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☘ March News ☘
A Milestone Year: 25 Years of Reading Together! 🎉
Dear Friends,
March is bringing big milestones for South Sound Reading Foundation as we step into our 25th Anniversary year. For twenty-five years, this community has helped us put books into children’s hands—and this spring, we celebrate how far we’ve come and where we’re headed next.
Our anniversary celebration officially kicks off at Readers Are Leaders, our annual Benefit Breakfast on April 15. Registration is now open, and this year’s gathering will be especially meaningful as we honor 25 years of impact together.
We’re also on the brink of an extraordinary moment: sharing our One Millionth Book with a child! One million books. One million opportunities to spark a love of reading. We will be celebrating the NIght of the Millionth Book at the Hands On Children's Museum on April 3rd.
As we mark this milestone year, we’re reflecting on the children reached, the partnerships built, and the community that made it all possible—while looking ahead to the next chapter of growth. We’re so grateful to have you alongside us for what’s to come!
Readers Are Leaders is almost here—and this year, it’s extra special. 💛
Join us on April 15 as we kick off the South Sound Reading Foundation’s 25th Anniversary year at our annual benefit breakfast. Readers Are Leaders brings together community leaders, educators, advocates, partners, and friends who believe in the power of books to change lives—and this year, we’ll be celebrating 25 years of impact made possible by this incredible community.
The morning will be filled with stories of impact, exciting announcements about what’s ahead, and meaningful moments that remind us why early literacy matters so much. Our MC this year will be Drew Mikkelsen of KING5. If you’ve ever supported SSRF, volunteered with us, or simply believe every child deserves access to books, this event is for you.
✨ Registration is now open—we hope you’ll join us as we celebrate the past and launch the next chapter together.
If so, nominate them for a Literacy Champion Award. The South Sound Reading Foundation is requesting nominations for the Shirlee Lehnis Literacy Champion Award for Youth. These awards will go to the individual or group of children or youth (under 18) who has done something exceptional to promote literacy.
Awards will be presented at the Foundation’s Readers are Leaders Benefit Breakfast on Thursday April 15th. Winners will be encouraged to attend.
Submit a paragraph detailing the nominees’ activities and why you feel they should receive the award by Saturday March 21st to read2me@ntps.org.
Night of the Millionth Book – April 3rd at Hands On Children’s Museum
Join us for a special celebration on Friday, April 3rd as the South Sound Reading Foundation marks an exciting milestone: giving away our one-millionth book to a child in our community!
We’ll be celebrating during First Friday reduced admission night at the Hands On Children’s Museum, where our team and volunteers are always on hand sharing free books with families. The theme is “Reading Under the Stars,” inviting kids to explore stories that sparkle with imagination and adventure.
Come browse our book tables, choose a story to take home, make a crafty bookworm, enter to win a wonderful literacy prize, and help us celebrate the power of reading in the South Sound. Whether it’s your child’s first book or their hundredth, every page opens a new world!
Friday, April 3 Hands On Children’s Museum – First Friday Reduced admission | Free books
We hope to see you there as we turn the page on our millionth book together!
February was a busy month of book intake! Thank you to Meadows Elementary School for the book drive donation of 931 books.They did an amazing job of collecting highly desirable beginning reader level books and easy chapter books, plus many others.Littlerock Elementary donated 791 books from their library clean up. We are still intaking their donation - thank you!North Thurston Public Schools has 5 pallets of books that we are working through, finding great much-needed books.We rented a cargo van and took our quarterly trip to Queen Anne in Seattle to visit our dear friends Roger and Susan Atlas.With help from volunteers to load and unload a cargo van of boxes, we were able to address our board book and beginning reader shortage for our March book deliveries that are upcoming.Thank you to all the individual donations we receive along with the group Book Drives and library clean-outs. March will also bring us a book drive donation from The Learning Experience.The gently used children’s books are very much appreciated. Thank you to all our kind helpers and friends!
If you are part of a group and would like to volunteer, consider running a book drive for gently used and new children’s books.We appreciate our community and partner donations. 💚
Tasty Page-Turner Wheat on Tap at Mount Olympus Brewing - Tumwater Taps!
The very tasty Page-Turner Wheatis on tap at Mt. Olympus Brewing's Tumwater Taps and now at Mt. Olympus Brewing in Aberdeen, too. A percentage of the proceeds supports our efforts to get books into the hands and hearts of our region’s children, so stop by this lively spot whenever you can, enjoy a pint, and support our work!
📕📗📘📙📔 Learn more about Mount Olympus Brewing here 👇
📣 Note: There will be NO Teacher Resource Day in April, as the building will be closed. Teacher Resource Day will resume in May.
Looking to stock your classroom library?We've got you covered here atSSRF with books for all ages! If you are in need of books, please feel free to come to our Teacher Resource Day on the Second Saturday Every Month from 11am to 2pm.Any and all teachers, prospective teachers, or homeschooling parents are welcome to come to our office at 200 Sleater-Kinney Rd. NE, Olympia, WA, 98506
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