Clever Communities in Action Presents our
5th Annual Youth Book Drive/Fundraiser
Each year we work hard throughout the month of February to
raise money so we can purchase brand new culturally inclusive books and put
them into the libraries of local elementary schools. Over the last four years
we have placed over 700 books into eight schools. Statistics show that children
become more engaged in the reading process when they read books that allow them
to see themselves in the characters and story-lines. It also raises self-esteem
and cultural awareness. CCIA believes all children deserve this and with the
help of the community, we provide it.
This year in addition to donating to a school we are also
asking the community to help bless our organization so that we can further
bless our youth. We have a “Hip Hop for Positive Change” program for teens. We
host an annual “Fatherhood in the Black Community Summit” and we run youth and
teen empowerment programs. We strongly desire to expand these programs so
that we can reach more youth. You can find proof of this work on the “clever speaks”
Youtube channel. We are asking the
community to help us reach our $2,500 goal. This is our highest goal to date
because we have much more work to get done! We appreciate the help from all of
our continuous and new supporters.
The Book Drive runs February 1st – March 1st.
We accept local and national donors. You can donate easily by clicking the
“donate” button to the right on cleverspeaks.com. All payments are transmitted securely via
Paypal. Also, if you’re in the Hampton Roads area we can come to you!
Phone: 757.918.7879
Email: cleverinfo@cleverspeaks.com
