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Weekly Update
May 5, 2009
 

Dear Friends of Reading to Kids,

Reading to Kids is excited to celebrate our Tenth Anniversary on May 9th! 

We still need over 100 volunteers for our "Birthdays & Celebrations from Around the World" Reading Clubs.  Click here to sign up. 

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TENTH ANNIVERSARY
COMEDY NIGHT & SILENT AUCTION

 with
Greg Behrendt, Iliza Shlesinger,
Shang, Bob Oshack, Mike Phirman,
Naro Mak & host Ali Oktay

Reading to Kids is also excited to celebrate our Tenth Anniversary with our Annual Comedy Night & Silent Auction.  We've sold over 200 tickets so far!  To get the best available seats, and to see the guest list, visit http://www.readingtokids.org/events/TenthAnniversary.php to buy your tickets today.

As always, the evening will begin with a lively silent auction of prizes including airline tickets from Virgin America, Disneyland passes, a Big Bear Cabin weekend, a year of DirectTV, Dodger tickets, UCLA Football tickets, restaurant gift certificates, and much much more!  When the bidding wars end, we’ll finish the night off with a live comedy show.

This year's lineup will include:

Greg Behrendt - co-author of “He’s Just Not That Into You”
http://www.gregbehrendt.com/

Iliza Shlesinger - 2008 winner of NBC's "Last Comic Standing"
http://www.myspace.com/ilizaWithANi

Shang - featured on "Comics Unleashed" and "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson"
http://www.iamshang.com

Bob Oschack - regular at The Comedy Store, Laugh Factory, and Improv and former writer with "The Best Damn Sports Show Period."
http://comedians.comedycentral.com/bob-oschack

Mike Phirman - half of the comedy duo Hard n Phirm appearing on VH1’s I Love the [insert Generation X Demographic Era] and "Comedy Central Presents Hard n Phirm."
http://www.myspace.com/hardnphirm

This event will also support our monthly reading club program, helping us to continue inspiring underserved kids in Los Angeles with a love of reading and putting books directly into their hands!

Date:       Saturday, May 9, 2009
Time:      7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Place:     The Montálban (view website)
              1615 Vine Street
               Hollywood, CA 90028

Tickets:   $35 - $50 (assigned seating)
               ****Guests must be 18 and over.****
http://www.readingtokids.org/events/TenthAnniversary.php
We hope to see you there!

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Sincerely,

  Jessica Tritsch, Nate Radomski & Rachel Zwass 
  Reading to Kids
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In this issue . . .
-May 9th Reading Clubs
-Tenth Anniversary Comedy Night
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May 2009
Reading Club Status
School RSVPsCapacity

Alta Loma

5354

Esperanza

5681

Gratts

5057

Hoover

6871
Los Angeles

66

95
Magnolia 6190
Politi3968
White

52

52
TOTAL445568

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