The 2017 Reach Out and Read (ROR) Holiday Book Drive, sponsored by Emory University’s PARTNERS for Equity in Child and Adolescent Health and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Hughes Spalding, is right around the corner and looking for volunteers!
What is Reach Out and Read?
The ROR Program is a partnership between Emory University’s PARTNERS for Equity in Child and Adolescent Health and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Hughes Spalding to provide new books to low-income children ages 6 months to 5 years during their visit with their pediatrician. The pediatrician prescribes a new book to the patients as medicine for the brain, body, and overall health to promote academic readiness one new book at a time! Visit
www.reachoutandread.org to learn more.
This book drive allows the ROR Program to obtain more new books to serve thousands of low-income children seen at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Hughes Spalding. In-store book donations from customers during the book drive help us continue to provide children with new books to prepare them to be successful developmentally and academically.
When is the ROR Holiday Book Drive taking place?
- November 25th - December 17th
- Every Saturday from 11am-3pm
- Every Sunday from 11am-3pm
- There are 8 dates to choose from for the ROR Holiday Book Drive (two
sets of 2-hour slots to choose from per day), so feel free to sign up
for multiple days if you would like to do so.
Where is the ROR Holiday Book Drive taking place?
- Barnes and Noble Perimeter Area Bookstore
- 120 Perimeter Center West, Suite #300 Atlanta, GA 30346
What responsibilities do volunteers have?
Volunteers are the heart of the holiday book drive donation event. They are looking for friendly, energetic, and personable volunteers to:
- Be committed to volunteering for a 2-hour time slot on the specific day(s) you’ve signed up for and be on time.
- Greet customers/manage the ROR information table.
- All volunteers should encourage customers to donate a NEW book or books to the Reach Out and Read program as they check out.
- Read books for story telling time and do games and crafts to accompany the book reading. Books, instructions and materials will be provided to volunteers. Themes to choose from include: Animals, Ballet, Curious George, Dr. Seuss, Ezra Jack Keats books, The Giving Tree, Healthy Lives (includes Hungry Caterpillar), Holiday Cookies, Pete the Cat, and What's In a Doctor's Bag.
How do I sign up to volunteer?
2. Decide the day and timeslot you are interested in
3. Decide which activity you would like to do for that volunteer period
4. Click the “Sign Up” square by the corresponding slot
5. Click the “Submit and Sign Up” button at the bottom of the page and this will take you to the screen to enter: your name, phone number& email address. Only your name will be shown to other volunteers.
6. Click “Sign up NOW!”
Do you have a specific talent (singing, playing an instrument, magic tricks, etc.)?
If the answer is YES, we would love to have you sign up as a 1 hour “Special Performance” for our book drive! Please send an email briefly describing the talent to Faythe Edmunds at
faythe.selena.edmunds@emory.edu and sign up on the link provided above for an available time between 12:00-3:00 pm each weekend.
Faythe Edmunds (ROR Program Coordinator), can be reached via phone or email. Feel free to text for any immediate issues or questions that may arise.
