
Wipro, First Book Bring New Books to Mountain View and East Palo Alto Area Kids in Need
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August 3, 2017 Partnership focused on promoting power of reading Mountain View and East Palo Alto, USA, August 03, 2017 — Five thousand books are being donated to students in the Mountain View and East Palo Alto area throughout August as a result of a partnership between Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT,… Read More

Wipro, First Book Bring New Books to Indianapolis Area Kids in Need
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June 21, 2017 Partnership focused on promoting power of reading, addressing “Summer Slide” Indianapolis, USA, June 21, 2017: Five thousand books are being donated to students in the Indianapolis area through the end of June as the result of a partnership between Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO), a… Read More

Wipro, First Book Bring Backpacks, New Books to Atlanta Area Kids in Need
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May 11, 2017 Volunteer-led partnership focused on promoting power of reading, addressing “Summer Slide” Atlanta, USA, May 11, 2017: Five hundred Atlanta area elementary students will have new backpacks with three books each ahead of summer break as the result of a partnership between Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE:… Read More

First Book and Macmillan Mark 50th Anniversary of Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? With First-ever Bilingual Edition
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May 8, 2017 Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?/Oso Pardo, Oso Pardo, ¿Qué Ves Ahí? Expands First Book’s Stories for All ProjectTM, Bringing Classics and Diverse Books to Kids in Need WASHINGTON, May 8, 2017 – First Book, the nonprofit social enterprise that has distributed more than 160 million… Read More

First Book and NEA Foundation Commit to Supporting Social and Emotional Learning for Kids in Need Through Increased Access to Diverse Books
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April 17, 2017 Diverse books can catalyze empathy, understanding—a teacher-identified top-priority WASHINGTON, April 17, 2017 – First Book, the nonprofit social enterprise, and the NEA Foundation, are joining in a two-year partnership to respond to a teacher-identified top education priority—the acute need to cultivate social and emotional wellness, by expanding the… Read More

First Book and Every Child a Reader Partner for Children’s Book Week’s First-ever Book Donation
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February 3, 2017 NEW YORK CITY, February 3, 2017 —Every Child a Reader, the sponsor of Children’s Book Week, and First Book, the nonprofit social enterprise that has distributed more than 160 million brand new books to children in need, today announced they will partner to donate books to underserved children as part… Read More

Powerful Partnerships Provide Books & More For Florida Kids
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January 27, 2017 Like many First Book stories, this one begins with a successful partnership. A partnership that, for many years, has helped First Book raise the bar for kids in need with new, quality books both at school and at home. The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and First Book have… Read More

Students as Agents of Lasting Change: The Citizen Power Project
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January 16, 2017 The function of education, therefore, is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically…Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education. – Martin Luther King Jr., “The Purpose of Education”, 1947 Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day and even now, all across… Read More

First Book and the Guru Krupa Foundation Provided More Than 20,000 Books to Kids in Need in 2016
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January 5, 2017 WASHINGTON, January 5, 2017 – First Book, the nonprofit social enterprise, distributed 21,338 books and educational resources to kids in need this year in collaboration with the Guru Krupa Foundation, a private foundation that supports the preservation and acquisition of knowledge. First Book and the Guru Krupa Foundation distributed new… Read More

NFL Alumni Charlie Brown Helps First Book, Operation Warm Make Impact in Chicago
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December 13, 2016 In October, First Book teamed up with Operation Warm and the Chicago Housing Authority to bring new books and new coats to kids living in Chicago’s public housing. The event promised to bring together organizations like First Book and individuals who aim to improve the lives of children and… Read More