Freedom Heroes Book Now Available
June 17, 2008
The Freedom Heroes Project began with the goal to create a book that could be distributed to Rochester area's third-grade students. Today, the resulting book is available online from a local publisher.
Click here for the whole story.
Brockport College Drive A Success
March 11, 2008
The College at Brockport has exceeded its goal, collecting 1,301 new books and 500 gently used books in its 2nd annual Have Heart, Give a Book drive. REF is proud to be a partner in the drive, which donates books to students in need in Monroe and Orleans counties.
Click here for the whole story.
Holiday Book Donations from Local Donors Brighten Season
January 15, 2008
Five local businesses contributed more than 700 new books for city school students over the holidays.
Click here for the whole story.
Give Back, Give Books Partners with Mayor's Literacy Initiative Holiday Book Drive
December 20, 2007
Rochester Education Foundation is proud to be a partner of the Holiday Book Drive of the Mayor's Literacy Initiative. Through this effort, about 3,200 city school students will receive a new book over the holidays.
Click here to learn more.
Books and Blankets Marks 2,000 Donations
December 14, 2007
A far-flung coalition of community groups has been moved to donate more than 2,000 books and blankets this season, and delivery to our youngest RCSD students is under way.
Click here for the story and photos.
Click here for the Democrat and Chronicle's coverage of a Books and Blankets delivery at School 22
Second Graders Receive Calendars with Literacy Theme
December 13, 2007
Thanks to a generous donation from Wegmans, each RCSD second grader will receive a 2008 calendar that promotes reading.
Click here for the details.
Wilson Foundation Gift to Advance Give Back, Give Books
November 8, 2007
Rochester Education Foundation has received a generous $2,500 grant from the Wilson Foundation to expand and improve our Give Back, Give Books program.
Click here to learn more.
Books and Blankets: Holiday Gifts for City Kids
September 21, 2007
Our new Books and Blankets program, a collaboration with Buddies, Bridges and Brains, aims to create a unique gift for thousands of city kids this winter: a soft fleece blanket and a book, bound with a cheery ribbon.
Click here to learn more.
John F. Wegman Fund Supports Give Back, Give Books
August 22, 2007
Rochester Education Foundation has received a $7,500 grant from the John F. Wegman Fund to support the continuation and improvement of its Give Back, Give Books program in 2007-2008.
Click here for the details.
School 34 Benefits from Loyal Alum
June 14, 2007
Ray and Jeannie Martino visited School 34 to present a beautiful set of new non-fiction books to the students. It was the first time Mr. Martino had been in the building since he graduated in 1961!
Click here for the story and photos.
What I Learned at the Book Fair
May 9, 2007
Give Back, Give Books has been great for city school students ...and great for us, too. In a letter published in the Democrat and Chronicle, Pat Braus reflected on the lessons that she learned while giving books away to city students.
Click here to read Pat's essay.
City Students Grateful for Give Back, Give Books
April 18, 2007
We've held 17 book fairs and distributed over 8,500 books! REF has received scores of thank you notes from kids for the wonderful books received as a result of Give Back, Give Books.
Click here to see what students had to say.
East High Book Fair Brings Together Student Loan Corporation,
Rochester Cares, REF
February 27, 2007
The Student Loan Corporation and Rochester Cares teamed with REF to create a book-fair-style book giveaway for students at East High School. Three hundred new books were donated, and representatives from all of the participating organizations helped to staff the fair. The event included book discussion groups and more!
Click here for the story and photos.
Used Books Find New Homes in RCSD Classrooms
January 27, 2007
Although Give Back, Give Books was focused on gathering new books, thousands of gently-used books came our way, too. A Penfield Eagle Scout candidate helped us organize a used book giveaway, during which almost 7,000 used books were picked up by RCSD teachers.
Click here for the story and photos.
Giving Books They'll Treasure
January 25, 2007
Give Back, Give Books has gathered over 10,000 books for Rochester city school students, and now we are distributing them in a way that makes sure each will be treasured. Our "book fair" at School 7 was just such an event.
Click here to read the story, as published in the Democrat and Chronicle.
Click here to see a few more photos of the event.
SUNY Brockport to Launch Book Drive
January 22, 2007
On February 12th, SUNY Brockport will launch its "Have a Heart, Give a Book" campaign, which aims to put a new book in the hands of 1,000 local children in the Brockport Central School District, the Brockport Child Development Center, and the Rochester City School District. We are very grateful to the university for sharing their energy with Give Back, Give Books!
Books for this campaign can be purchased at the SUNY Brockport Barnes & Noble College Bookstore, and are being collected at a many locations around campus.
Click here to learn more.
Special Books, Special Visit
December 18, 2006
In support of the Give Back, Give Books drive, the Rochester chapter of the Association of Women in Communications presented thirty signed copies of the book Souperchicken to second graders at School 57.
Click here for the story and photos.
