Books Change Lives
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Founded in 1998, Bonnie's Book Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that supports children’s literacy by providing books directly to children who may not own books at home.
We also support schools and other programs that serve at-risk children with grants for books and learning materials. |
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How You Can Help
Please consider a donation!
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Bonnie's Book Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization as designated by the IRS.
Donations are fully tax-deductible as described in IRS regulations. |
Your generous donation helps us purchase deeply discounted, quality children’s books from sources such as First Book and Scholastic Literacy Partnerships
and get them into the hands of children in need. For example, a donation of $25 allows us to distribute 10 books directly into the hands of young, excited readers. |
Click the button below to donate securely via Paypal. Thank you!
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You may also send checks made out to
Bonnie's Book Foundation to: Bonnie's Book Foundation 9660-138 Falls of Neuse Road, Box 285 Raleigh, NC 27615 |
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ORGANIZE A BOOK DRIVE!
It’s easy! The payoffs are huge and we’ll guide you through it. We have helped organize countless tremendously successful book drives. Organizers find them fun and deeply gratifying. You can host a successful book drive anywhere:
We accept book donations of any size and can arrange local pick ups in the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area. We can also provide receipts for tax purposes. Email us to get started! |
BROWSE OUR WISH LISTS!
Visit our wish list at Raleigh’s Quail Ridge Books and Music. You can have books shipped directly to us for free! Visit our Amazon wish list. Send us books directly through Amazon. 
VOLUNTEER!
Bonnie's Book Foundation can always use volunteers to help organize book drives and assist with organizing inventory and delivering books. To inquire about opportunities, please contact us via email. |
Books Change Lives
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Children need access to books to learn and succeed academically and in life. It’s as simple as that. Many of us live our lives surrounded by books. And the children in our lives are read to and learn to love books as part of the natural rhythm of growing up.
Sadly, U.S. Department of Education research shows that over 60% of children living in poverty own no books at home. None. Zero. Lack of access to books puts these young children at a serious disadvantage as they enter elementary school, and most never catch up.
Conversely, book ownership at home and easy access to books in classrooms, libraries, and after school programs are simple, highly effective interventions that can change the course of children’s lives. |
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Click the button below to donate securely via Paypal. Thank you!
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About BonnieA lifelong educator and bibliophile, Bonnie Graham founded
Bonnie's Book Foundation in 1998 to provide books and literacy support to schools and children in need. Sadly, she passed away in 2006. Learn more about Bonnie. Today, Bonnie's children lead the organization in her loving memory: Diana Graham, President Amy Graham, Vice President Aaron Graham |
Contact Us
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Please email or call to arrange an easy drop-off in North Raleigh, NC, or coordinate donations for our program in Addison County, VT.
If you have a large quantity of books (5 boxes or more), we have limited ability to arrange to pick books up from you in the Raleigh/Cary area. |
How to Request Books
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To request books for children at your school or program, please send us an email and include:
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Our Partners and RecipientsThanks to the generous support
of our donors, partners and collaborators, Bonnie’s Book Foundation has been providing books and funding assistance to countless children, schools and organizations in need for over 25 years. |
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