"Let us read, and let us dance; these two amusements will never do any harm to the world." - Voltaire
Just a short note this month to comment on the warm feeling I experience every time I see pictures of children frolicking in the cool water of summer and their expressions of pure unadulterated joy. Wow, what a rush! The only other time I have been privileged to witness this type of joy is when a child realizes for the first time that they can read and understand a book all by themselves.
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Upcoming Events
Wine Down Wednesday
Wednesday, August 9
Bar 414 at the Sheraton Gunter Hotel
Wine Down Wednesday at Bar 414 in the Sheraton Gunter Hotel in Downtown San Antonio is a fun wine tasting event that brings friends together to sample amazing wine. A portion of the proceeds will go to benefit SAYL. Featuring live Jazz by Judy Deleon and charity raffles throughout the evening. Valet parking will be validated with $20 purchase.
SAYL Volunteer Appreciation &
Ice Cream Social
Thursday, September 7 5:30-7:30pm
Yanaguana Garden
- Hemisfair
Here's the scoop: San Antonio Youth Literacy is celebrating YOU, our Reading Buddies & Volunteers, with an ice cream social event. Please join the SAYL staff on Thursday, September 7th for our annual Volunteer Appreciation. Come out for a fun afternoon of mingling with staff and other volunteers and, of course, ice cream! Invitation to follow.
Save the Date!
SAYL Luncheon - Raising Expectations:
How Bexar County Public Schools are Improving
Tuesday, October 10
Pearl Stable
- 312 Pearl Parkway
Join us for a continuation of last year's conversation, Status of 3rd Grade Literacy in San Antonio. This year Robert Rivard returns as moderator with panelists Dr. Brian Woods, NISD Superintendent, Pedro Martinez, SAISD Superintendent, and State Representative Diego Bernal to discuss how Bexar County public schools are improving.
This summer, the SAYL staff was excited and grateful to receive a donation of books from Anjali Joshi and her teenage son. Anjali's son had earned over three hundred dollars in Amazon gift cards and wanted to make sure they were put to use for a worthy cause.Read More >>
Book Buddy News
BIG NEWS! Book Buddies has a new home. Necessitated by the re-purposing of Brewer Elementary, our former location, Book Buddies World Headquarters has moved to the former gym of W.W. White Elementary School at 545 S. W.W. White Road on the East Side.
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Donor Spotlight
As a first time supporter of SAYL, we would like to thank State Farm for their grant award in the amount of $2,500. Thank you for joining our 'tribe' and supporting the SAYL Reading Buddy Program!
