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Kimora, Williamstown High School, New Jersey
The reason I volunteered was because I believe that every child should have the opportunity to learn how to read. Reading starts from letters and word building, and it starts with home. Love Letters for Literacy does that. I believe that Love Letters for Literacy is...
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Haley, Elementary Education Club, North Dakota State University, North Dakota
The Elementary Education Club was happy to find Love Letters for Literacy. Finding volunteer opportunities has been challenging in a pandemic. Having the chance to volunteer and create kids over Zoom made it easier for everyone to be involved. As future teachers, we...
Henrico County Early Education Program at New Bridge, Virginia
Volunteer Gretchen mobilized volunteers in her community to help her create 160 packets to donate to . Henrico County Early Education Program at New Bridge! The teachers loved the presentation and your Love Letter for Literacy program. They were all very excited!
Joyce, Circle K service club member, Carroll College, Montana
We are excited to partner with you to increase literacy for children. We are donating our packets to the Broadwater Elementary School. We look forward to partnering with you in the future!
Denise, Director of Early Childhood Education, Unleashing Potential, Missouri
Denise tells us that during COVID-19 the parents Unleashing Potential serves have been dealing with a lot. The nonprofit passed these out to parents when we returned in July and received positive feedback and know that families are using them at home. Denise...
St Mary’s Cathedral School, Miami, Florida
Volunteer Susan tells us that I am sending some photos from St. Mary’s Cathedral School which is where I volunteer (when there is no Covid) in Miami, FL. I gave both kindergarten classes 40 packets of the A-Z cards. This school is located in an area called Little...
Meg, Tottenville High School, Care Club, New York
This was such a cool experience!! I love that I was able to help out in some way during these uncertain times.It is such a simple and easy thing to do that even I was able to do it. I had such a fun time creating these letters ,I would write a word that started with...
Kristy, Circle K service club, University of Guelph-Humber, Toronto Canada
We are excited to be part of the service project. The completed packets were mailed to a Head Start in Alaska!
Claire, Duquesne University, Circle K Service Club, Pennsylvania
We did the project last night! It was very fun and successful! We have 33 created packets for the kids to take home!!
Tatiana (not pictured), New Hampshire student, Dover High School Key Club
Our chapter had a blast making Love Letters for Literacy packets today!
Anna, York School High School, Toronto, Canada
I decided to join the organization Love Letters because I love making crafts and helping in the community Therefore, I found this a great opportunity for me to help others learn English. I've always loved reading, especially the Harry Potter series. If you learn your...
New Jersey Circle K, State Convention
Kenna, Northern Arizona University, Circle K Service Club, Arizona
The Circle K service club at Northern Arizona University completed the project and mailed the packets to an organization in need. Thank you for letting us help you contribute to Love Letters for Literacy.
Bryan, Millersville University, Circle K Service Club, Pennsyslvania
We had a blast completing our love letters event last night! It is officially confirmed our packets will be going to Millersville Head Start! They are going to distribute them to students heading into Kindergarten!
Mandy, California high school student, Monterey Trail Key Club
We hosted our Love Letters for Literacy event. We would love to carry on this event through future inter-clubs with other schools later on in the year. Thank you for giving us this opportunity.
Chloe, Pasadena City College, Circle K Service Club, California
My group had our first session of making letter packets this past Saturday and it went really well! Thanks again for working with us!
Millersville Head Start, Community Action Partnership of Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Thanks to the awesome Millersville Circle K chapter who made these packets and donated them to children at a local Head Start in collaboration with the Community Action Partnership of Lancaster! We love these smiling kindergarteners faces!
Zehra, Stephen Decatur High School student, Rho Kappa Honor Society Secretary, Maryland
We made some literacy packets last week (our members worked really hard on drawing images that began with each letter of the alphabet on the back of each card- some even did Disney themed characters!). At our meeting we had about 30 members attend. We are truly hoping...
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Sandra, California State University student, CSICC member
The Community Service Inter Club Council (CSICC) at California State University, Fullerton had a wonderful time creating literacy packets for Love Letters during our Fall Into Service event! Our volunteers met via Zoom to create ABC flashcards and learn about the...
Courtney, Family Engagement Specialist at Durham’s Partnership for Children, North Carolina
Thank you again for the packets! We distributed them to an elementary school during their kindergarten orientation. Let me say again...we can't say THANK YOU enough for the literacy packets! I'm certain that the kindergarteners and their families enjoyed them. Also,...
Jenna, College Student, NJIT Red Cross Club
Last year, our club was looking for a new service opportunity to take part in and came across Love Letters Literacy on Instagram. We loved the mission behind helping teach kids the alphabet in a fun way, so we decided to reach out and hold an alphabet kit making event...
Ashley, College Student, PRSSA University of Hawaii at Manoa
The Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) chapter at the University of Hawaii at Manoa was delighted to find Love Letters for Literacy when looking for a way to give back to the community. We had an awesome time working together on a Zoom call to create...
Shareen, California High School Student, Burlingame High School Students in Action Club
Working with Love Letters for Literacy was an incredible experience for Burlingame Students in Action Club. It was so fun to see everyone's creative ideas and willingness to help the community. Making flashcards was not only a simple project for students to engage in...
Graceanna, New York High School student, Tottenville High School Cares Club
I decided to make the Love Letters for Literacy packet because I want to help young kids learn and help them grow academically. It’s nice to know that I made a difference for the young kids in my community.
Emily, Wisconsin High School Student, East Depere High School Key Club
I’ve loved working with Love Letters for Literacy! They were so quick to respond, and were so helpful in the whole process. Creating the packets was so fun and I really enjoyed my experience. It felt good to be able to help people within our community.
