The Institute for Positive Living's Open Book Program

 
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Five honored at 2008 Lightbearer Gala
Highlights from our
7th Annual Lightbearer Gala, May 1, 2008
 
Award-Winning Author Jacqueline Woodson Meets with 150 Open Book Students
 

Young Writers Donated Over 200 New Books During Christmas
Gift of Reading Event at Tilden High School

 
Reading Fest & Health Fair 07
Highlights of
Good Food +
Good Reading +
Good Health =

A BetterYou 2007
 
Lightbearer Gala award winners
Lightbearer Gala
May 3, 2007
 
Author Sharon Draper and Open Book participants from Johns School.
Sharon Draper
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Open Book Students Performed Skits Based on How They Got Over during Open Book Author Event

More than 200 African American inner city students, aged 9 - 14, performed skits based on How They Got Over: African Americans and the Call of the Sea authored by Eloise Greenfield and illustrated by Jan Spivey Gilchrist as part of Chicago’s unique Open Book Program Student/Author Event on Saturday, May 17, 2008 at Henderson Elementary School, 5650South Wolcott, in Chicago. In addition, each student received a copy of Dear HIV/AIDS: Youth Speak Out About HIV/AIDS and the Pain it Brings, the newest release in the Institute for Positive Living/Open Book Literary Series.

Other event highlights included a reading by young poet, Lizzie Jefferson from Williams Multiples, of her poem “Positivity?” from Dear HIV/AIDS the introduction of Juhdi Miller from McCorkle School who created the winning design of the Open Book HIV/AIDS Bumper Sticker Contest. Both HIV/AIDS projects were funded by the Illinois Department of Health and State Senator Mattie Hunter.

Another highlight was a group recitation of “Open Book,” a rap poem about the benefits of the Open Book Program, written by Shanika Washington from Beethoven Elementary School. In addition, Open Book participant and Williams Multiplex student Laquisha Jarrett was honored for writing an award-winning essay for the Chicago Public School System’s TEACH Essay Contest. Her assignment was to write about someone who motivated her. She wrote about Ms. Nayram Adadevoh, a teacher at Williams and with the Open Book Program.

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Join Us at the the IPL & Lawless Gardens'
Open House,
July 11, 2008
Front cover of Dear HIV/AIDS

Join the Institute for Positive Living and Lawless Gardens for our Open House, Friday, July 11, 2008, 3 - 6 p.m. at the IPL offices, 3620 S. Rhodes. Meet the young writer's who authored Dear HIV/AIDS: Youth Speak Out About HIV/AIDS and the Pain it Brings. Be with us at 5 p.m. during a balloon launch honoring the memory of those who have passed from HIV/AIDS and the struggle of those who are infected with the disease. This will be an afternoon that combines education, health screenings, and fun.

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Good Food +
Good Reading +
Good Health =

A BetterYou 2008

August 2, 2008


Join us for Good health + Good Reading + Good Food = A Better You


It’s time for the WHOLE family to get healthy in Body, Mind & Spirit at “Good Food  + Good Reading + Good Health = A Better You!” on Saturday, August 2, 2009, 10 am – 2 pm at the Illinois Institute of Technology, The Field North of Crown Hall, 33rd & State St. in Chicago. This year’s it’s easy to get it together with 2 FREE annual events at ONE location: State Senator Mattie Hunter’s 3rd Legislative District Fifth Annual Health & Fitness Fair PLUS the Institute for Positive Living’s Off the Page Reading Festival 2008.

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How They Got Over by Eloise Greenfield and Jan Spivey Gilchrist

How They Got Over
by Eloise Greenfield
Illustrated by
Jan Spivey Gilchrist


Open Book participants are reading How They Got Over, by award-winning children’s book author Eloise Greenfield, illustrated by Jan Spivey Gilchrist. African Americans have been drawn to the sea for hundreds of years. In this collection of biographies, Eloise Greenfield examines how that connection to the sea has influenced generations of African Americans. Jan Spivey Gilchrist's artwork is as evocative as the profiles of the people it illustrates.

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How to Make the League Without Picking Up the Rock by Stephen Bardo

How to Make the League Without Picking Up
The Rock
by Stephen Bardo

Participants in Institute for Positive Living’s Book Club Mentoring Project are reading How to Make the League Without Picking Up the Rock by Stephen Bardo.

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