Barnes and Noble Kicks Off Book Drive Supporting Children's Hospital's "Literally Healing Program"

The Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Literally Healing Program provides books to help hospitalized children productively deal with the many issues they face. This year’s community volunteer Book Drive

Kick-Off Event will take place on Wednesday, November 19th 2014 from 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Barnes & Nobles, 4735 Commons Way in the Calabasas Commons. Attendees will be able to select books placed on the Literally Healing Program “Wish List” by young patients and donate them onsite.

The program benefits children like Joshua Solis, a student at Calabasas Creekside Klubhouse, who has a benign hereditary bone condition and has recently undergone surgery at the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. The Solis family decided to organize this Book Fair in hopes of helping all the patients and their families at the hospital and to bring awareness to the Literally Healing Program.

Highlights of the event include:

• Welcome at 1PM with readings by local firefighters and Calabasas Mayor David J. Shapiro and “Dancing with the Stars” host Tom Bergeron
• Special guest reader Mayor Pro Tem Lucy Martin, other Calabasas City Council members, local teachers, Brownie Troop 1106 and celebrity personalities.
• Live music with the talented Nadira Kimberly
• Face Painting by Parties by Stacey, and arts & crafts
• Yoga for Youngsters and Cory Berens lead “Pizza and PJ” story times and cozy tales and cocoa to end the day’s festivities, beginning at 5:30.

Fresh Brothers at the Commons is the official food sponsor, donating 20% of all dine-in, carry out or delivery orders mentioning the book drive or Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. Fresh Brothers will also offer a special lunchtime delivery service and walk orders to Barnes and Noble.

The Literally Healing Program will run through November 26, 2014 and is an excellent opportunity for area families to share the Thanksgiving spirit by giving a new book to a treasured program that serves hospitalized children. The Calabasas Klubhouse preschool will also be collecting books and working on a special giving tree display.

For more information, please contact Mary Solis at mary_solis01@yahoo.com or by phone at 310-413-1751