The Bookworm gives back

Every year, The Bookworm donates goods and services to silent auctions across the Vail Valley. In fact, we've made it our policy NEVER to say no! So if books can help your organization raise funds in 2012, please ask.

In 2011, The Bookworm donated $4,139 in proceeds generated from book sales at fundraisers for the following organizations:

• Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival
• Brush Creek Elementary
• Eagle County Charter Academy
• Habitat for Humanity of Eagle and Lake Counties
• June Creek Elementary
• The Literacy Project
• Red Canyon High School
• Stone Creek Charter School
• Students Shoulder to Shoulder
• Town of Vail Public Library
• The Vail Breast Cancer Awareness Group
• Vail Ski & Snowboard Academy
• Walking Mountains Science Center
• Women’s Foundation of Colorado
• The Youth Foundation

In 2011, The Bookworm donated $4,873 in books to silent auctions for the following organizations:

• Beaver Creek Snowshoe Series
• St. Clare of Assisi
• Vail Christian High School
• Berry Creek Middle School
• Habitat for Humanity
• St. Mary's Church
• Battle Mountain High School
• Roundup River Ranch
• Project Graduation
• Vail Valley Charitable Fund
• Eagle Valley Lion's Club
• The Women's History Project
• The Red Ribbon Project
• Casa of the Continental Divide
• Minturn Middle School
• Stone Creek Charter Academy
• Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival
• Small Champions
• Eagle Valley Alliance for Sustainability
• Pet Partners
• Swift Eagle Foundation
• Club Cordillera
• The Vail Church
• Eagle County School District
• Courageride
• American Cancer Society
• Vail Breast Cancer Awareness Group
• Vail Valley Hospital
• Vail Jazz Foundation
• Eagle Valley Land Trust
• Second Chance
• Marilyn Klein Memoiral Breast Cancer Support Fund
• Eagle River Youth Coalition
• Eagle Valley Rotary Club
• Bright Future Foundation
• Radio Free Minturn
• Eagle Valley Child Care
• The Youth Foundation
• Colorado Ski and Snowboard Museum
• The Literacy Project
• Friends of the Dance
• Chip in for Children
• Artists for Hunger
• Eagle County Charter Academy

Thousands of books have been donated this year to improve the lives of Eagle County residents through the organizations from which they receive assistance. This year, the recipients of bulk organizational donations were: 

• The Golden Eagle Senior Center
• Book Buddy program of The Youth Foundation 
• Red Sandstone Elementary School
• Eagle County Jail

The Bookworm is proud to remit sales tax to Eagle County and the State of Colorado to help support our public schools, roads, services and amenities.