The Vineyard Family Foundation sponsored at the Pulitzer Prize Plus level, and REQ, Cavalier, and Lucky Dog Films participated at the Pulitzer level. Bookworm Central donated books at the Pulitzer level. A full list of 2021 sponsors can be found at this link. Thank you to all who have joined in to promote books and literacy in our community!
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Why a 5K? So we can fund books for NOVA children!
Click on the video above to watch some of our favorite RIF of NOVA book activities -- putting books into the hands of deserving children (both before and during the pandemic) and raising funds to do so through our Book It For Books 5K/One-Mile Run/Walk!
-- Video produced by Emily Head
-- Video produced by Emily Head
Look at the faces of children who have chosen a NOVA RIF book during the pandemic, both below and on our photo gallery page. Please click here!
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And what does one book mean? It turns out that involvement in a RIF book program can change a life. Please listen to Ingrid Bynum, principal of Patrick Henry K-8 School in Alexandria, during an interview at her school's NOVA RIF book distribution in October. Plus, as Principal Bynum points out, because NOVA RIF provided books, parents at her school were not "forced to choose between essential reading material and food."
$3 = one book = one child!
If you'd like to help, please send a check to the post office box listed below or click here or on the Donate box on any page to donate online. Your generous donations to the cause of literacy for children in our region will be most gratefully appreciated.
Because of you, RIF of NOVA kids will be able to choose books of their own, even in a pandemic!
With sincerest thanks,
Members of the Board, Reading is Fundamental of Northern Virginia
Because of you, RIF of NOVA kids will be able to choose books of their own, even in a pandemic!
With sincerest thanks,
Members of the Board, Reading is Fundamental of Northern Virginia
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Reading is Fundamental of Northern Virginia, Inc.
P.O. Box 7012 Arlington, VA 22207-0012 Phone: 703.528.3763 Fax: 703.528.1993 rifnova@gmail.com |
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Please connect to our Resources pages to see lists of children's book ideas for:
Graphic Novel Resources for Children
Covid-19 Resources
Black History Month & Diverse Book Resources
Hispanic American Heritage Book Resources
Strong Girls/Women Book Resources
Environmental Book Resources
Check out our latest newsletter, the RIF RAP, to learn more about RIF of NOVA and the children we serve! To subscribe to the RIF RAP, please sign up here.
Graphic Novel Resources for Children
Covid-19 Resources
Black History Month & Diverse Book Resources
Hispanic American Heritage Book Resources
Strong Girls/Women Book Resources
Environmental Book Resources
Check out our latest newsletter, the RIF RAP, to learn more about RIF of NOVA and the children we serve! To subscribe to the RIF RAP, please sign up here.
"Reading is the key that opens doors to many good things in life. Reading shaped my dreams
and more reading helped me make my dreams come true." -- Ruth Bader Ginsburg
"Children should learn that reading is pleasure, not just something that teachers make you do in school."
-- Beverly Cleary
