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phone 314.564.8070fax 314.564.8071e-mail info@readyreaders.org web readyreaders.org

ready readers10403-H Baur Blvd. St. Louis, MO 63132

DID YOU NOTICE OUR NEW

ADDRESS?

READY READERS HAS MOVED!Our new location more than doubles our warehouse and office space allowing more storage for books, more elbow room for sorting and packing, and more spaces for meetings and workshops. We couldn’t be happier with our new home!

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We’re reading to MORE CHILDRENweekly than ever before.

NUMBER OF CHILDREN READ TO WEEKLY BY READY READERS VOLUNTEERS

HERE WE GROW

AGAIN!

1997

8,000

2002 2007 2012

280 1,500

REACHING SOON-TO-BE READERS in new and meaningful ways!

At Ready Readers, we believe it’s important to measure the impact

of our work. So each year, we assess our outcomes. And we

know that, on average, 85 percent of the children we serve enter

kindergarten with emergent skills to become successful readers.*

That’s an exciting statistic — but our work is never done!

We continually adapt our programming to better meet the needs

of these children. In addition to weekly storytime and new

gift books for each child, Ready Readers also provides gift books

for teachers along with related activities, professional development

opportunities, state-approved workshops, our new Book-A-Day

program, and free literacy-based field trips.

Beyond our programming, we as a society are also making

progress. Studies by the National Center for Education Statistics

show the gap in school readiness between rich and poor children

entering kindergarten closed significantly — by 10 to 16 percent

— from 1998 to 2010. The change is attributed to improvements

in the skills of children living in low-income communities, who

are “getting more of what political scientist Robert Putnam calls

‘Goodnight Moon time’ than they did in the 1990s.”†

While there are still challenges ahead, our efforts are paying off.

Won’t you join us in the exciting movement of preparing all of

our children to read — regardless of socio-economic background?

Please volunteer to read or donate to Ready Readers today.

Because kids who read succeed!

Sincerely yours,

Matt and Lisa

*As defined by Missouri Early Learning Goals. †The New York Times, August 26, 2016

MATT LEPPERTPRESIDENT

LISA GREENINGEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

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OUR MISSIONReady Readers inspires preschool-age children from

low-income communities to become

readers by reading aloud to them, increasing their

exposure to quality books, and providing

literacy-related experiences.

OUR VISIONAll children who participate in the Ready Readers

program enter kindergarten with the

skills to be ready to read, as defined by state

early learning standards.

OUR CORE VALUESEducation and Learning

Service

Joyful Experiences

Respect and Kindness

Collaboration

Wise Stewardship of Resources

Once again this year, we worked with an independent researcher to survey a sample of preschool children at the beginning of the school year and again at the end to measure the effect of our program. We compared our results against those from a comparison site without Ready Readers. We found:

• Increases in exposure to and engagement with books and reading.

• Gains in pre-reading skills, such as identifying letters and singing a simple song.

• Improvements in reading-related behaviors, such as holding a book and turning pages correctly or pretending to read.

So manyREASONS TO SMILE

OUR 2015-2016 OUTCOMES

CHILDREN WHO SAY THEY HAVE A FAVORITE BOOK

CHILDREN WHO

PRETENDED TO READ WHEN HOLDING A BOOK

CHILDREN WHO

CAN CORRECTLY IDENTIFY THEIR WRITTEN FIRST NAMES

CHILDREN WHO

SAY SOMEONE READS TO THEM AT SCHOOL

of teachers felt Ready Readers volunteers inspired children to enjoy books and to become readers themselves.94%

67%

93%

58%

98%

25%

81%

58%

88%

*Results after a year of Ready Readers programming versus results from a comparison site, without Ready Readers.

with Ready Readers*

without Ready Readers*

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“I like when... ... she reads the rocket book.”

... she teaches me letters.”... Ms. Susan gives us books.”

QUOTES FROM OUR KIDS

At Ready Readers, we’re always exploring new ways to strengthen the connection between our readers and their young audiences, so weekly classroom visits are enjoyable for everyone.

Ready Readers University sets our volunteers up for success. We offer training programs, in-classroom mentoring, e-newsletters and online resources. We listen to volunteer feedback and develop curriculum to address their challenges and support their development.

