http://rifblog.org/2014/10/07/in-memory/ Where Book People Unite around reading, books and kids Tue, 12 May 2015 13:57:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.3 http://rifblog.org/2014/10/07/in-memory/#comment-14520 Sun, 12 Oct 2014 15:27:15 +0000 http://rifblog.org/?p=2597#comment-14520 What an honor to Loretta that you will mention this wonderful lady to the RIF program there. Thank you!

]]> http://rifblog.org/2014/10/07/in-memory/#comment-14507 Thu, 09 Oct 2014 19:08:22 +0000 http://rifblog.org/?p=2597#comment-14507 I work for a school called KCAA (Kunsmiller Creative Arts Academy), in Denver Colorado. I have been the RIF cordinator for the past 4 years. I will do my best to mention her name to the staff/children of KCAA that receive RIF books for k-5th grades on Nov.20th -21st. I am so very thankful for the RIF program for this 92 % low income school. Reading a real book will never replace an ipad to me but I understand that book reading in the future will need to go more electronic to help save trees!

]]> http://rifblog.org/2014/10/07/in-memory/#comment-14506 Thu, 09 Oct 2014 18:37:11 +0000 http://rifblog.org/?p=2597#comment-14506 Loretta Barrett was a great friend to me personally. She was a Board member who was always willing to do “whatever it took.” I remember the last time before she became ill when I called her to help by attending a meeting with me in New York City; she said she would be there before the 10 AM start time. When she walked in with her suitcase, I asked where she was headed after the meeting…she replied she had just returned from the west coast on the red eye…what dedication! We all used to marvel at all Loretta was doing, still skiing strong in Europe in the last three years…and oh, how she was always pushing for better books for children. Children in America who will never know the name Loretta Barrett reaped benefits from her, we shall miss her.

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