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First Book is a nonprofit social enterprise founded in 1992 that provides new books and educational resources to children from low-income families. First Book makes new books and other educational resources available for free and at deeply reduced prices - exclusively to educators and community program leaders who serve kids in need, from birth to age 18. To date, First Book has provided more than 125 million new books and resources to kids in need. First Book has created the largest and fast-growing network of educators and program leaders working with kids from low-income families throughout the U.S. and Canada: 160,000 strong with 6,000 joining every month.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= firstbook.org )〕 ==History== 1992: First Book was started by Peter Gold, Elizabeth Arky, and Kyle Zimmer in 1992. At the time, Kyle, then a corporate attorney, was volunteering regularly at a soup kitchen in Washington DC. During this experience, and while traveling the country while representing the Navajo nation, she met educators and community leaders working with kids from low-income families. She discovered nearly all lacked sufficient books and educational resources to ensure kids have the opportunity to read, learn and succeed. Kyle and two friends and colleagues, Liz and Peter, established First Book to provide an ongoing supply of books to those working with children living in poverty. 1995: Kyle Zimmer leaves her job as a corporate lawyer to focus on First Book full time as President and CEO. 1998: First Book establishes the First Book National Book Bank, the first centralized distribution system for large-scale donations of children’s books from publishers to First Book programs. 2008: First Book launches the First Book Marketplace, an online site offering high-quality children's books and educational materials at deeply discounted prices, exclusively to programs registered with First Book. 2009: First Book launches operations in Canada. 2012: First Book distributes its 100 millionth book. 2013: First Book begins to scale globally, establishing the First Book Global Marketplace at the Clinton Global Initiative annual meeting. 2013: First Book launches the Stories for All Project to make more diverse, multicultural books and resources available to the children it serves and the retail market. 2014: First Book’s network grows to over 150,000 educators and program leaders working in the lives of children in need. 2014: We Give Books becomes part of First Book, expanding opportunities to deliver more great children’s books than ever before. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「First Book」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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