Girl Scouts in Action: Books for Abby

Girl Power has come to St. Gregory’s Catholic School!

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Girl Scout Troop 2583 has organized a school-wide book drive to help stock the shelves of Abby’s Book Corner-San Antonio!
One of the scouts – Alisa Rodriguez – helped out with our labeling party in late-February and decided she wanted to do more.

So, along with her parents Daniel & Melinda and her sister and brother Leandra and Aaron,

Alisa and her troop got to work.

The result is astounding: every student went home with a flyer in their bookbags, explaining the program.

There are signs all over the school, describing the mission of Abby’s Book Corner.

There are boxes for kids, parents, parishioners and friends to put their donations into –

all of which will be donated March 15th to Methodist Children’s Hospital of South Texas.

The book drive continues through Friday, March 12th – donations can be dropped off at St. Gregory the Great Catholic School,

located at 700 Dewhurst.

I am so grateful for friends like The Rodriguez Family –

who have embraced our family and supported our efforts every step of the way.

And, I am thrilled to have Girl Scout Girl Power working so hard to make

Abby’s Book Corner-San Antonio a success!

Thanks, ladies!

The Adventure (Club) Continues

Looking for something to do on Thursday night?

How about checking out Adventure Club of San Antonio ???
They’re hosting a Meet & Greet at Mamacita’s Restaurant & Cantina on I-10 between Medical & Callaghan.

The event runs Thursday, February 18th from 6:30pm – 8:30pm.

The event is open to the public, and is a chance for people who may be interested in finding out what Adventure Club is all about. Members will be there – the monthly meet & greet is their most widely-attended event – so you can ask all the questions you like to find out if it’s something you might be interested in joining.

I’m also delighted that they’ll be taking book donations for Abby’s Book Corner-San Antonio – and have asked me to say a few words about the project.

* A special thank-you to friends Dirk Davidek and his lovely bride Beverly

for giving me a chance to keep spreading the love about this cause *

Here’s more on the event – hope to see you there!

~ Bernice

BMPR and Books: Abby in Action!

Talk about a banner way to kick off

Abby’s Book Corner – San Antonio!

Thanks to The BMPR Social Media Community, books were piling up at

the Holiday Inn Airport Tuesday…

(a special thank-you to Donna Tuttle, who had the idea to ask BMPR attendees to bring books for the kickoff,

and to Davis Staedtle who upp’d the ante with his iPhone/iTouch/iAwesomeness)

Abby’s Book Corner-San Antonio is off to a great start!

** Note: Abby’s Book Corner – San Antonio now has its own Amazon Wish List!

Boxes of Books for Abby's Book Corner - San Antonio

Abby’s Book Corner: San Antonio Style

Abby’s Book Corner: San Antonio Style – It’s a Happenin’ Thing!

While the 2nd Annual Book Drive is underway in Dallas, we’re making plans for Abby’s Book Corner to expand into South Texas!

And – here’s the really awesome part – the books donated in South Texas will stay in South Texas,

benefiting Methodist Children’s Hospital of South Texas!!

It’s what my sister-in-law calls “Abby in Action.”

Abby’s Book Corner: November 2009 Book Drive Update

Hers is a story that has touched hundreds of people.

She's got the giggles...

Our Darling Abby – the firstborn daughter of my brother Will & sister-in-law Mary – died in May of last year after a brief, torturous bout with a non-vaccine strain of bacterial meningitis.

Although she only spent 13 months on this Earth, her presence is felt every day. Not just in the hearts of the family who miss her so much, but in the spirit of strangers soothed by the work done in her memory.

Books. Games. Activities. Movies.

All that and more, part of the enduring promise by Will & Mary – and our extended family – to bring Abby’s Book Corner to life for hospitalized children and their families.

Mary calls it “Abby in Action.”

And now, Abby’s Book Corner is growing exponentially!