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News January 18, 2006

Patricia Rust Patricia Rust at a reading event.
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  • Juke Joint Festival & Planter's Celebration, Clarksdale, Mississippi, featuring Patricia Rust's "King of Skittledeedoo. April 16, 2005. Follow the link to the festival's website: jukejointfestival.com/.
    Kids can exhibit their stories and drawings. Please send them in to Patricia@powerforkids.com

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  • Our foundation is a proud sponsor of an orphanage fund raiser this coming November 20th, 2004 at the Rivera Country Club for the Vista Del Mar Orphanage in Los Angeles. It promises to be fun for all the children, a Royal Readers reading celebration, and for those audience in attendance who will have a hand in giving these children the best holiday celebration ever.

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  • Patricia's new book has arrived: Chopped Liver for the Family Spirit - Inspiring stories from successful authors. With stories contributed by nearly 50 authors, this book contains stories of everyday heroes who embrace challenges, the "chopped liver" life dishes out, and come out winners. No decade has escaped the inhumanity of depression and war, complete with flag-draped coffins and soup kitchens. These stories reflect courage, hope, and humor in the face of all we experience... [Learn more about the book - Online order]

  • The Writers Guild Foundation: For elementary schools - reading of the King of Skittledeedoo (new link)

  • Patricia Rust: A Tribute to Jules Engel (new link)

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  • A new poem provided by Bridgette Kluger, age 8, was posted

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  • New piece of kid's art: Jeremy's drawing is available

  • March 15 2004: Patricia will visit Jefferson Elementary in Redondo Beach, California as part of their school district-wide literacy celebration.

  • The King of Skittledeedoo: Book Review by Bob Strock

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  • Patricia Rust's new book has arrived: Chopped Liver for the American Spirit. Inspiring stories from successful authors. "This book is a dazzling collection of stories of everlasting interest - heartwarming, humorous, nostalgic, and inspirational, with unpredictable twists and surprises." [Learn more about the book - Online order]

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  • Read Patricias Rust's new short stories:
    Sometimes Grandma Goofs
  • I Want That
  • One More Sleep

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  • READ California, an outgrowth of the Governor's Office of the Secretary for Education's three-year public education to encourage recreational reading has included The King of Skittledeedoo on its list of recommended books for beginning readers. To find more recommendations for young children, or for yourself, visit their what to read book list

  • April and May Newsletters are ready for you!

  • New short story: The Snow Cycle

  • Read Patricias Rust's new short story ""Pen Pals"

  • Patricia Rust will be appearing at the International Family Film Festival on Saturday, April 26.

  • Visit our new Kid's contributions page: Poems, texts etc.

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  • Profiles and Interviews: As a member of the Producers Guild of America, Patricia Rust has been privileged to interview or profile several important producers.

  • December 29 2002: New short story "Snowboarding or No-boarding!"

  • Dear Royal Readers,

    Happy Holidays from Power for Kids, Inc. and The King of Skittledeedoo. For those of you who requested our holiday newsletter and have not yet received it, please reply to this e-mail with your mailing address and we will get one out to you.

    We are delighted to share our news of working with the Writers Guild Foundation after a successful project with the Screen Actors Guild Foundation. We are also shooting the pilot for our reading-based television show at KITV in Hawaii. On our website we have posted the following:



    Meanwhile, we wish you a cool Yule and every happiness in the new year. Our next Los Angeles Times story will appear December 29th on the Kids Page in the Comics section and is called: "Snowboard or No Board"

    Remember, it is our mission to foster a love of reading in every child. Reading reigns -- just ask all the royal readers we helped this past year. And please keep up you incredible support. We need to reach these children before they are too grown. Reading is power and it is our intent to give every child a copy of The King of Skittledeedoo. Our school programs are so successful that we need to make videos in order to accommodate requests! Each $25 you contribute helps one child with a book and literacy kit that includes reading activities and a velvet pouch containing letters and words.

    We have worked tirelessly and without salary for three years now and know we are making a difference. It feels so good to help. Please help us by exercising your fingers by writing a tax-deductible check to: Power for Kids, 12021 Wilshire Blvd. #924, Los Angeles, CA, 90025. We are the only literacy organization that combines a children's picture book with a school program. What we do works! Remember, no child should be thrown away. We need to raise literate children as we are going to turn our world over to them soon enough.

    Warmly,

    Patricia Rust Founder and Executive Director Power for Kids, Inc. and our dear literacy icon: The King of Skittledeeedoo

  • December 4 2002: West Hollywood Elementary School, on behalf of The Writers Guild of America Foundation, Patricia will read and interact with children to show them the power of words.

  • Try our new puzzle

  • Read Patricias Rust's new short story "A Slimy Master Monster"

  • December 3 2002: Speaking to the "Women of Los Angeles" at their holiday luncheon. Exact place and time to follow.

  • November 20 2002: we will be at the Brentwood Country Mart from 5-7 p.m. in Brentwood, California as part of a new store opening for "Shop" and holiday party for The King of Skittledeedoo! Patricia will be signing with foundation volunteers.

  • November 2 2002: Patricia reads and signs at Hickam Air Force Base in Honolulu, Hawaii and introduces the First Lady of Kingly Crafts, Teresa Howard, who will be helping apply royal reading knowledge to crafts!

  • October 27 2002 at the James West Center at UCLA: 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Power for Kids, Inc. will be at UCLA for Alumni Reunion Party all day with readings and learning activities for children. Patricia will be reading with foundation volunteers.

  • October 24 2002: we will be at Passport for Reading at Taft High School from 6 p.m. on. That's in the San Fernando Valley, California. Patricia will be reading in classrooms with foundation volunteers.

  • September 30 2002:Patricia gives a reading on KITV, ABC's Good Morning Hawaii

  • September 28 2002 at Schofield Army Base, Oahu, Hawaii: 12 a.m. to 2 p.m., Patricia will be reading The King of Skittledeedoo and signing books at the Toyland.

  • Literacy rules, Hawai'i woman tells children. Patricia Rust is a dreamer. Among her dreams: that every child would be able to read, and enjoy doing so. (Honolulu Advertiser, August 16, 2002

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