H. Allen Hight Elementary School to receive first new books for its library since 2008
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March 3, 2015 /3BL Media/ - In an effort to advance youth literacy in Sacramento, CBS Radio Sacramento advertisers have partnered with the nonprofit social enterprise First Book through CBS EcoMedia to deliver 2,800 brand-new, age-appropriate books to 750 students at H. Allen Hight Elementary.
2,400 New Books Distributed to Students at Orlando Day Nursery During Special Reading Party
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October 29, 2014 /3BL Media/ - In an effort to advance youth literacy in Orlando, CBS Radio Orlando advertisers have partnered with the nonprofit social enterprise First Book through CBS EcoMedia to deliver 2,400 brand-new, age-appropriate books to 125 students at Orlando Day Nursery.
New Books Distributed to 700 Students at Burns Latino Studies Academy During Reading Party
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October 28, 2014 /3BL Media/ - Approximately 2,800 new books made their way into the hands of kids from low-income families today thanks to the nonprofit social enterprise First Book and CBS Radio Hartford advertisers.
Through CBS EcoMedia, 700 students at Burns Latino Studies Academy students received brand-new, age-appropriate books. Price Chopper Supermarkets, Harte Auto, Shoppes at Farmington Valley, Columbia Dental, New England Air Museum, Eblens, and Lincoln Technical Institute contributed funding through participation in EcoMedia’s EducationAd program.
The Book Bus presented by Lowe’s and the Hornets Will Distribute New Books to Five Title I Schools in Charlotte
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September 22, 2014 /3BL Media/ - In an effort to advance youth literacy in Charlotte, the Charlotte Hornets have partnered with the nonprofit social enterprise First Book, through CBS EcoMedia, to deliver brand-new, age-appropriate books to over four thousand students. The Book Bus will travel to five Title I schools in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School System over the course of the week and distribute approximately 4,270 books to the school children.
Donations from Station Advertisers Expected to Feed Over 700 Children in 12 Communities Nationwide
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LOUISVILLE, KY, September 17, 2013 /3BL Media/ – For many students, returning to the classroom in the fall also means the return of steady meals. Blessings in a Backpack, a nonprofit dedicated to ensuring that elementary school children who may otherwise go without meals are fed over the weekends, today announced results of a partnership with CBS RADIO that will feed over 700 students in 12 communities across the country during the 2013-2014 school year.
