It’s no secret that Promising Pages wholeheartedly loves children. Promising Pages also loves recognizing members of the Charlotte community who are diligently giving back. Tying these two passions together is the Promising Pages Youth Ambassador’s Club. This club is made up of children and young adults who have dedicated their time to assisting Promising Pages in our 2012 goal of collecting one million books by the end of the year. Members vary in age and gender, but they all share a strong interest in both books and helping others.
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Caroline collects
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Thirteen-year-old Ambassador, Caroline Blizzard, partnered with Promising Pages to facilitate her own book drive. After passing out 300 mini-fliers in her neighborhood and visiting several schools, Caroline was able to collect 680 books. Caroline quickly understood that this is not about collecting books, but the number of children’s lives we can change with these books. To learn more about Caroline, read our first blog below. You can also check out the praise she received in her local paper.
http://www.unioncountyweekly.com/news/2011/06/making-a-difference-one-page-at-a-time/
The youngest member of the Promising Pages Youth Ambassador’s Club is Avery Salmon. Avery is a six-year-old who after hearing about Promising Pages through her mother, Ginger Salmon, decided to combine a book drive with a neighborhood lemonade stand; a very creative and igneous idea. Her efforts raised $23 and 351 books, all in an hour and on a Saturday no less!
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Our newest Ambassador, twelve-year-old Tate Rosenblatt, has some big, bright plans for Promising Pages. Tate is a middle school student at Charlotte Prep, and is a long time book enthusiast. Tate’s dad, Ed Rosenblatt, can remember Tate reading anything he could his hands on as a child, even reading newspapers by age four. Promising Pages stresses the importance of becoming familiar with reading at an early age, noting that 90 percent of the brain synapses form in the brain by the age of five. Reading at such a young age also establishes a strong educational foundation, which Tate seems to exemplify with flying colors. Tate remains an avid reader, and he wants to give back with something he loves. Tate plans on starting a book drive at his school as well as his 400 member youth group at Matthews United Methodist. The sky is the limit when it comes to Tate’s possible partnerships, and we are eager to see the continued fruits of his efforts in 2012!
If you know a teen or child who should be a part of the Promising Pages Youth Ambassador’s Club, contact us with your nominations at www.promisingpages.com. Children of all ages no matter how small can make a huge impact. It can all start with just one pitcher of lemonade, a well-executed idea, or a book.
--Faith Lippard, Promising Pages Blogger
