Presented By
CELEBRITY BALDERDASH!
Experience a fun-filled evening of hilarious word play with local celebrities while we join together to give the gift of books and reading to children in our community. Can our witty celebrities fool you with their creative definitions for oddball words? Please bring your cell phone with texting enabled so you can participate. Celebrities will have several rounds to test their wordsmithing skills while you, the audience, try to guess the correct definition from among the phonies.
Friday, November 2, 2012
Mittleman Jewish Community Center
Attire: Anywhere between business casual and dressy if you are in a dressy mood. But certainly not formal.
Shauna Parsons - Mistress of Ceremonies
Celebrities: Portland Timber Eric Alexander, Author Matt Holm, Live Wire! Radio Host Courtenay Hameister, Author Bart King, OPB Producer Allison Frost
7:00 pm Appetizers, Wine & Beer, Music
8:00 pm BALDERDASH! Dessert & Special Appeal
9:45 pm Drawing for prizes
10:00 pm Bedtime Story
TICKETS
$50 Individual Tickets
$400 Table of Eight
$25 Per Drawing Ticket
Click Here to Purchase Tickets
THE CHILDREN'S BOOK BANK fills children's homes and lives with books, giving at-risk children the chance to develop the literacy skills they need to become future readers, learners, and citizens. The Children's Book Bank strives to:
- Close the book gap that exists for children in poverty
- Enhance the effectiveness of existing community based early literacy education programs
- Improve kindergarten reading readiness
- Lessen the summer slide in reading that fuels the achievement gap, particularly for low-income students.
SPECIAL APPEAL
Join together to give the gift of books to children in our community. Your gift makes a difference!
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$1250 Ensures 50 families have books for bedtime reading
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$500 Provides 20 children ~ or 1 classroom ~ with home libraries
- $250 Fills 10 households with a variety of "read aloud" books
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$100 Sends 4 children home with books of their own
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$50 Brings the joy of books and reading to 2 families
SPECIAL DRAWING also supports The Children's Book Bank
Purchase one or several drawing tickets for multiple chances to win great prizes. Winning tickets will be drawn at event but you do not need to be present to win.
- Mexican Beach Vacation
- Cozy Mount Hood Village Cabin
- Season Tickets to Miracle Theater Group (Milagro)
- Portland Timbers Fan Basket - team signed ball, pair of jerseys, raglan hoodie, etc.
- High Efficiency Water Heater & Install
- Portland Futsal - 3 hour full facility use
- Dave's Killer Bread Basket
- Taste of Portland Basket - a smattering of local gift certificates
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PLEASE NOTE: This event is 21+ and does not include dinner.
Wine, beer, hors d'oeuvres & dessert will be served.
THANK YOU!
Thank you for joining The Children's Book Bank in the belief that every child needs books to grow.