Wegmans Gift Lifts "Give Back, Give Books" Past Goal
November 28, 2006
A donation from Wegmans of 1,700 books has enabled Give Back, Give Books to reach its goal of 10,000 new books to donate to city school students. The gift was announced in conjunction with Rochester Mayor Robert J. Duffy's Leadership Summit on Literacy.
Click here for the whole story.
8,000 New Books Donated!
November 8, 2006
The drive has received about 6,000 new books and the funds to purchase at least 2,000 more new books for city school students. The drive will continue, with various organizations, including SUNY Brockport, launching drives now. Mood Makers Books, Barnes & Noble in Pittsford, and Borders in Henrietta will continue to act as a drop-off points, and books can still be purchased here on the Give Back, Give Books website.
Click here for a complete update.
Vivian Vande Velde Visits School 39
November 8, 2006
Vivian Vande Velde, a local children's author, supported Give Back, Give Books with a visit to School 39. She presented each child with a personalized copy of one of her books.
Click here for the story and photos.
Support REF with High-Speed Frontier Link
October 23, 2006
Frontier has announced that it will support the Rochester Education Foundation with its Frontier Community Connections program.
When you sign up for High-Speed Internet service with Frontier -- or extend your current contract -- they will make a contribution to REF. For each REF supporter who signs up or extends their contract, Frontier will donate $25 (residential customers) or $50 (business customers).
Call Frontier at 777-5323 or go online at www.FrontierOnline.com/CommunityConnections and be sure to mention code 2468758 to ensure that your donation goes to REF.
Please spread the word! The more people who call or enroll online, the more support REF will receive.
Drive Reaches 3,000 out of 10,000 Goal
October 17, 2006
With two weeks to go in the month-long drive, about three thousand books have been donated to the Give Back, Give Books community book drive. "We are very happy with the drive so far," said Patricia Braus, executive director of REF. "But we know we need to get more people involved to meet our goal of 10,000 books."
Click here to read the press release.
Gift of Reading Can Be the Difference in Young Lives
October 17, 2006
"The Rochester Education Foundation's commitment to collect at least 10,000 new books deserves full community support." So says Mark Hare in his column for the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle today.
Click here to read Mark Hare's column.
Barnes & Noble Backs Campaign Two Ways
October 14, 2006
 Barnes & Noble has supported Give Back, Give Books from its inception by acting as a drop-off point for books purchased there. Now the bookseller has added a second form of support: Click here to download a Barnes & Noble voucher that will return more than 15% of your purchase price to support the drive! This voucher can be applied to almost every purchase you make at Barnes & Noble during October, not just the purchases you make in support of Give Back, Give Books.
Our Banner Flies!
October 10, 2006
The Give Back, Give Books banner is aloft over I-490!
The banner helps get the message out, but please help us spread
the word about Give Back, Give Books!
Book Donation = Beauty and the Beast Ticket Discount
October 5, 2006
The Rochester Broadway Theatre League announced today that it will hold a book drive in support of Give Back, Give Books. If you bring two new children's books to the RBTL box office between Monday, October 9th and Sunday, October 15th, you will receive a $5 discount on a ticket for the Sunday evening performance of Disney's Beauty and the Beast.
Kick-Off Press Conference Launches Campaign
September 26, 2006
The Rochester Education Foundation launched the Give Back, Give Books campaign with a kick-off press conference on Tuesday, September 26, 2006 at 2 p.m. The event was held at the Phillis Wheatley Community Library, a branch of the Rochester Public Library. Many public leaders were in attendance to provide their support for the campaign.
Click here to read the press release.
Click here to see photos of the event.
Scott Spino Foundation Donates 600 Books
September 25, 2006
The Give Back, Give Books drive was kicked off with a donation of 600 books from the Scott Spino Foundation, presented by Geri Spino, president of the foundation.
Geri Spino explained the gift of 600 books to the drive. "The Scott Spino Foundation has experienced the generosity of many volunteers which has resulted in contributions of time, donations and books to the Scott Spino Literacy Program, for our inner city children. Now the Scott Spino Foundation would like the city schools to share in this generosity, a generosity which has opened the hearts and minds of our children and our volunteers to new and magical experiences through reading. So, to share this magic with the City Schools, it is our pleasure to donate these 600 books."
Amerks Support Campaign with Special Promotion
September 20, 2006
 The Rochester Americans hockey team is offering a special incentive to support Give Back, Give Books. The Americans will have special Give Back, Give Books nights when books will be sold prior to the game:
Friday, October 6, 2006
Friday, October 13, 2006
Friday, October 20, 2006
Any $10 purchase of books made can be exchanged for a voucher for a hockey ticket game in November at that time. In addition, book vouchers will be distributed at participating book stores. A $10 Give Back, Give Books purchase at a participating book store will earn a $10 voucher (one per person) during the month of October for a November game as long as supplies last.
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