Page Ahead works with businesses, school groups and community organizations to collect new books to be distributed through our programs. We also link groups to specific schools for "adoption". Volunteers provide the books (through book drives or cash contributions) for the at-risk children in a program and then participate in reading events within those programs.
Current & Upcoming Book Drives
- Everett High School Interact Club
- Moniqa's Gold Award
- Rainier Valley Rotary
Banking for Books
March 2009
This March, Spokane banking institutions will help local kids get excited about reading by encouraging patrons to make a 'Book Deposit' at any of the locations listed below. You can donate a new children's book at the following branches to benefit Page Ahead, which will give 10,000 new books to Spokane County kids in need this year. We appreciate the 'interest' in children's literacy!
- Bank of America, Five Mile
- Inland Northwest Bank
- Airway Heights
- Francis
- Main, Paulsen Building
- Northpointe
- Ruby
- South Hill
- Valley (inside Yoke's)
- Northland Credit Union
- Safeway Federal Credit Union
- Spokane Federal Credit Union
- Spokane Media Federal Credit Union
- United Health Services Credit Union
- Washington Trust Bank
- Airway Heights
- Downtown Spokane
- Indiana
- Liberty Lake
- Lincoln Heights
- Maple Garland
- Manito
- Med Center
- Northgate
- Southwest
- Sprague
- Sullivan
- Wandemere
- Valley
Need book donation ideas? Check out our wish list.
Pi Beta Phi Walk for Literacy
April 5, 2009
The collegiate and alumni members of the Pi Beta Phi will celebrate literacy by once again donning their walking shoes. Join their 4th annual walk by bringing a new children's book or two to donate; walkers can also enter by donating at least $5. Registration begins at 12:15p, and walking officially begins at 1:00p. For more information about the walk, visit their event page.
Need book donation ideas? Check out our wish list.
Book Drive at Tacoma Art Museum's Spring Community Festival
April 19, 2009
Enter to win a book signed by award-winning author and illustrator David Macaulay or other prizes at the Tacoma Art Museum on Sunday, April 19! From noon to 5p, you are invited to bring or purchase a new children's books to donate. Additionally, learn to draw with silverpoint, cheer on the break dancers or just soak in the artistic atmosphere. Museum admission is free during the festival.
Need book donation ideas? Check out our wish list.
The Jungle Book at Book-It Repertory Theatre
April 25, 2009, 10:30a
Spend the morning with Kaa, Baloo, Bandar Log, Bagheera and the wolves in Book-It Repertory Theatre's production of The Jungle Book. For this special performance, Page Ahead is once again partnering with Book-It and Mockingbird Books to offer mask-making and other special activities, a book fair, and a workshop for young people. Children's tickets are only $10, Adults $12. The admission price includes the performance, a book fair, workshops and craft projects related to the book. Snacks and juice will also be available for just $1.
Tickets are available at (206) 216-0833, or online at www.book-it.org.
Need book donation ideas? Check out our wish list.
Recent Book Drives and Fundraising Events
Page Ahead would like to thank these individuals and organizations who have recently completed book drives and/or hosted fundraising events:
- Barnes & Noble, Pacific Place, Northgate and Northtown
- Book-It Repertory Theatre
- Evergreen School
- Ewing & Clark
- Executive Women International, Seattle Chapter
- Fruci & Associates
- Gates Foundation
- Gonzaga SAAC
- Meridian Park Elementary
- Pi Beta Phi at University of Washington
- Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators
- Spokane Chiefs and Washington's Lottery
- Tacoma Art Museum
- Terry Hines & Associates
- University of Pennsylvania Alumni
- Verizon Business
- Wells Fargo Business