Emily & Andrea of BookSpring May 4 @6:30

 

On Monday, May 4 at 6:30 PM, we will hold an online-only club meeting. Our speakers will be Emily Cicchini the Executive Director and Andrea Angelo the Director of Development and Marketing of BookSpring. On May 4th they will talk to us about how BookSpring is pivoting their time-tested early literacy programs from small group activities to direct service into the homes of low-income families through a re-envisioned program model: BookSpring Delivered.

Austin University Area Rotary Club Meeting Information

Our meetings are now online using WebEx.

To join the meeting, go to https://ivanmilman.my.webex.com/meet/ivanmilman

If you have not used WebEx before, see the instructions under WebEx and SET UP below.

About BookSpring Delivered

Gifting books to families who have few to none in their home has an immediate positive social-emotional impact, including motivation, empathy, and hope. It’s critical that all children and families have something meaningful and productive to do while they are sheltering in place.

BookSpring Delivered allows us to distribute curated fiction and nonfiction board, picture, and chapter books that are matched to home language, reading level, and the child’s natural interests. The books are delivered in a package with tips and online resources to increase family reading behaviors at home. Parents and caregivers will be invited to opt-in to periodic text messages with tips, suggested activities, and links to additional reading resources on the BookSpring website. The books and materials are not only skill-building, they are intended to bring joy, curiosity, and meaningful child to caregiver interaction within their family and the world around them.

About Emily (Executive Director)

 

As the Executive Director of BookSpring, Emily Ball Cicchini balances a hopeful vision of a fully literate future with a strong tradition of promoting reading together in the home. She’s inspired by the important work of BookSpring to get a steady stream of the right books to the right kids at the right time. She has over 20 years of experience in non-profit and educational management, including leadership roles with The University of Texas at Austin, VSA Arts of Texas, Austin Script Works, Texans for the Arts, and Zach Theatre. What drives all her work is a sense of social justice for equal access to knowledge and a deep passion for language and stories. She’s holds and MFA in creative writing as a James A. Michener Fellow and will soon be finishing her doctorate in organizing from Moody College of Communication. As former teaching artist and award-winning children’s playwright, she loves words and likes to read and play together with her family.

About Andrea (Director of Development and Marketing)

 

Andrea brings her public library background, nonprofit expertise, entrepreneurial spirit, and years of service on education and arts boards nationally and internationally to BookSpring. Her love of books began early with story hour at Martin Memorial Library in York, Pennsylvania. Fast forward many years later, her first professional position out of graduate school was Extension Librarian at this very same library.

 

 

 

About Rotary Club of Austin University Area

Rotary is a global network of 1.2 million neighbors, friends, leaders, and problem-solvers who see a world where people unite and take action to create lasting change – across the globe, in our communities, and in ourselves. The Rotary Club of Austin University Area has a special focus on education - thru providing books, tutoring and scholarships for those kids who need a helping hand. You can find out more about us at https://austinuniversityrotary.org/

 

                                                 
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WEBEX INFORMATION

CONNECT via WebEx - Computer, Tablet, Smart Phone

To join the meeting, go to https://ivanmilman.my.webex.com/meet/ivanmilman

AUDIO ONLY
You can connect this way if you just want to talk and hear, but not be seen. This is also an option if you are having difficulties with the audio connection on your computer - you can connect to the video via the Internet, and connect to the audio by dialing in on your phone.

Dial the number below and then enter the access code.

United States Toll: +1-408-418-9388
Access code: 625 311 894 and press ‘#'

SET UP
Web Meetings (or web conferences) differ from watching videos online (YouTube, Facebook Live, Netflix, etc.) because our club members can interact and participate in the meeting. Thru the use of your camera and microphone on your desktop or smart device, people in the web meeting can see you (if you allow) via the camera on your desktop or smart device, and you can speak up in the meeting via the microphone on your desktop or smart device.

Our meetings will be conducted with WebEx. WebEx is free, and runs on desktops, laptops, tablets and smart phones. You can also dial in on an old school phone or cell phone if you just want to listen in on the meeting (and talk.)

INSTALLATION
We recommend installing the app on your computer, tablet or smart phone BEFORE the meeting.

You can install the app by visiting https://www.webex.com/downloads.html/ and following the instructions.

HELP
You can learn about joining a WebEx Meeting here:
https://help.webex.com/en-us/ozygebb/Join-a-Cisco-Webex-Meeting#id_120497
You can join a test WebEx meeting, and install the apps, here:
https://www.webex.com/test-meeting.html