NEW!!! UNTIL FEBRUARY 14...
CARDS FOR A CAUSE HELPS
NOVA RIF KIDS!

RIF of NOVA supporter and former Lynbrook Elementary School teacher Caithlin Allen is doing something unique to raise funds for NOVA RIF. She is hosting an online fundraiser called Cards for a Cause. Here are the deets!

Cards for a Cause offers four box sets with 30 cards each. Two choices feature all-occasion cards, another is called Thanks and Blanks, with a variety of thank you and blank cards, and a fourth is a box full of children's birthday cards. A fifth box contains 50 holiday cards. Each box is $30, making each card a fantastic price and the box a very nice gift for friends and family!

Caithlin is able to donate a sizable portion of each card box sold to buy books for RIF of NOVA's community of children. As she says, "So many of us are fortunate to have books at our fingertips, and that is not the case for many children here in Northern VA. I am so excited about RIF of NOVA's mission and how we can get books into the hands of our community members who need them right now."

The Cards for a Cause fundraiser is live through January 30th but open to NOVA RIF purchasers at the same link through February 14. Please find the link to order or donate here: https://forms.gle/v9cL8BL3LNe6arCdA.

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PLEASE DONATE TO RIF OF NOVA!

With schools online and many activities canceled due to COVID-19, children will need more books to simply catch up, so your donations of funding and books are particularly key at this critical time. Our most vulnerable kids are falling behind, so your donation makes a major difference! The masked faces of children getting RIF of NOVA books during the pandemic tell the story!

Your investment in RIF of NOVA will give children in the City of Alexandria and in Arlington, Fairfax, and Prince William counties the opportunity to access books that they can keep and cherish. 

$30 = 10 books = 10 children

$60 = 20 books = 20 children

$90 = 30 books = 30 children

There are several ways to donate to RIF of NOVA:

• Donate via PayPal or a credit card online. (Note: If your contribution is a tribute in someone's honor or memory, please indicate so in the instructions from buyer's section of the PayPal form.)

• Send donations by check to our address. (Note: If the donation is in someone's honor or memory, please indicate so by printing and filling out this form and mailing it with your donation.)

Reading is Fundamental of Northern Virginia, Inc.
P.O. Box 7012
Arlington, VA 22207-0012

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• Shop at smile.amazon.com. Type in Reading is Fundamental of Northern Virginia, Inc. as your favorite charity.  Voila! Amazon Smile donates 0.5% of eligible purchases to us at no extra charge and with no additional fees to you!

• Set up a fundraiser on Facebook for a birthday or anniversary! Ask us how!

​• Become a corporate or community sustaining partner to help in the fight against illiteracy in the NOVA region. Email us to start a conversation at rifnova@gmail.com.

Please note: Every dollar donated to RIF of NOVA is spent on new books. We're an all-volunteer organization, so our administrative costs amount to just three percent of our book purchases each year. An interest-bearing account covers those expenses. 

RIF of NOVA is a 501(c)(3) organization. All donations are 100% tax deductible as allowed by law.