Make an impact in our community! Sign up for the Third Annual United Way of Tampa Bay Children’s Book Drive and make reading a reality for all children. Championing the United Way Book Drive for your organization is fun and easy! Gather new and like-new children’s books for kindergarten through age 10 from August 6 through August 27. Sort, pack and label the boxes of books and bring them to Tropicana Field at the annual Campaign Kickoff Breakfast, Thursday, August 28. ___________________________________________________ To make things even easier, GO VIRTUAL! Go to www.firstbook.org/unitedwayoftampabay to donate books online. Your tax-deductible donation allows you to donate brand-new, age appropriate books for as little as $2 per book! We will keep you up-to-date on Book Drive happenings, highlight companies’ successes and provide tips to make your company’s book drive successful. Join United Way of Tampa Bay as we give hope for a brighter future, opportunity for success in school and the joy of reading to children in Tampa Bay. _______________________________________ Our Children's Book Drive Partners Publix Super Markets Charities leads the United Way Children’s Book Drive efforts as presenting sponsor for the third year. Across 180 Publix stores in Hillsborough and Pinellas Counties, Publix employees have committed to literacy by collecting new and like new-used books for the United Way Children’s Book Drive. Community service is part of the culture of Publix Super Markets and United Way is extremely proud of this excellent partnership. _________________________________________________   10596 Gandy Blvd. St. Petersburg, FL 33702 (727)523-1512 Goodwill's BookWorks Program www.goodwill-suncoast.org Goodwill's BookWorks program is a unique melding of Goodwill volunteers and donated books. Goodwill volunteers read to preschool children at Head Start centers and other locations and then present each child with a personalized book of their own to take home. The program's goal is to encourage childhood literacy to better prepare children from low-income households to achieve their full potential in tomorrow's workforce.

Book Drive Sample Letter 08 Box Labels (Avery 5164) Children's Book Drive Fact Sheet 08 Children's Book Drive Literacy Quotes 08 Children's Book Drive Literacy Statistics 08 Children's Book Drive Poster08 Conducting a Successful Book Drive 08 Dear Friend Letter_08 Delivering Books and Sortopalooza 08 Get More Bang For Your Books 08 Literacy Resources Literacy Stats Literacy Volunteerism Susan Lawton Director of Volunteer Services 813-274-0902 slawton@uwtb.org