This year’s workshops and café sessions included: • “Bringing Ready Readers Gift Books to Life!”• “Setting the Stage for a Successful Read-Aloud Session”• “Reducing the Effects of Toxic Stress by Using Mindfulness

Techniques”• “Finding the Rhythm & Flow in Your Read-Aloud Session”

INSPIRING CONFIDENCEin the classroom

Ready Readers volunteers give generously of their time and talents — and their work has immeasurable impact. But what might that commitment look like in dollars?

$370,725

$1,750

$4,968

$379,387TOTAL VALUE

$1,944

Reading 24,715 HOURS

Mentoring 276 HOURS

Book Packing 175 HOURS

Support 162 HOURS

THE VALUE OF OUR VOLUNTEERS

“Immediately upon my arrival, the children always excitedly

gather in their reading area and wait as I pull books out of the

magic Ready Readers bag.” READY READERS VOLUNTEER

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Ready Readers gives away 576,500 GIFT BOOKS! To encourage reading outside the classroom, Ready Readers gives each child in our program six or seven new, high-quality, personalized books every year to keep. As our numbers grow, our gift book totals are really stacking up! Since our inception in 1997, Ready Readers has given away 576,500 gift books to eager young learners. That’s enough to fill an Olympic-sized swimming pool!

SENDING STORIES HOME

MORE BOOKS... AND NOW... MORE SPACE!

READY READERS NEW OFFICE includes more warehouse storage for our gift books. Read more about our recent move on the back cover.

“Children get very excited about

receiving books and taking them home to

share with family.” READY READERS VOLUNTEER

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READY READERS TEACHER WORKSHOPS BOOK-A-DAY PROGRAM

To promote classroom reading beyond our weekly visits, Ready Readers piloted the Book-A-Day program this year.

The premise is simple: Provide teachers a set of five books with a common theme, along with ideas for related activities. Ask the teachers to read a book a day to their class. The following week, our volunteer reader asks the children which book was their favorite. Together, they re-read the book and Ready Readers donates that book to the classroom.

Ready Readers offers state-approved, professional development workshops for teachers who participate in our program. Workshops are held in locations throughout the region, including St. Louis Community College, early childhood centers, and United 4 Children in Normandy.

Developing a cultureOF CLASSROOM READING

This year’s 3-credit-hour workshops include:

The Magic of Turning Favorite Read-Alouds into Curriculum Participants learn how to use interactive read-alouds to motivate young learners through classroom-proven ideas that engage emerging readers and develop their listening, comprehension and literacy skills.

Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) in MY classroom? YES! This hands-on, interactive program offers tips for tapping into children’s curiosity about the living world through investigation, active learning and asking questions.

You'll find Ready Readers volunteers in classrooms

all around St. Louis — including one in our new office! Our meeting space

is ideal for workshops, café sessions and more.

A CLASSROOM OF OUR

OWN

Our Book-A-Day pilot proved a

success. In 2016-2017, we’ll add

two more centers to the program.

NEXT UP:MORE

CENTERS

Book-A-Day started in two classrooms at two centers: Training Up A Child 2 and God’s Creation. The program ran for 10 weeks in the fall and 10 weeks in the spring, building each classroom’s library by an additional 20 books! What’s more, at the end of the program, each child selected five favorites to take home for themselves — an additional gift from Ready Readers to encourage summer reading.

NEW THIS YEAR

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Filling the shelves — with a little help from our friends

Many individuals and organizations collected books for Ready Readers this year. Thanks to their generosity, we were able to donate 134 boxes of new and gently used books to classrooms across 66 early childhood centers. In addition, four classrooms received wooden bookcases through our Eagle Scout Shelf Building collaboration. Amazing!

More field trips to The Magic House

This year, Ready Readers distributed more than 10,000 new, personalized copies of The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle. To extend the story outside the classroom, 5,500 Ready Readers children, teachers and families participated in free, literacy-based, Eric Carle-themed field trips at The Magic House.

NEW! Storytime Science with Ready Readers

Now on the main stage at the St. Louis Science Center: Ready Readers! Stop by any Wednesday or Thursday at 10:15 a.m. to hear books and engage in activities about dinosaurs, robots, space, ocean life and more. Two additional themes, “animals on the farm” and “growing plants and flowers,” are planned in coordination with the center’s new GROW exhibit.

NEW! Book reviews in Ladue News

We are excited to share our favorite reads for kids in our new monthly column in Ladue News. The reviews allow us to shine a spotlight on high-quality children’s literature, as well as the wonderful work of our volunteers in the community.

