Welcome
Today a reader, tomorrow a leader. --Margaret Fuller
My Very Own Book is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization that was established to run reading incentive programs in elementary schools in low-income neighborhoods in North Texas school districts. This 2009-2010 school year is our first program year. We are currently serving three elementary schools:
Elisha M. Pease (Dallas ISD)
Mendenhall (Plano ISD)
Audelia Creek (Richardson ISD)
We appreciate the support from the community which is allowing us to serve more than 1,500 students and hope to expand to more schools in years to come.
Participating students are rewarded for minutes read at home with a certificate and a new, free book of their choice at the end of each six weeks period. This program encourages children to read outside of school hours, increasing literacy skills, and putting new books in the homes of families who often can't afford the luxury of purchasing their own new books. Students experience the joy of earning and owning their very own books.
For more details about the program, please visit our Reading Programs page.
Support us with a click of your mouse or through shopping!
MVOB is now a charity on GoodSearch and GoodShop.
GoodSearch: Use the GoodSearch toolbar (powered by Yahoo!) with us designated as your charity and each time you do a search we'll get a donation. Those clicks add up! We've checked it out and the search engine runs just like any other with no more ads than usual. Go to http://www.goodsearch.com/toolbar/my-very-own-book to download the toolbar. (see our donate page for more details and a list of searches which don't count)
GoodShop: Rather than going directly to a store's website when doing on-line shopping, first go to http://www.goodsearch.com/goodshop.aspx or click on the GoodShop button on the GoodSearch toolbar. If you did not use the toolbar, enter My Very Own Book as your charity to support and then click on any of the many stores to begin shopping. Each store lists how much they will donate, as well as coupons and deals available to you.
Spanish Schoolhouse North Dallas Campus Donates Books to MVOB
In January of 2010 students at the Spanish Schoolhouse North Dallas campus presented My Very Own Book with 51 outstanding new books. The school used a portion of the points earned during their Scholastic Book Fair to buy new books for our non-profit. The school felt this was a good opportunity to help others while also teaching their students the importance of giving back.
Want to Help?
Please visit our Donate page and our Wish List page to learn how you can support our program.
"Together We Can Change This" video
Click here to see a short inspirational video about the need for reading incentive programs in low income neighborhoods and how we can make a difference.
A big thanks to...
Enterprise Holdings Foundation for awarding us our first grant!
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton church for conducting a new book drive which collected 303 new books!
in Allen and West Plano for hosting book drives in which 2,784 new books were collected and donated to My Very Own Book. We are honored Borders chose us as their book drive charity.
and Jack G.B. Ternan for becoming Founding Donors at the "Grade Level" giving level. We greatly appreciate your generous support of our non-profit and the educational opportunites of students in low-income neighborhoods!
My Very Own Book E-mails
Click here to sign up to receive e-mails from us (sent approximately every 1-3 weeks).
My Very Own Book Facebook Group
Check out our non-profit's Facebook group by clicking here. Joining the Facebook group is another way to stay up-to-date and also show your support.
