After reading for weeks about government bailouts of big corporations, bonus money to executives of failing concerns and huge amounts of borrowed stimulous money, I now read the proposal to eliminate RIF! How about putting some stimulous money to work putting books in the hands of deserving children?

President Obama Eliminates Funding for Reading Is Fundamental's Book Distribution Program Serving 4.4 Million Children Nationwide

Statement from Carol H. Rasco, president and CEO, of Reading Is Fundamental February 5, 2010

"On February 1, President Obama released his proposed FY2011 budget which eliminates the

Not only is Sarah, one of our Hospital Storytellers, a wonderful asset to our program, but she promotes RIF and Brooklyn Public Library every chance she gets! Sarah recently sent me this story:

"My synagogue friend Layla is four. Her family is what used to be middle class. I spent several months talking to her newly unemployed mom about library services for Layla and her two year old brother Juda

Happy Friday everyone! It might be freezing here in Washington, DC, but the RIF Ambassadors blog has really started to heat up this week! Thank you to Ana Bolden, Maryland RIF Ambassador, for starting a great discussion about RIF book vendors! It was also a busy week on Rasco From RIF…