Outside the classroom, we found additional opportunities to share the joy and importance of everyday reading with families. Ready Readers gave away 215 boxes of new and gently used books at more than 21 festivals and school programs throughout our community.

349 BOXES OF BOOKS

DISTRIBUTED

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CULTIVATING CONNECTIONSwithin our community

NEW

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A and B Academy

ABC Infants Child Care Center

Academy Neighborhood

Adams Elementary School

Adventure Learning Center

Agape Academy and Child Development Center

Alexus Palace Child Development Center

Ames Visual and Performing Arts

Ashland Elementary School

Ashton & Friends

Baby Steps Academy

Bayless Early Childhood Center

Be Happy

Bee Brite Learning Center

Beginning Futures

Bethalto Head Start

Betty J Robinson Head Start

Briar Crest Head Start

Bright Beginnings Learning Center – Imperial

Bright Start Academy

Brighter Day Care and Preschool

Bryan Hill Elementary School

Buder Elementary School

Busy Bee Learning Center

Buttons & Bows Preschool Development Center

Caroline Mission

Carondelet Head Start

Carver Elementary

Charley’s Angels Learning and Development Center

Child Quest Day Care and Learning Center

City Sprouts Daycare

Clay Early Childhood and Parenting Education Center

Clay Elementary School

Coco's Kidz Early Childhood Development Center

Collinsville Head Start Center

Columbia Elementary School

Compass Preschool

Cornerstone Center for Early Learning

Cote Brilliante Elementary School

Daruby Early Learning Center

Destiny House of Love Childcare

Dewey International School

Dumas Bilingual School

Dunbar Elementary School

Early Explorers Child Development Academy

Educare Head Start

Educare – Hazelwood location

Edwardsville Head Start Center

Essic Robinson Head Start Center

Every Child’s Hope Early Education Center

Fairview Elementary School

Farragut Elementary School

Fenton Head Start

Flance Early Learning Center

Ford Elementary School

Friendly Temple Child Development Center

Froebel Literacy Academy

Future Geniuses Learning Center

Gateway Math/Science/Technology Elementary School

Gingerbread House Learning Center

God's Creation Development Center

God's Small World Preschool

Good Shepherd Infant & Toddler Center – Page location

Good Shepherd Infant & Toddler Center – Union location

Granite City North Head Start Center

Granite City South Head Start Center

Guardian Angel Childcare Center

Hamilton eMints Elementary School

Hancock Place Early Childhood Center

Hazelwood West Early Childhood Education Center

Herzog Elementary School

Hickey Elementary School

Hilltop Daycare Center

Hodgen College-Bound Academy

Honey Bee Plus Preschool

Hope House Child Development Center

House of Montessori Education

House Springs Head Start

Imagination Learning Center

JCE Child Care Center

Jefferson Elementary School

Jennings Station Road Head Start

Julia Goldstein Preschool

Jump Start Learning Center

Kennard Classical Junior Academy

Kiddiversity Childcare and Development Center

Kids Kompany Child Development Center – Compton location

Kids Kompany Childcare – Delor location

Kidz Biz Learning Center

Kidz Choice Learning Center

Kingdom House Day Care Center

Kings Day Care and Teaching Center

Knowledge Universe Education (KinderCare)

