The SAG Foundation Invites You to Participate in BookPals and PencilPals

Dear Florida Branch Members,

The SAG Foundation cordially invites you to participate in two rewarding projects that make perfect use of your talents as actors and expressive readers: reading and writing to elementary school students.

BookPALS is the SAG Foundation's core literacy program. BookPALS read at elementary schools near their home on a weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly basis, as their schedules allow.
Our mission is to stimulate children's interest in reading and encourage them to read on their own; to awaken young imaginations; to enrich vocabularies and open the doors to a broader, richer landscape; to help children visualize and see themselves in other realities; and to inspire and motivate children to communicate and to listen.

PencilPALS is the SAG Foundation’s writing program designed to give children firsthand experience with letter writing. Volunteers are paired with one student (or more, if desired) and correspond by postal mail approximately once a month. The content of letters are guided by initial questionnaires and may be about favorite children's books, school related activities, hobbies, and other related interests. The project may start and end with PencilPALS gatherings at the school to give volunteers an opportunity to meet their student PAL in person.

Volunteer applications are available online at: http://www.bookpals.net/content/staticpages/index.php?page=reader 

Training and booklists are provided. We promise many unexpected rewards and the most appreciative audience ever. Please visit www.bookpals.net to learn more or contact Natalie at (321) 229-0638; nrogers@sagfoundation.org. Thank you for your time and consideration.

Sincerely,
Natalie Rogers
Florida Program Director
Children's Literacy Initiatives
Screen Actors Guild Foundation
Phone: (321) 229-0638
E-mail: nrogers@sagfoundation.org
Websites: www.sagfoundation.org, www.bookpals.net, www.storylineonline.net