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Kids
to Kids
wouldn't exist without the steadfast support of our community
partners.
The
Venetian Foundation
Each
year, the Venetian Foundation adopts the elementary school
in which the majority of the company's employees' children
attend. The students are recipients of Kids
to Kids
books to create their own at-home library collections. The
Foundation has also generously hosted our annual Storybook
Gala since its inception.
Focus
Property Group
Focus
Property Group's "Providence" is a 1,200 acre master
planned community that will focus its outreach efforts in
the area of literacy. As
the community develops, so will its partnership with Kids
to Kids.
Visit Focus
Property Group online.
Goodwill
Industries
Goodwill
Industries of Southern Nevada has been a major partner of
the Kids
to Kids
program since 2002. They have generously donated more than
263,600 books to the program.
First
Book
Kids to Kids recently received more than 44,052
new books, valued at more than $356,946, from First Book,
a national non-profit. This donation is just the latest in
a long and beneficial partnership with First Book.
Lexus
of Las Vegas
Lexus
of Las Vegas is helping the Kids
to Kids
cause by generously donating maintenance services and providing
gas for our vans which were donated by Lee's Helping Hand,
Jeffrey Burr, Ltd. and Integrity Chrysler Jeep Dodge.
Barnes
& Noble Booksellers
The
four Barnes & Noble Booksellers in Southern Nevada are
believers in Kids
to Kids.
Not only do they serve as collection sites for the community
to drop off gently used children's books, they support Kids
to Kids
in other ways as well.
We
Couldn't Do It Alone
Kids
to Kids
would like to thank these corporations and foundations for
their generous support in 2008.
MGM Voice Foundation, $25,000
Nevada
Power Foundation, $25,000
City of
North Las Vegas CDBG, $18,000
Bank of
America, $15,000
City of
Las Vegas CDBG, $12,000
Majestic
Realty Foundation, $7,500
Lee's Helping
Hand, $5,000
Probity
International Corporation, $5,000
Robert
R. Banks Foundation, $5,000
World Jewelry
Center, $5,000
Silver
State Schools Federal Credit Union, $3,500
Southwest
Gas Corporation Foundation, $3,100
Harrah's
Entertainment, Inc., $2,500
Kolesar
& Leatham, $2,500
Wells Fargo
Foundation, $2,500
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Kids
to Kids
extends heartfelt thanks to the thousands of students for
their unselfish participation in book drives. We also thank
the countless individuals, organizations and corporations
for their generous financial support and donations of books,
products, services and assistance.