Laclede Elementary School

Ladue Head Start

Lamb's Bride Child Care Center

Land of Oz Academy

Larimore Elementary School

Learning Days

Lemay Child and Family Center

Lexington Elementary School

Lot-a-Luv Child Development Center

Loving Hearts Child Care Center

Mallinckrodt Academy of Basic Instruction

Mann Elementary School

Mary Margaret Daycare – Chippewa location

Mary Margaret Daycare – Halls Ferry location

Mary Margaret Daycare – Telegraph location

Mary Margaret Daycare – Union location

Mary Margaret Daycare – Watson location

Mason School of Academic and Cultural Literacy

Meramec Head Start

Meramec Elementary School

MLK Head Start

Monroe eMints Elementary School

Monsanto YMCA

Mount Zion Head Start

Mullanphy Investigative Learning Center

Nance Elementary School

New Horizon Early Childhood Development Center

New Northside Child Development Center

Normandy Early Childhood Center

North County Head Start

North Side Community School

North Spring Head Start

Oak Hill eMints Elementary School

Our Daycare

Overland Head Start

Pagedale Head Start

Pamoja at Cole Elementary School

Patch Head Start

Patrick Henry Downtown Academy

Patterson School – St. Charles

Peabody Elementary School

Pine Lawn Head Start

Playtime Academy

Raggedy Ann ’n Andy Daycare

Ritenour School for Early Childhood Education

Riverview Gardens Early Childhood Center

Robinson Head Start

Shalom Preschool and Child Development Center

Shaw Visual and Performing Arts

Shenandoah Elementary School

Sigel Elementary School

South County Head Start

St. Nicholas Preschool

St. Martin's Child Center

St. Peters Head Start

Step by Step

Stix Early Childhood Center

Sunshine Christian Preschool

Suz's Spot for Tots

Tamura’s Family Daycare

Tendercare Learning Center – Florissant

Tendercare Learning Center – Harvester

Tendercare Learning Center – Hazelwood

Tendercare Learning Center – O'Fallon

Tendercare Learning Center – Overland

Tendercare Learning Center – St. Charles

Training Up a Child

Training Up a Child – Florissant

Troy Head Start

University City Head Start

Urban Sprouts Child Development Center

Walbridge Elementary School

Washington Montessori

Water Tower Head Start

Wentzville Head Start

West Florissant Head Start

Wilkinson Early Childhood Center at Roe

Windsor Head Start

Woerner Elementary School

Wonderland Daycare and Learning Center

Woodland Elementary School

Woodward Elementary School

Young Hearts Learning Center

SCHOOLS AND CENTERS WE SERVE

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NEW COLLABORATIONSextend our reach

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Normandy Read With Me!

This year, Ready Readers teamed up with Beyond Housing, Citi and the Normandy Schools Collaborative to launch a new initiative: Normandy Read with Me! The program creates reading nooks in businesses and community centers throughout Normandy to get books into the hands of more young readers. Signs around the community indicate participating locations. Ready Readers donated 85 boxes of books to help fill the shelves.

University City Public Library Challenge

In collaboration with the University City Public Library, volunteer readers in our University City classrooms talked with children, teachers and families about the library’s incredible resources. They challenged families to obtain a fine-free First Library Card for kids ages 6 and under — and more than 100 families did! The four classrooms with the most participants received a copy of Lola Goes to the Library for each child, plus a storytime session at the library, and a bucket full of classroom games, courtesy of Peaceable Kingdom.

St. Louis Air Show

Ready Readers hosted a booth at the ever-popular St. Louis Air Show, May 14-15, 2016. More than 10,000 people attended, and those who visited our booth enjoyed fun, hands-on STEM literacy activities.

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As an organization, we are truly blessed to have the backing of a strong group of volunteers, teachers and donors. It is through your tireless support that we are able to reach more children with literacy programs each year. We are proud to partner with you to continue “Expanding Programs, Expanding Minds.”

Literacy Society members are those who give an annual individual gift of $1,000 or more to Ready Readers. During the 2015 calendar year, dozens of donors joined the society, and their gifts were generously matched by an anonymous benefactor. Our heartfelt thanks to all of you!

A LITTLE BIGGER EVERY YEAR!WOW! THANKS!

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Early Educators Appreciation Event

In May, we hosted our Second Annual Early Educators Appreciation Event at The Magic House. Together with our partners and sponsors — ARCHS, ChildCare Aware of Eastern Missouri, the LUME Institute, Project Launch, Grace Hill, Youth in Need, TEACH Missouri Scholarship, United4Children, PNC Bank and The Magic House — we celebrated the amazing work of 200 early childhood educators working in low-income communities in the St. Louis area. Twelve teachers, nominated by their Ready Readers volunteers, were specially honored at the event.

Volunteer Appreciation Event

More than 90 Ready Readers volunteers, board members and staff gathered in our new Ready Readers training room to celebrate the successes of the past year. We gratefully acknowledged everyone’s hard work and dedication and took time to honor a few of our outstanding contributors.

THIS YEAR’S HONOREES

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READY READERS LITERACY SOCIETY

For more information about the Ready Readers Literacy Society, contact Lisa Greening, Executive Director, at 314-564-8070 or lisa@readyreaders.org.

