A Milestone!

When asked to write a goal for my program, I said that my goal was to hand out 10,000 books by the end of 2016. I really didn't think that goal was likely. We counted the books last week and.... 😃

Another Beautiful Saturday

There is no better way to spend a beautiful Saturday!

Little Free Libraries

One of the less obvious parts of our mission is filling various little free libraries around town with children's books. We dropped off close to 200 books yesterday around town. We try to fill the boxes in parts of town where the kids are less likely to have access to books. We currently fill  5 libraries on a regular basis and are adding 2 more this week.

Fort Wayne Urban League                                   Boys and Girls Club

Early Childhood Alliance

WOW what a day!

The end of the month is always a busy time at Community Harvest but today was record setting. It is humbling to see how many people show up for free food. They gave away food to nearly 1000 families. We came armed with more books than usual. We gave away 210 and put an additional 125 for the bookshelf inside. We definitely met some cuties.

Chapel Oaks Back to School event

I got to be a part of a really cool event last week. Chapel Oaks apartment complex hosted a back to school celebration. They handed out free school supplies, clothing, hot dog dinners and books of course!

They had a horse drawn buggy giving rides to all the kids too.

See the sweet guy on the right in the orange shirt? He was my personal assistant all day. He walked up about 10 minutes after I got there and told me he was going to help me. What a great kid and a born salesman!

The fire department even came by with a special treat for the kids on a very warm day!

In total we gave away over 70 books and met some great people in the process.

McMillen Community Center

We spent the morning giving away close to 400 books at the McMillen Community Center during their free backpack give away. While there, we met a bunch of great teens!

Weisser Park

End of the summer celebration at Weisser park today. Gave away close to 400 books. We had some time to chat with the kids while we were waiting to get started! ❤️