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Bacon Basket is Back!

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Trivia Night is just around the corner. We really hope you will join us this Saturday, February 8th at 7:00 for a fantastic evening of fun. This is a BIG night for us as we try to raise enough money to cover the costs of our yearly goals. The book sending season begins in March, so depending on how much we raise in February, directly impacts how many books we are able to ship to vulnerable children and needy schools.

As always, we have some excellent raffle prizes and baskets to win during the evening including:  The Bacon basket, Knitting Knerds basket, Fresh Market basket, and a Smoking Hot Sauce basket. Along with great raffle prizes, we will have a silent auction running for two sets of Cubs tickets, Bulls tickets, and Blackhawks tickets.

Without you, A to Z would not be able to accomplish our mission– to improve the literacy lives of impoverished children everywhere. Thank you for believing in us and for helping us to move forward.

We challenge you to flaunt your smarts!

Name one of the museums that comprise Chicago’s Museum Campus.

Wilhelm and Jacob are two brothers who wrote over 200 fairy tales. What is their last name?

What was the original color of Peeps marshmallow candies: blue, pink, yellow, or green?

Got the answers? If so, you are not going to want to miss our annual fundraiser on Saturday, February 8th at 7:00. Gather up your friends and family for a night of fun, food, and laughs while trying to come up with answers during three rounds of trivia. There will be other games and prizes to enjoy as well. A perfect way to brighten the winter months!

Head to the website to buy your tickets, or a table, for all of your *team*.

http://www.atozliteracy.org/page32.html

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Telling Our Story

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I dread asking for things.
It makes me uncomfortable.
I get nervous and talk even faster than I normally do. (Webmaster Kristina interjection: That’s really fast!)
But it’s that time of year again – prepping for our annual fundraiser – trying to get things ready with the help of some amazing volunteers. And as I visited local merchants today, asking for small raffle prize donations, I found myself telling our story, the A to Z story, over and over again. I talked about how we have increased our local outreach to kids and families in need here in McHenry county. I shared our work with the Garden Quarter Project and our book fair at The Clinic hosted by Immanuel Lutheran Church.  Of course, promoting the love of reading in Zambia is where we started, it feels really good to tell folks how A to Z is making a difference in their own community.
Please consider joining us on Saturday, February 8th, at 7:00 for our annual fundraiser to help us meet our annual goals. It’s going to be a fantastic time!
You can buy tickets on our website. http://www.atozliteracy.org/page32.html
Hope to see you there!