2016 Distinguished Long-Term Reader: Erica Bailey

2016 Exceptional Volunteer of the Year: Sarah Webster

2016 Outstanding Community Partner: Webster Groves Presbyterian Church

2015 LITERACY SOCIETY MEMBERS

Julie and Kevin BeattieAlison and Joseph BedellCathy and James BergesMartha and Jim BogartIsaac BruceCharlene BryPat and Mark BurkhartMaxine Clark and Robert FoxPatti Cox and Graham ColditzNancy and DJ DiemerDavid DienerAnn and Jim DillonRyan EasleyLinda and Steven FinertyAudrey and Bruce Fleissig

Nancy and Walter GalvinDiane and Joseph GareaAlyson and Gregg GarlandBettie GershmanDebbie and Larry GlynnEvelyn Goldberg Susan and Paul GoldbergDonna and David HendersonLynn and Rick HillKris and Brian HoganLisa and David HolleyWendy, Neil and Adam JaffeSandy JaffeNancy KalishmanBeth and Larry Lenke

Pam and Ken LesterMary MichelSusan NallPeggy and Andy NewmanHelen and Jamie O’ConnorSharon PedersonJulie and Eric RalphMarilyn and Gary RatkinMary and Dan RiewLisa Ring and Gregory StorchKatie and Steve SchankmanHristina and Brad SchlaggarSally and Perry SchoeneckerVicki Sheehan and Jerry PiontekShirley Sher

Milton SimonsPat and Paul SimonsNancy SitemanSuzanne SitemanCurtis Sittenfeld and Matt CarlsonJulie B. and Tim SternMary and Joe StievenTerri and Steven StoutLeslie StuppPatricia TaylorDaniel WattLana and Rick WrightM. Lynn and Darrell Yearwood

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Maris BergBob and June BerryGloria Bilchik and Arthur Lieber Ray and Laurie BirchCraig and Risa BrownJeffrey and Vicki BurgerArchna and Ryan CalfeeAlbert CawnsCarrie and Kyle ChapmanBarb and Harv CitermanBryan and Elissa ClairEd and Carol CohenCollaborative Strategies, Inc.James and Jean CookBob and Jan CraigChris and Alicia CreightonJohn Davis and

Susan Green Davis Kevin and Jennifer DemoffStephanie DePlantyGregg and Dana DouganCaryn Fine and

Dr. Robert Kanterman GFI Digital Mrs. Joseph F. GleasonGo SpaRichard GoldbergChuck and Talia GoldfarbRoger Goldman and

Stephanie Riven Barbara B. GoodmanLois GouldAndrea GrantTed and Laura GreenbergSandra GreenbergThomas and

Samantha GreeningJim and Dudley GroveNancy GroveVicki and Doug HillEdie JenningsJim and Amy KalishmanCarol Kaplan-Lyss and

Michael Lyss Arthur KatzKling Family FoundationNancy and Ken KranzbergJohn and Andrea LangenbachEdward and Joelyn LevyStacey and Rich Liekweg Mr. and Mrs. Paul LintsMarilyn LipmanKathryn and George LoveDanny and Susan LudemanSteve and Jeanne Maritz Mr. and Mrs. Jim McKinneyLisa McLaughlinJohn and Connie McPheetersThe Miller GroupManoo Mofidi and

Mina Charepoo

Alva and Jean MoogGwendolyn MooreJim and Susan MorrellS.J. and Emily MorrisonTom and Janet MugBirch and Catherine MullinsRandal and Gayla NarikeMike and Avani NayakMichael and Barbara NewmarkRichard and Erin NissenLynne and Manne Palan Dr. Sunny PervilGordon and Susie PhilpottDavid and Anna PogerBrian Poger and Silvia Cheskes Elizabeth PriborJoyce and David Price Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin F.

Rassieur IIIKim Ratkin and

David Dieffenbacher Asim Razzaq and

Luz Robles Razzaq Steve and Sally ReynoldsMegan and Perron RileyJeff and Sharon RosenblumDavid and Susie RubinJonathan and Susie SachsGordon ScherckLeslie ScheulerTodd and Julie SchnuckMark and Stephanie SchnuckPaul and Suzanne SchoomerSteve and Janice SeeleFriedericke SeligmanBruce Shapiro and Liz Guthrie Dave and Suzie SpenceSt. Louis College of PharmacyCaryl SunshineGreg and Pam Trapp Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. TurleyLynne and Jim TurleyHarvey Wallace and

Madeleine Elkins Peggy Walter SymesDannelle WardPamela Weir Dr. Luke and Amy Zebala

