…and everything you see will be given away to anyone and everyone who chances upon Book Bike this summer. Here’s the breakdown on the $700 that was raised in individual donations for this season: $343.81 spent on books from Women & Children First +$323.61 spent on books from 57th Street Books +$ 30.00 in shares in [...]
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As promised, one lucky donor for the Book Bike 2011 season would be randomly selected to receive a $100 gift certificate to their favorite bookstore: Congratulations to Michael McCune of Chicago!!! Michael chose Myopic Books for his $100 gift certificate. A fine choice, sir. Happy hunting! Countless thanks to our donors for the 2011 season. [...]
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Posted below is a video made by Duran Johnson–a Chicago filmmaker, producer, and good friend–that gives you a solid idea of what Book Bike is all about. Last year (June 19, 2010) he joined me for what I dubbed The Great Book Bike Book-Buy. Here, at long last, is Duran’s great film of this memorable [...]
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Copied below is the press release announcing Bloomington-Normal’s very own Book Bike. If you live in Bloomington-Normal or know someone who does, spread the word! -GL BOOK BIKE COMES TO BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL The West Bloomington Revitalization Project will welcome the Book Bike to the Bloomington-Normal community during the Family Fun Fall Festival at the WestsideCommunity Garden from 2 to 5 p.m., Saturday, [...]
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***The following fundraising effort ended on June 1st, 2011. Thank you for your interest and support! Stay tuned to learn how you can support Book Bike in 2012!*** For the 2011 Book Bike season, the goal is to raise $10,000 by June 1, 2011. This will cover all operating costs for its three-month season, thousands [...]
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With $485 more collected for Book Bike, September 3rd seemed as good a time as any to re-up. As reported last week, the Book Bike donation box was stolen. Before heading south, I visited my friends at the Book Cellar and bought $160 worth of new books to make up for our collective loss. Next [...]
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With $900 in donations for The Book Bike, I visited three independent Chicago bookstores on Saturday, June 19th. My friend Duran came along to document the journey (his video will be posted here in a week or so) and my girlfriend Jamie was with us taking photos (posted above). Thank you to Linda and Kate [...]
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