Las Vegas, NV-AZ (1888PressRelease)
October 18, 2008 - A book-cleaning event took place at the Palms Casino and Resort on October 6 to benefit under privileged children. Over sixty employees and partners from salesforce.com volunteered their time to help, Spread the Word Nevada, Inc.: Kids to Kids, clean 4,446 gently used books, while attending a conference at the Palms. Salesforce.com employees and partners traveled to Las Vegas from offices located throughout the United States. Kids to Kids, a flagship program of the nonprofit literacy project based in Henderson, relies on the volunteerism and philanthropic work of individuals, organizations, and businesses in order to continue the mission of bringing donated books into the homes of at-risk children in Southern Nevada.
Sean Rosas, Manager of Projects that Impact the Community from the Salesforce.com Foundation, stated, "I am thrilled that over sixty volunteers participated in this great event including five participants from our partner, Informatica." Salesforce.com Foundation, a nonprofit organization, chose Spread the Word Nevada to continue their mission to make an impact on the community, with particular interest in programs that focus on youth development. Salesforce.com Foundation has a 1/1/1 integrated corporate philanthropy Model where 1% of employee time, 1% of the company's equity, and 1% of the company's product are delivered to nonprofits. The company and foundation has offices located throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia. For more information about the 1/1/1 Model, please visit http://www.sharethemodel.org and for information about the Salesforce.com Foundation, please visit http://www.salesforcefoundation.org.
Kids to Kids, a flagship program of Spread the Word Nevada, Inc., a nonprofit, 501(c) (3) corporation, serves at-risk children and helps them create home library collections of books to read and share with family members. While developing a love of reading, these libraries promote future academic achievement and higher self-esteem, which impacts lifelong success. Since 2001, Kids to Kids has distributed more than a million books to over 100,000 children in the Las Vegas Valley and Clark County School District. Please contact (702) 564-7809 or visit http://www.SpreadtheWordNevada.org to learn more about Kids to Kids.
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