Ohana100 Ambassadors were able to spread the joy of giving this holiday with special books for their students. Volunteers traveled north to read with children in Newfane and far south to kids in Delevan. They also read with kids in Buffalo and far east in Holley. See the joy of giving in WNY. GO ! READ
WNY CHildren's Book EXPO was on Saturday, November 11 at the Buffalo Convention Center. The event featured over 40 authors from across the country and internationally. Ohana100 volunteers helped to distribute over 600 books to every child that attended the event. They were also able to meet the authors up close. Thank you to MSMD for this wonderful partnership and allowing Ohana100 to be part of this literacy event for the past 3 years. Thank you to all our volunteers for carving out time to spread the joy of reading on this day!
Ohana100 participates in the Annual Apple Festival hosted by Clarence United Methodist Church. This is one way we can spread the word about what we are doing for children in the WNY communities.
Volunteers Sandy, Brigitte, Rita, Marie, Catherine and Madison stopped by to help.
Wrapping up the school year Ohana100 volunteers read to many programs throughout WNY during the months of May and June.
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There's so much excitement reading with children at FHC. For volunteers like Ms. Sandy and Ms. Marie, its wonderful to see the children every month and really seeing them grow. They are curious, they want to share their thoughts and they have so many questions!
First graders at Clinton Elementary had a great time hearing stories from Ms. Marie, Mr. David, Mr. Sam, Ms. Barbara and Ms. Pat.
Students at Newfane elementary School who excelled or those who showed improvement in reading and writing were recognized by their teachers and Ohana100. Each student received a GO! READ Challenge Certificate, two new books and a book mark. Congratulations to all student. Keep up the great work! GO! READ Newfane EL
Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!!! Many kids at Newfane Early Childhood Center were dressed to celebrate Dr. Seuss Bday and volunteers also read some wonderful Dr. Seuss stories. GO! READ NECC.
On Monday Feb. 20th volunteers visited with families of the Priscilla Project. Volunteers shared stories with the mothers, read stories and played some activities with the children. It was certainly a wonderful time to bond with the mothers and children.
On Tuesday, February 7 Ohana100 volunteers read to 1st graders at Newfane Elementary. Volunteers teamed up and read a couple stories to each class. Students were wonderful listeners and they appreciated stories. Hopefully they'll get to meet up with the same volunteers at the next month. GO! READ Newfane EL
GO! READ Ambassador Ms. Malia kicked off the New Year reading to Nepali families from The Priscilla Project of Buffalo (PPB)on Monday, January 23 . The project services low-income and pregnant refugee women. GO! READ PPB