$249 – $100 AnonymousTony and Susan AbbottJoyce AboussieKathryn AdamchickJean Agatstein and Les Loewe Bola and Benjamin AkandeBarry and Jackie AlbrechtKeith and Nancy AlperScott and Robin AltonLori and Rob Anderson

Laura and Jack AndersonJohn and Andrea AtkinsonErica BaileyEdwin and Mary BaileyMarianne and Frank Baker Mr. and Mrs. Thomas BakersmithSally BarkerJan and Shelly BaronRay and Diane BarrettBeverly and Phil BarronJim Baum and

Kathy Murphy-Baum Otis BeardDeLawrence BeardMelanie and James BennettBrian and Crista BerachaTerry BloombergIvan and Linda Blumoff Drs. Nanci and James BobrowKebby and Tom BocchiniSonia and Hector BoirieThe Book ClubMichael and Tamara BrentPat and Barbara BrooksMerrill BuettnerLindsay BushRichard A. ByersSuzanne and Gerard CarmodyAnne and Dan CarpenterKaren CarterJim and Karen CastellenoDavid and Betty ChomeauChurch Women United of Metro

St. LouisCarol ClaypoolLaura T. CohenEd and Marla CohenMadeleine and Bob ColeJim and Neva CollinsRoss Conner IIIJim CornbleetMichael and Carolyn CorryHelen and William CovingtonSuzie and Gerard CraftPatty CroughanRoger and Diane DavenportNorman DavisPam DavisMarni DeutschKathy and Tom DeWoskinJoe and Marilyn DisanaCarolyn and Scott DolanEllen and Henry DubinskyChris and Amy DunardDorcas and Brian DunlopScott and Courtney DunnHope and Julian EdisonCarolyn and Kevin FarrellRon and Elaine FedorchakJim and Tami FernandezLogan Finerty

Keith and Ann FischerBrock and Beth FitzgeraldMark Fletcher and Diane Miller Julie ForbKevin and Lisa FornessChantal FosterSusan and Brian FosterSteve and Mary FrankJudy GallMargaret GallagherJudith GarfinkelSally and Steve GelfmanMark GellmanRon and Jeanne GiesekeSarah and David GlasserJohn and Jan GluntPaul H. GoesslingPhyllis and Sanford GoffsteinJacqueline GoldEd and Dorette GoldbergAmy and Mark GoldbergLori and Steve GoldbergJudy and Al GoldmanPam GomesCraig and Erin GoochFrank and Karen GreeningRichard GrimmerGeoffrey and Stephanie GrossJohn and Ruth GroteMichael and Roberta GutweinYaffa HahnDave and Susan HalpernTim and Michelle HandMyles and Clare HansenMarcia HarrisSally and Bob HarrisonLarry and Beth HasselfeldGary Heifetz and

Phyllis Sarnoff-Heifetz Annette P. HellerDave HennenGeorgey and Craig HerronAnne W. HetlageAlfred and Jane HillGina HoaglandJeff and Susie Hochman

$25,000+ Anonymous PNC Foundation

$25,000 – $10,000 American Direct Marketing

Resources The Boeing Company Crawford Taylor Foundation Emerson Steve and Linda Finerty Guth Foundation Charitable

Trust Kaufmann Charitable

Foundation Monsanto Fund The Mysun Charitable

Foundation Nestle Purina PetCare Mr. and Mrs. James O’Connor Pettus Foundation The Saigh Foundation Trio Foundation of St. Louis Van Evera Foundation Herbert A. and Adrian W. Woods

Foundation

$9,999 – $5,000 Ameren Corporation Charitable

TrustBellwether Foundation, Inc.Gertrude and William A.

Bernoudy FoundationIsaac Bruce FoundationCentury LinkDula Kobusch Charitable TrustEdward JonesEsco Technologies FoundationEveland Family FoundationExpress Scripts FoundationPaul and Susan K. GoldbergGreater St. Louis Book FairSandy JaffeDan and Mary RiewJoseph H. and Florence A.

