Operation StoryBook Kick-Off 2012
Thursday, Sept. 13th & Friday, Sept. 14th
9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
2:30 PM - 5:00 PM
at all Sheltering Arms centers in metro Atlanta

Click the yellow highlighted links before for more information.

August House Decatur Book Festival Coldwell Banker Ferst Foundation for Childhood Literacy Genuine Parts Georgia-Pacific Global Promotions GolinHarris Kroger ProForce SOUL Atlanta Supply Source

Volunteer to Read
Read, share Show and Tell, or tell a story through the arts
and play. Click the link above if you would like to register to read
or download a volunteer job description
for more information.

Invite your friends to read with you!

Sponsor a Child
$36 provides a child with a new book every month of the year

Donate a Book
Purchase a book from our Amazon Wish List and have it shipped
directly to a child at Sheltering Arms

Media Room 
Download news releases and learn more about Sheltering Arms
and Operation StoryBook

Lead a Center Art Project

Help the children at one of our centers create an artistic masterpiece

based on "The Magic Apple." 

What is Operation StoryBook?
Chances are, the values you hold most dear are those you
learned through stories...stories shared by family, stories
heard in worship, stories read in books.  On September 13th

and 14th, share your stories with a child.  Be a VIP Volunteer

for Sheltering Arms' Operation StoryBook.

Operation StoryBook is Sheltering Arms' year-round literacy
initiative that kicks-off with a metro-wide Read-A-Thon at all

16 Sheltering Arms centers on September 13th & 14th. 

Volunteers can sign up for shifts to read to Sheltering Arms

children; present Show and Tell to a Sheltering Arms class

on your hobby, travels, or career; or share your favorite story

through arts, crafts, music, drama, or play.

Through Operation StoryBook, 2,500 children will receive a new
book every month for their home library.  Classroom and

enrichment activities and family literacy events help children

develop the skills and interest to become lifelong readers.

Research shows that nearly two-thirds of low income families have
no books in the home which is one of the strongest predictors of

future reading ability.  Sheltering Arms' Operation StoryBook closes

that gap by getting books in the hands of children during the early

years when 90% of brain development occurs.  Funds raised through

Operation StoryBook provide children with books and the early

education that helps them get ready to read.


For More Information:
Check out the downloads below, or contact Jason by email
or at 404-523-9865.

Operation StoryBook Volunteer Job Description
Sheltering Arms Centers Contact Info & Directions
Suggested Books for Young Children

Check out our Pinterest board with ideas for this year's Operation StoryBook celebration!