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By Denise Gary The Kids Need to Read 2013 wall calendar is presented by Life Alert Emergency Response, Inc. As we get ready to introduce the Kids Need to Read 2013 wall calendar at Phoenix Comicon, we proudly present the cover art for all to enjoy. Every piece of art we received from each of [...]

By Denise Gary Photographs © Robert Gary and Denise Gary Let me be frank, we truly love our new office building – a 1940’s abode converted into a comfy headquarters where charitable deeds are envisioned, planned, and put into action. However, the dreary gravel beds at the front entrance were not engendering the slightest bit [...]

By Rachael Berkey It has been popping up everywhere around the internet. Well-known authors are tweeting about it. Publishing executives are blogging about it. And everyone in between has been retweeting, commenting on blogs and sharing posts across social media because the idea is actually that cool. The event I am talking about is World [...]

Friday, April 27, 2012 Edwin P. Hubble Medal of Initiative Dinner Cherry Blossom Festival Marshfield, Missouri The Edwin P. Hubble Medal of Initiative will be presented to PJ Haarsma, Denise Gary, and Nathan Fillion for their work in founding Kids Need to Read to provide literacy resources to disadvantaged children and adolescents throughout the United [...]

By Denise Gary Kids Need to Read has several exciting happenings going on this week! This Friday, several of us will be hosting a presentation at the Texas Library Association 2012 Conference in Houston, Texas. During our panel, we will be premiering a new video created by Nathan Fillion and PJ Haarsma in support of [...]

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