Literacy for a Lifetime™
Matching Grant
Program through Usborne Books
 |
We match grants &
donations used for Usborne Books
with an additional 50% in books!
No tax, no shipping charge within the continental US!
$5,000 grant or donation = $7,500 in Usborne
Books |
Literacy
for a
Lifetime™
is a
matching
grant
program
partnering
Educational
Development
Corporation
(EDC)
with
businesses,
foundations,
and
individuals
to
support
literacy
&
learning,
and our
national,
district
and
local
educational
institutions.
EDC is
the
leading
publisher
of
children’s
non-fiction
books in
the
United
States.
What
type of
grant
qualifies?
Any
grant,
gift or
donation
that is
not part
of the
regular
budget.
These
funds -
local,
regional
or
national
- could
include:
-
Board
of
Education
award
grants
-
Kiwanis
education
grants
-
PTA
funds
for
teachers
-
foundation
rewards
for
teaching
excellence
-
title
1
grants
for
special
needs
resources
-
grants
to
expand
a
library
-
donations
for
Autism,
Asperger,
ADD,
and
other
special
needs
resources
-
speech
&
hearing
grants
-
church
members'
donations
to
provide
books
to a
sister
church
-
grants
requiring
'in
kind
contributions'
-
Rotary
Club
donations
-
gifted
money
to
send
books
overseas
with
missionaries
-
Community
service
project
funds
-
Boy
Scout,
Girl
Scout,
YMCA,
YWCA,
youth
groups
or
classes
-
Local
or
national
company
education
grants
-
collected
donations
to
benefit
children
home,
battered
women's
center,
or
other
charities
-
donations
for
books
for
children's
hospitals
-
grants
for
distance
learning
resources
-
grants
for
after
school
programs
-
beginning
reading,
leveled
and
guided
reading,
Head
Start,
reading
center
resource
grants
-
Laura
Bush
Education
Grants
-
Native
American
education
grants
-
gifts
to
build
libraries
for
correctional
institutions
-
grants
to
language
or
literacy
centers
-
special
funds
for
ESL,
TESOL,
TESL,
EFL,
TEFL,
ESOL
-
Migrant
worker
program
grants
-
public
and
private
donations
to
teachers,
districts,
libraries,
preschools,
churches,
charities,
literacy
groups,
etc.
-
grants
that
can
be
used
for
educational
books
Donations
made to
the
educational
institution
are tax
deductible
for
corporations,
foundations,
and
individuals.
There
are over
1500
Usborne
titles
to
choose
from,
with
varied
subjects
and
multiple
binding
options,
as well
as Kid
Kits
which
include
something
special
with the
book to
enhance
the
educational
experience.
No
maximum
cap on
orders
to be
matched
for
2008!
Now
accepting
grant
matching
orders
for
SUMMER/FALL
2008.
$200
minimum
LFL
order to
get 50%
free
books
and free
shipping.
You may
combine
smaller
orders
submitted
together
& to be
shipped
together
to reach
the $200
(such as
PTA
funds
for
teachers).
Click
Here
for a
short
video
presentation
by
Randall
White,
CEO of
EDC.
WHAT TO
DO NEXT...
Once you
have
received
the
grant or
donation,
you can
fill out
the book
order
form and
grant
info
form and
send
with
payment
info to
the
address/FAX#
listed
below.
We
accept
Purchase
Orders,
requests
for
invoicing,
checks
(payable
to
Literacy
for a
Lifetime),
& credit
cards -
Mastercard,
Visa, &
Discover.
Include
the tax
exempt
number,
if
applicable.
Orders
are
processed
quickly,
usually
next
business
day
shipping
by UPS.
CALL or
email
with any
questions
or for
selection
assistance.
Use this
form or
your
own.
Order
Form
Please
submit
this
form
with the
order:
Grant
Info
Form
Fax
or mail
to:
Literacy
for a
Lifetime
Attn:
Ruth
Smith,
Director
104
Peterson
Court,
Austin,
TX 78734
512-261-6725
FAX
RS4books@aol.com
512-261-3725
888-565-5828
www.UsborneLibrary.com
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"The future of our world depends on
the education of our children.
We
deliver educational excellence one book
at a time.
We provide economic opportunity while
fostering strong family values.
We touch the lives of
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