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Clever Communities in Action(CCIA)is proud to present our fourth
annual Black History Month Youth Book Drive!! A project that started
as a strong reaction to attending an event at a predominately Black
elementary school has grown into a movement. Literacy, cultural
awareness and healthy self-esteem are the driving forces. Within the
last three years, with the help of fellow "Villagers" from
across the country we have managed to raise over $5,000.00 in
donations and deliver over 500 brand new books written specifically
for African-American youth to six elementary schools.
Statistics show that children of color are more engaged in
reading when presented with books in which they can identify with the
characters and story-line. My personal experience of working with
youth for over 15 years has proven to me that too many of our youth
lack cultural pride and awareness which is a tremendous hindrance to a
positive sense of self. As Black History Month approaches it reminds
me of all the strides that have been made, as well as all the work
that is yet to be done. We still have gaps to fill when it comes to
the education of African-American youth. Reading is the foundation.
Strong reading skills and a love for reading cultivates strong,
competent leaders
CCIA makes the donations to the schools so that every student
will have the opportunity to experience the value that the books can
bring to their lives. We deliver the books in mid-March. The pictures
and video of the delivery will be available to view late March. We
want our donors to see where their money went. We also want them to
get to experience that warm and fuzzy feeling we get when we see how
EXCITED the children are about the books.
CCIA's mission is to equip children and parents with tools to promote
literacy, healthy self-esteem and positive communication skills
through exposure to a diverse range of educational and cultural
opportunities in effort to inform, inspire and empower underserved
youth and communities. We have already begun this mission through our
book drive and various events and programs. With your help we are
destined to take it further.
Our book drive and fundraiser runs February 1st-March 1st 2014.
Donations can be made online or through the mail. We are extremely
excited about taking this mission to a higher level this year.
Remember strong readers make strong leaders and we look forward to
your assistance in making this a reality for our youth again!
Email: donations@clevercommunities.org
Phone: 757.718.7879
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