The van that picks up thousands of book donations a week so they can be delivered to kids was gone, stolen from right outside the warehouse. Sign up to volunteer my daughters are growing up in a pretty lucky environment and they need to know from a young age that not everyone is as lucky as they are. Filling little free libraries is a great family activity. The childrens books you donate to bernies book bank become part of a longterm, sustainable effort aimed at providing children with quality, progressive levels of books. In late july, the van was stolen from the book bank warehouse and. Steve is the kids book bank jackofalltrades, assisting people picking up and dropping off books, keeping track of our inventory, and making sure our warehouse.
The processing center is heated and cooled, but it is a warehouse setting. While our warehouse may be closed to the public due to covid19, the. Quality books for underserved children bernies book bank. Bernies book bank is the leading provider of quality books to underserved children in the chicagoland area. Currently, 360,000 children throughout chicagoland are receiving bags of books from bernie s book bank, which reports that by december 31, it will have distributed close to 3. Pasadena businesses restore book bank van pasadena. We encourage individuals, families and groups of any size to spend their community service hours sorting and bagging books for us. Maybe he was seeking some kind of glory, trying to put all the pieces together and save the day because the north dakota police and u. To ensure a simpler way to sign up for opportunities and track your volunteer hours. Bernies book bank is taking the volunteer experience on the road with special popup events.
Floriani, the father of founder and chief advancement officer, brian floriani, bernie floriani, jr. Bernies book bank, chicagos largest provider of quality childrens books, is changing that with 12 books per year for 12 years. While our warehouse may be closed to the public due to covid19, the maryland book bank is still helping families and programs receive books during this time of distance learning. Did you know that from 19111967, americans could bank at their local post office. Bernies book bank offers the perfect opportunity for your corporate, social, civic or religious group to help sort, sticker and pack quality books for underserved children.
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