Carole’s Comments (group member since Oct 19, 2016)

Carole’s comments from the Navigating Indieworld Discussing All Things Indie group.

Congrats!!!

Congrats Dale!!

Hi guys!
I wanted to share a letter I got from my friend Gary.:

Hello Carole,

I am blessed to say that thanks to generous authors and publishers, Kids Need to Read has been able to donate over 3000 books thru 13 Grow Your Library events in 8 states over the last 3 years. That said, there are still many communities that need our help. For 2018, my wife, Tina, and I are preparing to deliver book grants to six US libraries in communities with over 70% poverty. This year we will be traveling to New Mexico, Arizona, Mississippi and Alabama. With your help, each carefully selected library will receive a Grow Your Library grant of up to 300 new books. We will be holding the 14th GYL event March 22nd in Anthony, NM. A community close to the Mexican border with a 100% poverty level. Their 300 books are pictured along with Tina and I.



My request is again simple. Would you donate six sets of books? Or even six books? An assortment of titles? Whatever you feel you can contribute to the Grow Your Library program would be appreciated. Please send your donation to the attention of GYL - Gary, at the address below. Some authors send donations directly from Amazon in order to save shipping costs.

Here is an excerpt from a March 15, 2016 letter sent to KNTR by City Librarian Vikki Cervantes of Porterville, CA:
Dear Gary and Tina Mlodzik, On behalf of the Porterville City Library we cannot thank you and the Kids Need to Read “Grow Your Library” project for choosing our community library as your first stop of 2016! We are beyond blessed by your organization’s generosity and commitment to sharing the love of reading with our children. We truly appreciate your time and your team’s dedication in assisting with the selection and shipping of print materials. However, I must say that it was truly delightful to meet both of you in person and see your passion shine for public libraries as an institution and the support we provide to our community through early literacy programs.

My sincere hope is that you support the Grow Your Library team in making a difference in the lives of kids. Donate books, give KNTR a shout out on your social media or even send me a note, text or a call to say: “Hey, well done!!” I can’t begin to express how meaningful those kind words of enthusiastic support encourage us in this endeavor.

Here is the link for donation and more info:
http://www.kidsneedtoread.org/

Gratefully yours,
Gary

Congrats Dale!!

Great news, Alex!1

She's a good kid. lol

Brit is working on it now, Erica.

Talena wrote: "Just catching up on things here after a very busy week or so. Dale and Carole, I hope you are both hanging in there, and your spouses even more so. I pray recovery continues and you can find joy in..."

Hi Talena, Just catching up on my reading and I just read your whole post. Sincerest sympathies on your loss. I am so sorry.

Amy load a sample chapter of one of your books. You know track is MY favorite character. Rl is featuring samples of books. Guys. You can all do that. Rl will feature at least one a month!!!

shared!!

Thanks, everyone!! You too, Dale.

We are in a holding pattern- I want him moved to a university hopsital- the doctors want him in rehab. I'm eating a can a spinach and rolling up my sleeves.

Hi Dale- You can download it under submissions- but if you are haing trouble email it to me and I'll send it along.

Glad to hear that, Dale!!!

Hugs back!!

Clapped Alex. I would have been a deer caught in the headlights

here's mine.

https://medium.com/@caroleproman/a-na...

It needs to be about being an author. We are accepting excepts of books.

I enjoyed her- she gave a really efficient tutorial.

Great!!!

Barbara wrote: "Pretty scary!"

Just updated it- she's an illustrator and gave sound advice.