A fundraising dinner aims to help local children from low-income families break the cycle of poverty—with books. Through the DeKalb/Sycamore Bookcase Project, 50 local children will receive handcrafted oak bookcases and a collection of new or gently-used preschool-level books of their very own. The bookcases are built by volunteers, and each bears a nameplate engraved with the child’s name. The bookcases will be presented to children at a banquet in the spring. In 2011, the all-volunteer project’s first year, 50 families from Two Rivers Head Start received beautiful oak book-cases, each containing 30 or more books.
On Thursday, February 20, a fundraising banquet will be held to raise money for materials and to collect books to stock the bookcases. The dinner will begin at 6 p.m. in the cafeteria at DeKalb High School, 501 W. Dresser Road in DeKalb. Tickets are $16.00 each, or tables of eight are available for $125. For the price of a book, diners can enjoy a meal and entertainment provided by the DeKalb High School A Capella Choir. Each diner will also receive a free copy of “Learning, Earning and Giving Back,” a guide to a happy and successful life by nationally-syndicated columnist Jim Davison, the founder of A Bookcase for Every Child. Guests are invited to bring new or very gently-used books appropriate for children ages 3 to 5. No religious texts or books for older readers, please.
Tickets can purchased in advance or reserved and held at the door. For tickets or reservations, call John Rey at 815-758-8577 or send your name, address, number of tickets desired and a check made payable to the DeKalb/Sycamore Bookcase Project to P.O. Box 1174, DeKalb, IL 60115. Reservations must be received by February 12. Call Rey for more information.
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