{"id":26425,"date":"2018-03-27T11:17:52","date_gmt":"2018-03-27T18:17:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/northstarmoving.com\/blog\/?p=26425"},"modified":"2022-01-18T03:42:50","modified_gmt":"2022-01-18T11:42:50","slug":"people-that-move-us-the-founder-of-milk-bookies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.northstarmoving.com\/blog\/2018\/people-that-move-us-the-founder-of-milk-bookies\/","title":{"rendered":"People Who Move Us: Meredith Alexander – The Founder Of Milk + Bookies"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a world full of selfies, generosity is often hard to find, sometimes even within ourselves. However, what if that beautiful love of giving began in childhood? Could we shape a new generation to be philanthropists? \u00a0This inspiring idea is at the core of<\/span> Milk + Bookies,<\/strong> a 501(c)3 nonprofit founded by<\/span> Meredith Alexander<\/span> with the mission ‘to get kids hooked on the power of giving.’ <\/span><\/p>\n

This unique ‘learning-to-be-of-service’ program promotes children’s literacy. First, kids pick books they love to share and inscribe them with personal messages. They then donate their books to children in low-income areas of their communities. These ‘Book Raisers’ bring the community together over the love of books (probably the love of cookies, too) and produced a result of the love of giving. ‘Read, give, grow’ are the simple steps to making a difference thanks to Milk + Bookies. <\/span><\/p>\n

\"Milk<\/a>A Los Angeles mom, Meredith Alexander, wanted her family to experience more service-type activities. This led her to start Milk + Bookies in 2004. The book raiser events were extremely popular. With the help of her family and friends, consequentially the program gained its 501 (c) 3 non-profit status in 2008.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0The program supports anyone who wants to create a service-learning experience for children and collect books for their community. Eventually, Milk + Bookies expanded its scope and held many larger annual events to support local libraries. Attracting the support of many celebrities, the annual <\/span>\u00a0Milk + Bookies Story Time Celebration<\/span> became one of the most popular. Moving many to read and give over its 14 years, Milk + Bookies donated more than 600,000 books and inspired more than<\/span> 171,942 young philanthropists.<\/span><\/p>\n

All good things come to an end.<\/h2>\n

Sadly,\u00a0Milk\u00a0+ Bookies is closing its doors<\/span> after the 2018 school year comes to an end in June. Therefore, we encourage everyone to help Milk + Bookies get as many books as possible to children in need. And founder Meredith Alexander also inspires us to spread generosity through example. Start your own service-learning program. Perhaps volunteer and\/or donate to your local library. Next time you\u2019re going to move, enjoy the amazing power of giving. Donate unwanted books, clothes, and non-perishable foods to local charities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"MeredithInspired by Milk + Bookies?\u00a0Get involved.<\/h2>\n