Roblee FoundationSteve and Katie SchankmanSt. Louis Trust CompanyStaenberg Family Foundation Norman J. Stupp Foundation -

Commerce Bank, TrusteeThompson Street Capital PartnersWells Fargo AdvisorsYelp Foundation

$4,999 – $2,500 AnonymousA Place To Turn ToAscension Health Charitable

FundJean Birmingham and

Thomas PickelCardinals CareCentene Charitable FoundationMaxine Clark and Robert Fox

Charitable FoundationFirst BankFox Family FoundationDavid and Donna HendersonDavid and Lisa HolleyJack and Jill of America, Inc.Nancy KalishmanMary MichelRobert Modestus Bauer

FoundationMoneta Group Charitable

FoundationNorthern Trust CompanyPecha Family FoundationDr. Perry and Sally SchoeneckerScottradeDr. Paul and Pat SimonsTim and Julie B. SternSteven and Terri StoutDr. and Mrs. Rick Wright

$2,499 – $1,000 Argent Capital Management LLCBarnes and Noble - Ladue

CrossingKevin and Julie BeattieCathy and James BergesBland Family FoundationJim and Martha BogartCharlene BryPat and Mark BurkhartRebecca and Jeffrey CookKen and Jeanne CrawfordNancy and DJ DiemerAnn and Jim DillonThe Dunagan Foundation, Inc.Ryan EasleyAlison and John FerringBruce and Audrey FleissigJoe and Diane GareaAlyson and Gregg GarlandLarry and Debbie GlynnGoldberg Charitable TrustMrs. Harold E. Goldberg

Marvin GoldmanLisa Greening and Sam BlumoffRick and Lynn HillNeil and Wendy JaffeDavid and Jennifer KaslowLarry and Beth LenkeKen and Pam LesterMcPheeters and Rickard

Family FundJudy MiniaceJeffrey and Ranjana MorganOld Newsboys DaySharon PedersonEric and Julie RalphS.M. Wilson and Co.Safety NationalDr. Paul and Lucinda SantiagoShirley B. SherNancy SitemanJoe and Mary StievenLeslie H. StuppSwank Motion Pictures, Inc.Paul and Patricia Taylor Family

FoundationJerry and Margaret ThomassonM. Lynn and Darrell Yearwood

$999 – $500 Peggy AdamsAesculap, Inc.Kathleen Arink and

Jim Kleszczewski Kelly and Doug ArmstrongKathleen BeckmannJoseph BedellKaren and Philip BergerCommunication Workers of

AmericaChris and Maggie ConnollyPat Cox and Graham Colditz Susan DarcyGene and Kim DiederichTroy and Jenny DuncanBilly and Dorothy FirestoneKathy Fulton and William Coppel Brian and Amy GageEric and Katie GordonBob Guller and Kellie Hynes Keith and Cindi GullerAlan and Barbara KahnKaren KalishEstelle W. and Karen S. Kalish

Foundation Dr. Mike and Carolyn KellyLynne Kipnis

Susan and Steve LipsteinPatty LivonBen and Marilyn McDougallJenny and Alex McPheetersMolly MyersWilliam OettingSheila OliveriGary and Marilyn RatkinBruce and Linda RileyKen Rinderknecht and

Barbara Wallace Paula and Rodger RineyLinda and Paul RohdeNancy and Don RossThe Rubin Family FoundationRonald and Sharalyn SaksCraig and Nancy SchnuckSuzanne SitemanCurtis Sittenfeld and

Matt Carlson Joe and Susie SivewrightTarlton CorpTatman FoundationEdie VarleySarah WebsterPaul WestAlice Yawitz

$499 – $250 AnonymousAndy and Katie AbbottDana and Tim BacichRita and Ed BalkBellerive Elementary SchoolPamela BelloliKathy Berg

On the Launch Pad by Michael Dahl

Dog’s Colorful Day by Emma Dodd

Look for this year’s Gift Books featured in this section.

THANKS TO OUR DONORS

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Christina Boirie and Ricardo Bruno

Brent and Martha Borges Dr. and Mrs. Ben Borowsky Dr. Martin and Marci BoyerDon and Stacey BreckenridgeRick and Anne BresnahanJoan Briccetti and

Kathy Greminger Michael and Beverly Bross Michele BrownBarbara BuddeLaura BuhrEd Bushmeyer and

Louise Tonkovich Fran and Harvey Cantor Dr. Bob and Cathy CarneyLorrie CarpenterThe Center for Mind, Body

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and Michael Stokes Dan and Peggy WestCheryl WhatleyDeborah WiethopConnie WilliamsLynn and Doug YaegerBrian YaffeeLinda YatkemanNancy and Larry YoungLarry and Lisa ZarinZion Lutheran Church and

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Donna Rogers-Beard Lise and Lee BernsteinGail BerwaldHenry and Theresa BiggsDan and Barbara BindlerAnne and Brad BishopDiane BlackwellSusan BlandfordSusan Block

Benny’sPennies by Pat Brisson

Count to Ten with a Mouse by Margaret Wise Brown

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Scott and Anne Sutter Dr. Brenda Switzer and

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The Little Red Henby Mary Finch

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$30 sponsors 1 child in our program for

one semester.

