Fair for the Future

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DISD vs Surrounding ISDs

Surrounding Districts include the

following ISDs: Allen, Arlington,
Birdsville, Carrollton-Farmers Branch,
Coppell, Denton, Forney, Fort Worth,
Grand Prairie, Frisco, Garland,
Grapevine-Colleyville, Highland Park,
Irving, Lake Worth, Lewisville,
McKinney, Mesquite, Plano,
Richardson, and Rockwall

DISD College
Readiness
Dallas ISD has 85% of its
students coming from low
income families

Transitioning from high

school to college
More students are
graduating high school but
are not prepared for college

Half Price Books

Largest family-owned chain bookstore company in the

US
126 bookstores all over the US
44 located in Texas
20 in the DFW metroplex

Committed to the community

Provide people with the tools and skills to become readers
1,653,077 books donated in 2014
Believe reading is for all ages

Book Buddies
What is Book Buddies?
A personal tutor for
1st/2nd/3rd grade students to
help comprehension and
vocabulary

Children not reading well by 3rdgrade are 4 times less likely to

graduate from high school on time
Book Buddies needs help with:
Literacy Tutor Guides
Student Tutoring Journals

Our Mission
Our mission is to assist Book
Buddies with their improvements
in the Dallas Independent School
District by providing them with
$125,000 and 15,000 book
donations needed to continue
educating all DISD elementary
students for success.

Dallas Regional Chamber of Commerce

We will lead the Dallas region to become the most economically
prosperous region.

To drive improvement in public education

Increase high school graduation rate
Prepare students to be College and Career Ready

Drive strong workforce

Increase advanced degrees among residents

Fair for the Future

First Annual Fair for the
Future
Promoting literacy necessity
for the youth
Hosted by Half Priced Books

All proceeds go to Book

Buddies of DISD

Book Drive
Bounce Houses
Obstacle
Courses
Face Painting
Balloon Animals
Dunk Tanks
Bingo
Bean Bag Toss
Music
Cakewalk
Popcorn
Hot Dogs
Cotton Candy

Location
William Blair Jr. Park
3000 Rochester St, Dallas, TX 75215
983 Acres

When:
Saturday, April 23rd

10am-5pm

Advertising
Through DISD
75,000 fliers for elementary
students
Newsletter ad for middle schools
and high schools

Daily Morning Announcements

Schools Websites

To the Public
20,000 bookmarks distributed
Posters in window display
Radio Ad through KERA stationKXT 91.7

The Workforce
Volunteers
High School Outreach
Athletic Programs
National Honor Society
Book Clubs
College Outreach

Athletic Programs
Service Organizations
Liberal Arts Majors/Organizations

Chamber of Commerce
10 Volunteers to participate
DISD/Book Buddies members

The Workforce
Work Stations:

TOTAL: 250 Volunteers

Supervise Stations/Activities

3 Shifts

Event Guides

Each shift 4 hours

Setup/Closing committee
Parking Attendants
Serve Food

Budget Breakdown
Advertising

$10,545.50

Activities

$8,762.50

Necessities

$3,700

Speciality People

$6,750

Facility

$8,000

Miscellaneous

$4,838

Drinks

$6,250

Food

$12,190

Total: $61,036

Revenue from Donations

Admission for Adults

$5

6000

$30,000

Admission of Kids (0-11)

$3

9000

$27,000

Ticket Purchasing for

Attractions

$.25

510,000

$128,750

Donation Total:
Expenses Total:
Chamber Donation 25% of Costs:

$185,750
($61,036)
$15,259
$139,973

Who Benefits from Fair for the Future?

DISD/Book Buddies: the program that directly benefits the
children of DISD in the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade.
All proceeds and book donations go towards Book Buddies
Estimate of 15,000 books to be donated
Awareness for the program

Half-Price Books:
Increase customer awareness
Builds on existing book driver charity

Dallas Regional Commerce:


Thank you for your time.

Questions?