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Eagles Book Mobile Terms and Conditions

 
Summer Programs

The Eagles Book Mobile is a traveling outreach program that visits schools, recreation centers, libraries, and summer camps to read aloud to children and to give away free new books to children from low-income households, many of whom have never owned their own book. The staff aboard the Eagles Book Mobile consists of the StoryBook Man (a costumed actor who reads to the children), the team leader and the assistant, who serves as the "Eagles Reading Coach." Eagles football players are not scheduled to be aboard the Eagles Book Mobile.

The Eagles Book Mobile program is inviting requests from organizations that serve elementary school aged students from low-income households. It will accommodate as many sites as possible and will be scheduled on a first come, first served basis, keeping geography in mind. Though we travel to many cities, we must cluster the sites on any particular day to minimize the travel time from site to site.

In order to be considered, you must meet the following criteria:
  • At least 80% of the children/students at your site must come from low-income families (as measured by the number of students eligible for free or reduced lunch) ;
  • Your program must be able to host the Eagles Book Mobile during the months of June, July or August between the hours of 9 a.m. and 2 p.m.;
  • The StoryBook Man will read to the children for approximately 25 minutes and new books will be given to each child to take home as their own. The readings do not take place on the actual Eagles Book Mobile. Students will only have access to the vehicle if time permits;
  • Your program must provide between 30 and 80 children between the ages of 5 and 11 years;
  • Adult volunteers must be present to help during the visit (1 adult to every 10 children is required);
  • A safe space is necessary to park the Eagles Book Mobile (The vehicle is a converted mobile home and is 24' long. This is approximately 5 car lengths long.);
  • On-site bathroom facilities must be available to the Eagles Book Mobile staff.

If you have read and understand the above program criteria, and are interested in applying for an Eagles Book Mobile visit, please check the box and click submit. You will then need to fill out the site request form in its entirety.



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