Books: We now have a new tote bag board-book,
Pat-a-Cake, and two titles for each birthday year. Year 1: Goodnight
Moon & Goodnight Gorilla / Year 2: The Jacket I Wear in the Snow
& If You Give a Mouse a Cookie / Year 3: One Gray Mouse &
Hiding / Year 4: It Begins with an A & The Mitten. Titles may
change with availability from Scholastic Canada Ltd. & Kids Can
Press.
General News, Views and Upcoming Events
One Step Closer to Our Book Stork !! Funding
proposals have been submitted for a soft-toy version of our book stork
“mascot” to help us raise awareness of our program and provide
a cohesive symbol for all sites.  The
proposals requested funding to design, manufacture and distribute 50
book storks so that each Chapter has one of its own. The second step
in the project will be to have a competition for children up to 4 years
old, to name our book stork! It’s been
great to have enthusiastic feedback from Chapters around the province
looking forward to involving families in naming the Book Stork.
Database Update: There are more than 3,500
entries in the registration database so far. Thank you for taking the
time to fill out the forms or providing as much information as you can.
A gentle nudge to those who are not yet convinced it is worth your time
and effort … the results will be better with your data included.
Warm welcomes to:
Jinny Nicolle (Bonne Bay), Jacqueline
Payne (Long Range), Trudy Barry (Tri-
Town and Area), Candy Holloway (Vista FRC-Catalina),
Juanita Dunne (Virginia Park CC), Nicole
Clancey (HBC-Brighter Futures, St. John’s), Jackie
Penney (Vista FRC-Bonavista), Marjorie Flowers
(LIHCHopedale), Rhonda McDonald (Hope LCBelleoram).
Congratulations to our two newest Chapters in Centreville with Veronica
Rogers (Intertown Public Library) and Bonnie Cameron in Natuashish (Brighter
Futures).
Welcome to Judy Oram, the new volunteer coordinator for the Humber
Literacy Council Chapter.
Great to hear from Hope Colbourne (Northern Peninsula FRCs), Martha
MacDonald (Goose Bay), Rhonda Thomas (Kilbride-Ferryland FRCC), and
Marilyn Rumbolt (Battle Harbour).
May means road-trips — Tina will be on the road visiting with Chapters
and delivery sites during May. First stop will be Gander: May 4th to
7th , Central, Eastern and Avalon regions: May 17th to 21st ; Northern
Peninsula: May 26th to 28th.
Let me know if you want materials
personally delivered to you!
Chapters in Stephenville, Burgeo, Ramea, Port aux Basques, and the
Pasadena-Deer Lake region - if you’d like Tina to meet with your
group in early May or early June, please let her know. Trips to Labrador,
and the Connaigre and Burin Peninsulas will be scheduled for the Fall
(pending funding).
Plans for our annual teleconference in June,
2004, will be finalized during May. If you
have a preference for day of the week/time
of the day, please contact Tina at the provincial
office (709) 634-4888.
 Volunteer
Appreciation Week April 18 to 24
To All Books for Babies® Volunteers,
You are Greatly Appreciated!
Editor/Provincial Coordinator: Tina Stewart
Editorial/Advisory Committee: Wynanne Downer, Diane Crocker, Donna Pauls,
Linda Stonehouse, Marina Brown, Nancy Luscombe
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