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Best Selling Children’s Author R.L. Stine Reads Scary Stories to Harlem Children: Donation of One Million Books Through First Book
There's Nothing Scarier Than Children Growing up Without Books
Best Selling Children’s Author R.L. Stine Reads Scary Stories to Harlem Children: Donation of One Million Books Through First Book
There's Nothing Scarier Than Children Growing up Without Books
Published 10-29-09
Submitted by First Book
Children's author R.L. Stine celebrates 1 million books for children in need with First Book partner KPMGR.L. Stine, the renowned author of Goosebumps and Fear Street books and his newest series Goosebumps HorrorLand, visited PS161 in Harlem today to read "scary stories" to students to celebrate Halloween and to mark the one millionth book to be donated to children across the country, as part of KPMG LLP's Family for Literacy program.
R.L. Stine told scary stories, answered children's questions and helped present the symbolic one millionth book.
"I think it would be a very scary world without books, so I am a very happy to be with KPMG and First Book to celebrate the great work they have done together in getting one million books in the hands of kids," says Stine.
As part of the celebration, each student attending the reading party received their very own R.L. Stine book to take home and the entire school received a donation of 900 books for library and classroom use.
Since the inception of the partnership two years ago, together First Book and KPMG have delivered one million books to children in need. Local KPMG offices have held bake-sales, sold lemonade, and held other fundraisers to raise funds and awareness for the cause of literacy.
KPMG's Family for Literacy program, which pairs KPMG commitment and resources with First Book's national reach and local impact, was originated by Susan Flynn and Beth Veihmeyer whose husbands, Timothy Flynn and John Veihmeyer, are the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of KPMG.
"Reaching children in need with one million books is a tremendous milestone and we are forever grateful to KPMG's Family for Literacy program for bringing these resources into children's lives forever," says Kyle Zimmer, President and CEO of First Book. "With the help of the KPMG family we hope to share a million more stories in the coming year."
"Encouraging children to read is absolutely crucial to their development and future learning potential," said KPMG Partner Tom Duffy, who along with his wife Debbie, handed out the first book to a child eighteen months ago. "First Book is a world-class organization with a compelling mission and together we are opening new worlds of possibility for children who need books in their lives."
About KPMG
KPMG LLP, the audit, tax and advisory firm (www.us.kpmg.com), is the U.S. member firm of KPMG International. KPMG International’s member firms have 137,000 professionals, including more than 7,600 partners, in 144 countries.
About First Book
First Book provides new books to children in need addressing one of the most important factors affecting literacy - access to books. An innovative leader in social enterprise, First Book has distributed more than 65 million free and low cost books in thousands of communities. First Book now has offices in the U.S. and Canada. For more information about the nonprofit First Book please visit www.firstbook.org.