Wayamba University of Sri Lanka Rotaract Club
It's a great pleasure to take part in this project. This makes us feel good about our contribution to make this world a better place. We needed to prepare card sets with letters of the alphabet. When we think about it individually making a set of letters is a tiny...
Circle K International Nathm, Nepal
Thank you for this initiative. It was truly fun and amazing! We can't wait to create more and impact children! As we are n lockdown phase in Nepal [during COVID-19] we were not able to do it physically but did it virtually. And we totally love making the flashcards.
University of Fraser, Circle K International, British Columbia, Canada
Hood College, Circle K International, Maryland
Flowery Branch High School Key Club, Georgia
Steven, Drexel University Circle K, College Student
Drexel Circle K was very excited to find Love Letters for Literacy. Our volunteer opportunities have been limited due to the pandemic, so we were thrilled to find a great service opportunity we could do from home! We have made the letters a few times already, and plan...
Celia and Alexandra, received a packet made by Family Literacy Connection, Georgia
Suzette, a preschool teacher at the Family Literacy Connection who made and delivered the packet, tell us: Meet mother, Celia and her adorable daughter, Alexandra. Alexandra is in kindergarten. Your love letters are helping her to recognize her letters and by using...
Sierra and Ayanna, received a packet made by Family Literacy Connection, Georgia
Meet lovely Sierra and her beautiful daughter Ayanna! Sierra tells us they love the games and she says she is going to play a game every night with Ayanna. Ayanna says she loved the hide and seek game the best. Thanks to our fabulous volunteers at the Family Literacy...
Jen, University of Virginia, Circle K International, Virginia
Amanda, Georgia Circle K, College Student
Love Letters for Literacy is an easy, fun service project Georgia Circle K members love to do. With just some paper and markers, you're able to help kids across the community learn to read. Our event included students from Georgia Institute of Technology, University...
University of Louisiana Monroe Circle K Chapter, College Students
The fabulous Circle K at the University of Louisiana tells us that pre-COVID that had fun making 50 Love Letters packets while also doing karaoke! They donated the packets to Lexington Elementary School whose principal said the kids and parents enjoyed the packets!...
Suzette, Family Literacy Connection Volunteer, Georgia
This is an awesome project you have created! It is important for preschoolers to learn their alphabet as early as possible and what a better way to learn with fun and games. When I delivered my first package, I felt like Santa Claus. I am the one with the short cut bob.
Maggie & Isabelle, New Dorp High School Key Club, New York
The Love Letters for Literacy Project was a pleasure to take part in. The project’s purpose was to design a small pamphlet of the ABC’s for small children to have an easier/simpler way of learning their ABCs. I took large index cards and outlined each letter,...
Christopher, High School Student, New Jersey
When I was looking for service projects for my application for the National Honor Society Love Letters for Literacy truly stood out to me. I have dyslexia and reading has never been easy for me. Early literacy is so important and I am excited to assist in bringing...
Samantha, YWCA West Florissant Head Start Program Director, Missouri
Some of the feedback I received from the parents and the teachers is that they really loved the packets. The teachers thought that the packets were very creative and they enjoyed the letter that was included. One parent stated that it has been very useful at home with...
Sammi, Middle School Student, Delaware
It’s important for me to give back when I can. When I learned about Love Letters I thought it was a great way to help others even from home during a pandemic. The project was easy to do. I donated mine to a teacher in my neighborhood that works with special needs...
Britney, Piedmont Hills Key Club Vice President of Service, California
Making literacy packets for Love Letters For Literacy was a delightful and fulfilling activity. Because of the pandemic, there are fewer opportunities for us to give back to our community, so being able to do something like help encourage and provide the materials to...
Isabel, The Netter Center for Community Partnerships at the University of Pennsylvania
The Netter Center’s Penn Volunteers in Public Service welcomes the continued partnership with Love Letters. The packets have been shared with many local programs designed to care for children, in particular, the Baring House. The Baring House is a home where children...
Taylor, Governor of New Jersey District of Circle K
Love Letters for Literacy is an amazing organization that is impacting so many young children. During my year as Governor of the New Jersey District of CKI, we were happy to partner with this organization! Our members were able to learn about the importance of...
Bridget, High School Student, California
My mom and I started working with Love Letters for Literacy this spring during the pandemic and our state's stay at home orders. We discovered a link to the program on our school's website under the "service from your couch" heading. My mom is a learning specialist...
Eugene, Pennsylvania Kiwanis & West Chester University Circle K Alum
This is a fun project with making a packet of alphabet letters and personalized letter to children so they can learn and have fun. I enjoyed making these packets with other Kiwanis Family including Pennsylvania District Circle K at their events including Fall Rally,...
Lisbeth, TWI4KIDS Nonprofit
Love Letters for Literacy was the focal point of summer programs the nonprofit Training Workshops International (TWI4KIDS) ran in 2018 and 2019 (and will be again in 2022). TWI4KIDS provides education/leadership workshops at summer camps in the Balkans (Bosnia &...
Kathleen, Camden County Workforce Development Board, New Jersey
Love, Love Letters for Literacy, from start to finish these packets are helping to bring school students, libraries and families with young children, together in Camden County for the cause of Literacy. The Love Letters packets are a great addition to our Family...
Gretchen, High School Student, Virginia
One of my driving beliefs in life is the importance of literacy in our society. When I discovered Love Letters for Literacy mission to create opportunities for all kids to enhance their reading skills, I knew that I had to contribute and help make an impact. I have...
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