Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Everybody Wins! USA

Everybody Wins! USA is comprised of locally managed Everybody Wins! Affiliates and Power Lunch Partners, each with its own board and staff. From Vermont to Iowa, New York to Los Angeles, our programs are the same everywhere you go.

To see an interactive map of the Everybody Wins! USA network, CLICK HERE.


Thursday, May 12, 2011

Everybody Wins! Iowa Elects New Board Members

We’d like to congratulate our newest members elected to serve on the Board of Directors for Everybody Wins! Iowa. The new board members include: Chris Mason of Norwalk, Kate Winzenburg of Clive, and Dan’O Brien of Des Moines.


The announcement took past this week during the Everybody Wins! Iowa Annual Meeting.  The meeting capped off a year of highlights for Everybody Wins! Iowa including giving away more than 10,000 books and reading mentors donating nearing 10,000 volunteer hours.

Friday, May 6, 2011

Everybody Wins! Iowa Partners with Des Moines Community Playhouse


Everybody Wins! Iowa and the Des Moines Community Playhouse partnered for a joint literacy enrichment project at Capitol View Elementary. 


The primary goal of the project was to provide a personalized, interactive reading experience that made use of both reading aloud and performance to reinforce basic language arts skills.

The volunteers in Everybody Wins! Iowa read the book "The Red Balloon" over a period of 2-3 weeks, asked students thought-provoking questions related to the book, and helped the students visualize the storyline by drawing illustrations in the child's book.  When the book was completed,  volunteers from The Des Moines Community Playhouse came to Capitol View Elementary to perform a radio script based on the story.  The students and volunteers had a great time bringing the story to life.  Oh, and the students got to keep their personally illustrated book!

Sunday, May 1, 2011

Remembering Our Roots


You might find it shocking to discover that nearly five years ago this month Everybody Wins! Iowa was still looking for a place to call home. Not until Westminster Presbyterian Church reopened their doors in spring of 2006, after an extensive building renovation, were we able to establish official headquarters in the community. And ever since Westminster graciously offered Everybody Wins! Iowa office space, we have both witnessed the benefits.  


 “We are very happy to partner with Everybody Wins! Iowa,” says Lynda Albaugh, Westminster’s director of mission and justice ministries. “We support their overall mission, promoting literacy and educational goals of Des Moines area schools.”
Without a doubt, all the progress Everybody Wins! Iowa has made in the Des Moines community could not have been made possible without Westminster. That’s why this month, we would like to acknowledge and humbly thank Westminster Presbyterian Church for all that they have done for the Everybody Wins! Iowa program. By providing us with a stable place to call home, they are also playing a significant role in increasing children’s prospects for success in school and in life.