Chicklet Challenge!

Hi all... I am back from my trip to TN with exciting news! I met up with Julie Winklestein, a grad student at the University of Tennessee. Julie gathers books together and hands them out for FREE at weekend events for RAM (Rural America... www.ramusa.org). This past May she went through 300 books in one day!!! Mostly children's books with a few for young adults and even fewer for adults. After talking to Julie for 2 hours in a local coffee shop I made the commitment to deliver 1,000 new children's books (yes, that's right... 1,000) at the July 2010 event in Wise, VA.

I need your HELP to reach my goal!!!

Chicklet Books will be forming a Non-Profit Organization to handle this project. We are looking for interested volunteers to serve on the board. Please contact me at topbanana@chickletbooks.com if you are interested! HURRY! Time is of essence.

The plan is to involve as many people in this project as possible. My vision is to set up a display in as many INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORES as I can with tags. Each tag will have the title of a book we need... these titles will be selected by Julie, committees, and the storeowners. We will ask interested customers to pick a tag, purchase the book at the store and leave it at the register for us to pick up and bring to VA.

EVERYONE benefits from this project! Once we are established as a 501(c) 3 the CUSTOMERS can take the purchase amount off their taxes. The INDEPENDENT STORES provide a service AND increase their sales to stay in business. CHICKLET BOOKS meets their commitment. AMERICAN CHILDREN receive a book they can have forever... which will hopefully change their lives for the better. What more could you possibly ask for?

Please join me in making this dream a reality!!! To volunteer please email Deb Hunter at topbanana@chickletbooks.com. Get involved TODAY!!! Children need books NOW!