[ATTW-L] Bright Lights Book Project AmeriCorps opportunity in Alaska

[Dubinsky, Jim]

Hi Pete,

What a lovely offer; I’ve shared it as widely as I can.

I have a cousin who lives in Eagle River, and they love Alaska. Everyone I’ve met who has lived there has wonderful things to say. Add to the beauty of the state the opportunity to serve and learn and make connections . . . well, I expect you’ll find a few applicants from our community.

Hope you enjoyed the holiday – Thanks for sharing.

Jim
Jim Dubinsky, PhD
Associate Professor
Founding Director, Technical & Scientific Communication Program & VT-ENGAGE
Fellow & Past President, Association for Business Communication
Founding Co-Chair, Veterans in Society Initiative
540-641-2564 / dubinsky at vt.edu<mailto:dubinsky at vt.edu>


From: ATTW-L <attw-l-bounces at attw.org> on behalf of Pete Praetorius <pwpraetorius at alaska.edu>
Date: Thursday, November 28, 2024 at 3:18 PM
To: attw-l at attw.org <attw-l at attw.org>
Cc: Alys Culhane <director at brightlightsbookproject.org>, Emilia Porter <eporter at ruralcap.org>
Subject: [ATTW-L] Bright Lights Book Project AmeriCorps opportunity in Alaska
Hello All:
Please pass this AmeriCorps opportunity to any current or past student you think might be interested. I’m involved with a nonprofit in Palmer, Alaska called the Bright Lights Book Project. What we do is salvage books destined for the landfill or recycling center give them away free to appreciative readers. We currently stock 35 bookcases that are located in area businesses, government buildings, and Palmer and Wasilla schools. Recipients include those of all ages, genders, and reading levels, with a focus on providing books to children and young adults. We also ship books to rural villages located off the road system where access to books can be both limited and expensive. Currently we’re working through a $25K earmark sponsored by Lisa Murkowski’s office to ship books to villages and attend a few book/reading fairs. Over the past couple of years, we gave away 40,000 books each year.

The assigned VISTA member will assist us in building and enhancing program capacity in the following ways: Grant writing, volunteer coordination, outreach and grant management for our Books to Villages Program, computer program set up and training, publicity and social media. Members of the BLBP Board have extensive grant writing and nonprofit experience to ensure personal and professional growth throughout the service year.

Here are links to the job announcement, with a button to apply, as well as a link to the BLBP website:
https://my.americorps.gov/mp/listing/viewListing.do?fromSearch=true&id=123687
www.brightlightsbookproject.org/<http://www.brightlightsbookproject.org/>

Thanks,
Pete

Pete Praetorius, PhD
Professor of Communication
University of Alaska Anchorage | Matanuska-Susitna College
8295 E. College Dr
Palmer, Alaska  99645
pwpraetorius at alaska.edu<mailto:pwpraetorius at alaska.edu>
907-745-9728 office
907-745-4747 home

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