Bark 'n Ball Annual Benefit! 🐶🎉

📅 Date: May 16, 2024

🕒 Time: 6:30p-9p

📍 Location: Salvage One

Get ready for a night filled with furry friends, fabulous fun, and heartfelt moments, all supporting SitStayRead's mission to foster literacy and confidence in young readers. This year's Bark 'n Ball promises to be bigger and better than ever, with enchanting entertainment, delicious bites, and the company of fellow animal lovers who share a passion for our cause.

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Sponsorship opportunities: development@SitStayRead.org

Current SitStayRead volunteer book buddies and dog team humans are invited for our inaugural Book Swap at our gorgeous renovated offices. Connect with staff and each other, and meet our new Interim Executive Director, Deirdre Harrison, and our new Community Liaison, Brianna McLean, over a light buffet lunch.

Spring clean your home library and take home some new treasurers.

Are you excited? We are!!!

Please RSVP to Volunteer Program Manager, Lexsi Hernández by April 12. volunteer@SitStayRead.org

Bark N Ball 2023 is coming!

Join us for a one-of-a-kind evening of food, fun, and of course, pups! We’ll host over 200 dog and book lovers passionate about children’s literacy.

Both human and fur guests will buzz between game stations, enjoy delicious food, creative cocktails, and an exclusive doggy buffet for our special four-legged guests.

Looking for a fun Saturday activity? Look no further!

Blind Date with a Book is an exciting pop-up fundraiser where all proceeds support bringing dogs, books, and confidence to young readers in Chicago.

Here’s how it works:

1. Come visit our friends at Pilot Project

2. SitStayRead collects books from amazing local books stores

3. We wrap up the book to hide its identity and create a “dating profile” for each book 

4. Folks then pursue the profiles and pick a date (aka book) 

5. Back at home, grab a blanket, your favorite beverage, and get ready for your date!

See you there!

P.S. Can’t make it? Don’t worry, we’ll have numerous pop-ups throughout Chicago from February - April. Check out our calendar for more details.