Thank you for all your donations and support for Basket for Books! We are still short of our of 1200 Book Packs.  There are THREE easy ways to help:

1) DONATE BOOKS. Here’s the list of books we need and there are several ways to help gather the books:

• Donate new and gift quality used books (without torn pages or writing) appropriate for K-6th grades.

• Purchase new books for the book drive at Hooray for Books in Old Town.  Make your purchase by phone or in person and receive a 15% discount by mentioning “Summer Reading Packs.”  Hooray for Books will store the books and deliver them to the Book Sort for you.  How easy is that?  HOORAY!

• Purchase new books from your favorite retailer.

Drop off your books, or have them shipped to Wright to Read, 414 N. Washington St., Ste.101, Alexandria, VA 22314. 703-299-9855. Note this is a NEW LOCATION.

2) TOO BUSY TO SHOP?  CONSIDER A MONETARY DONATION. Since Wright to Read can purchase books at a deep discount, your donation goes a lot farther!  Each summer reading pack costs about $6.00.  Email me, Tricia Karppi, to let me know how much you would like to contribute. Make your check out to The Giving Circle / ACT, write “Baskets for Books” in the memo line and mail it to me at 8206 Collingwood Court, Alexandria, Va 22308.

3)  Join other Giving Circle Members at the Book Sort and Pack on Sunday, March 14 from 1:00 to 4:00 pm at Wright to Read, 414 N. Washington St., Suite 101. Volunteers may park in the lot behind the building.  Enter the parking lot from Columbus Street, then walk through the covered garage and through the red door to enter the building.

Thank you for your support and I hope to see you on Sunday!