January 20, 2006
-- FosteReprints, a decades-long leader in the magazine reprint business
has provided a generous financial gift to support the Kids Magazine Airlift,
a program of the Magazine Publishers Family Literacy Project (MagazineLiteracy.org).
The sponsorship will send yearlong magazine subscriptions from the Children’s
Better Health Institute to schools, and homeless and domestic violence
shelters serving underprivileged children. The grant will airlift magazines
to 800 children, ages 2 - 12, and will include the popular CBHI titles:
Turtle, Humpty Dumpty's, Children's Playmate, Jack and Jill, Child Life,
Children's Digest, and U.S. Kids.
“We are happy to support the industry's outreach to children and
families to share the joy of magazines and the pride that comes from
learning to read. The Kids Magazine Airlift is a great vehicle to accomplish
this task,” said Michelle Wolfe, Vice President Sales and Marketing.
“This most generous gift is a tremendous boost for the Kids Magazine
Airlift, which got off the ground in October 2005 during Children’s
Magazine Month,” said John Mennell, Founding Director of the Magazine
Publishers Family Literacy Project. “The funds will not only enable
the Airlift to put wonderful magazines in the hands of hundreds of children,
but is a great example for others to follow so we can reach even more
kids hungry to read. Few treasures brighten a child's eyes, smile and
intellect like a magazine. Our mission is to connect generous sponsors,
such as FosteReprints with teachers in schools and other community literacy
agents in shelters and other programs that serve children in need, so
they can enjoy magazines while learning to read,” he added.
The Kids Magazine Airlift is a unique national literacy program that
works like a holiday food drive at a grocery store, but feeds kids hungry
to read. Businesses and consumers shopping for gift magazines at web
sites of participating publishers for their own children can also purchase
a gift that will be sent to a school or shelter to help other children.
The Magazine Publishers Family Literacy Project matches the much-needed
gift subscriptions to schools, shelters and other community literacy
programs that serve underprivileged children and families. The Children’s
Better Health Institute is the first publishing partner of the program.
The Airlift will be expanded to include other children’s magazine
publishers in 2006.
About FosteReprints
As the founder and leader in the reprint industry, FosteReprints handles
all the reprint needs of today’s busy publishers. FosteReprints
specializes in assisting publications to generate additional revenue
through reprint program development, reprint sales, marketing and consultation.
FosteReprints operates a fully integrated, state-of-the-art printing
facility. In addition to custom reprints, the company offers ePrints
and a multitude of ancillary products designed to help the publishing
industry grow. For more information, visit FosteReprints on the Web
at www.fostereprints.com, or call (800) 382-0808.
About MagazineLiteracy.org
The Magazine Publishers Family Literacy Project (http://MagazineLiteracy.org/)
helps kids learn to read and build their self-esteem by organizing
collaborative magazine industry, business and community partnerships
that provide much needed magazines to schools, and community literacy
programs. The project strives to unleash the awesome potential of children’s
magazines as a powerful literacy resource for kids and families. MagazineLiteracy.org
manages Children’s Magazine Month each October with the Association
of Educational Publishers (http://edpress.org).
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