Ethan & Choco's Book Club

Striving to make access to books and reading a core part of the care that SuperKids receive in the hospital, with the principal premise that literacy support for children fighting cancer and other life-threatening conditions can help promote cognitive development and social connections that are part of thriving through treatment and beyond


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JOIN US for BOOK IT 2019!

ECBC’s 2nd annual charity run and book drive is just around the corner, and we need your support in order to sustain/grow our book and reading programs at CHOC Children’s Hospital!

BOOK IT! Racing for Reading of Hospitalized Kids will be on Sunday, September 8th at Jeffrey Trails Middle School and Jeffrey Open Space Trail! You can help in one or more of these four ways:

  1. Register to run in the 5K, 10K or 1K Fun Run. All runners receive a custom BOOK IT! T-shirt, medal, and electronic timing results. Sign up easily at www.runsignup.com/runreadthrive
  2. Contribute to our online book drive by donating $20 for a new hardcover book for ECBC’s lending library or $100 for a book box for children at CHOC who are newly diagnosed with cancer. Online and onsite book donors will receive a ticket for a free pancake breakfast at the race. Click HERE to donate online.
  3. Be a BOOK IT! Sponsor! We need sponsorships at all levels, including T-Shirt Sponsor, Medal Sponsor, and Title Sponsor. Click HERE to check out the enclosed Sponsor Form for the variety of sponsor levels,; all sponsors will receive name or logo recognition on the BOOK IT! t-shirt. Email Ali@ECbookclub.com for more information.
  4. SHARE this post or the BOOK IT! registration link — www.runsignup.com/runreadthrive. Last year we had almost 500 participants, and we are aiming to double the turnout this year to meet the needs of our growing programs. Please help us expand our community of supporters!

BOOK IT! Is currently our primary means of fundraising and bookraising! We need all the support we can get so that we can continue to help hospitalized kids thrive through treatment with the help of books and reading. THANK YOU! 


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PLEASE JOIN US AT ECBC’s INAUGURAL CHARITY RUN!

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Please join us at ECBC’s inaugural charity run, BOOK IT! Racing for Reading for Hospitalized Kids. The race is at 8am on May 28th (Memorial Day), and all participants will receive a shirt and a finisher medal. Dress up as your favorite book character for the Book Character Costume Contest!

Register at http://www.runsignup.com/runreadthrive and use code READBOOKS for a 10% discount per registration (discount ends 5/15).


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Thank you Principal Sheyka and Arroyo Elementary!

Thank you Principal Sheyka and Arroyo for celebrating Ethan at Friday Flag this morning. It was really special and so appreciated.

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PLEASE help us celebrate Ethan’s end of treatment and efforts to bring a library to CHOC Children’s Hospital by joining us at our first big community fundraiser on the morning of Memorial Day, May 28th. We’re doing a charity run/walk called “BOOK IT: Racing for Reading for Hospitalized Kids”, and there will be medals, tshirts, all-you-can-eat pancakes (with a new book donation), and a book character costume contest. We hope you’ll come out to support books for Orange County’s hospitalized kids! Register at www.runsignup.com/runreadthrive. Use code READBOOKS by April 15th to receive a 15% discount. #ArroyoMustangs #EthanStrong#GoodbyeLeukemia #BOOKit #ECBC #HospitalizedKidsNeedBooksToo#ReadThinkThrive

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