$60 sponsors 1 child in our program for

one year.

$120 sponsors 2 children in our program for

one year.

$500 sponsors 8-10 children in our

program for one year.

$1,000 sponsors our program in

a classroom for one year.

$5,000 sponsors our program in

a school for one year.

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We are grateful for all of your donations. Thank you! We apologize if we have inadvertently omitted anyone or have spelled any names incorrectly.

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We rely solely on the support of individuals, corporations and foundations in the St. Louis area. So we make every dollar count!

The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle

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SPONSOR A PRESCHOOLER(S) FOR ONE YEARWeekly storytime plus 7 gift books!

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION Year Ended June 2016

AssetsCash and Cash Equivalents: Operations $395,224 Designated Endowment 1 1 1 ,504Pledges Receivable 20,000Book Inventory - Program 76,152Marketable Securities 2,683Property and Equipment, Net of Accumulated Depreciation 24,872

$630,435Liabilities & Net AssetsLIABILITIES

Accrued Payroll $13,831 Deferred Rent $5,333

Total Liabilities $19,164

NET ASSETS

Unrestricted: Undesignated 428,187 Board Designated Endowment 1 1 1 ,504Temporarily Restricted 71,580

Total Net Assets 61 1 ,271

$630,435

STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES Year Ended June 2016

Revenue and Other SupportContributions $454,385 Special Events 204,191 In-kind Contributions 43,217 Investment Income 725 Miscellaneous Income 600

Total Revenue And Other Support $703,118

ExpensesProgram Services $443,247 Management and General 96,842 Fundraising 68,032

Total Expenses $608,121

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN ASSETS 94,997

NET ASSETS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR 516,274

NET ASSETS AT THE END OF THE YEAR $611,271

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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Matt Leppert President

Phillip Hearn Vice President of Governance

Ryan Easley Vice President of Finance, Treasurer

Megan Riley Vice President of Development

Julie Ralph Vice President of Program

Mary Riew Secretary

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Katie AbbottErica BaileyMichael ButlerRoss Conner IIIJeanne CrawfordAnn Grove DillonJackie GoldTaj JacksonJennifer KaslowJayne LangsamPaul LintsJenny McPheetersHelen O’ConnorMarilyn RatkinLinda RohdeBrad SchlaggarLana Wright

FOUNDER

Pat L. Simons

PAST PRESIDENT

Linda Finerty

ADVISORY BOARD

Karen BergerJames BogartHarvey CitermanLinda FinertyAudrey FleissigSusan GoldbergNahid HashemiJennifer HowardSandy JaffeCarol Kaplan-LyssLisa McLaughlinSuzie NallSally SchoeneckerPat SimonsM. Lynn Yearwood

READY READERS STAFF

Lisa Greening Executive Director

Suzanne Michel Assistant Director

Diane Sinclair Volunteer Program Director

Sheila Oliveri Early Childhood Literacy Specialist

Nora Steele Book Coordinator/ Program Assistant

Cheryl Whatley Mentoring Coordinator

Tara Mechem Office Manager/ Fundraising Coordinator

JUNIOR ADVISORY

BOARD

William BartnettGreg BishopCollin Bradley Ian BradleyAdrianna CalhounAsher ClarkeCaroline CreightonAlex DuncanAmalan GnanarajahKavitha GnanarajahEmma GillandersSophie HurwitzNick KimeKatie KuhlmanSelena LeeImani MagareMorgan NelsonJack ProngerJoshua PryorWalter RalphBen RemisSami RemisOlivia ReuterJulia RiewVictoria SansoneClarke Ashlyn SheadKiden-Aloyse SmithHannah StroupJamison Cole TerryJordyn Elyse TerryAmy Tishler

2015-2016 BOARDS AND STAFF

FINANCIALS

Support & Revenues

Expenses

11%

73%

16%

Program Service

Fundraising

Management and General

6%

65% 29%

Contribution Revenue Special

Events

Other

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