NIRMV Kids List Celebrates Fifth Anniversary

Happy Anniversary to NIRMV Recommended Reading List Kids Edition! We deemed five years as a cause for celebration.Big thanks to Chair for List and Celebration Allean H. House. Kudos to list founders Shirley Berry and Darlene House.  Salute to sustaining supporters especially NIRMV Literacy Chair Erica Dean. Instead of eating cake, the NIRMV team delivered 21 books to kids throughout the country. The 2020 Recommended Reading List Kids Edition is posted at nirmvkids.org. Read On!

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Join in the Celebration for NIRMM 2020

It is almost November! NIRMV is so excited because that is the time set aside for National Inspirational Role Models Month (NIRMM), our annual signature.celebration month. This year, we decided to focus on sports with the 2020 theme "Gaining Inspiration from Sports and the Spirit of Champions." Appropriately, our 2020 Historic Role Model is Olympic Champion Jesse Owens. Learn more about him and other sports pioneers plus their legacies. Get enlightened about sports topics and trivia. Engage in fun activities. Shop for official celebration items. You can do all of this by visiting www.nirmm.wordpress.com. In addition, your kids can also have age-appropriate sports experiences or participate in contests at www.nirmvkids.org. As our ongoing NIRMM theme states, Celebrate Who Inspires You. What a great cause for celebration!

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Stepping Out With Rhosebuds at Literacy Month Event

NIRMV enjoyed hosting a March 7, 2020 literacy/reading month event for Rhosebuds of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. - Rho Sigma Chapter at the Detroit Public Library Main Branch. The event featured interactive experiences. They included return of The Classic Book Experience with The Little Red Hen featuring originator NIRMV Literacy Chair Erica Dean. NIRMV Awards/Recogniton Chair and Literacy Team Member Shirley Berry facilitated Coloring Insights. A tour of library areas designed for children and teens was another highlight. The Rhosebuds are proof that our future is in good hands. NIRMV looks forward to partnering with their advisory team to help them continue blossoming and developing skills and talents.

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NIRMV New Book Club Update

What tied for first and second place in reported activities/experiences related to new NIRMV book club? Attending public events where poetry is featured or adding poetry collections to reading lists. NIRMV Founder/President Darlene House's Ultimate Inspirational Role Model and maternal grandmother, Louisiana Hines, shown at the mike, was a centenarian when she received an award and responded with reciting some requested inspirational poems. Don't forget this is month three for our launch plan. Check flyer for details.

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NIRMV Recommended Reading List Preview Series Launch

Thrilled to launch new series during March Reading Month.

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NIRMV Recommended Reading List Tenth Anniversary Highlights

After a decade of creating and distributing the NIRMV Recommended Reading List, our dedicated team felt there was great cause for celebration. We had a great time throughout 2018 sharing news about our signature literature focus with diverse people from kids to seniors. Children at Metropolitan Detroit Area Boys & Girls Clubs enjoyed participating in NIRMV Adventure Land plus Face of Greatness Coloring Contest linked to kids list books and authors. The climatic event for the list was held at Detroit Public Library Main Library as a complement to a month and half showcase exhibit set up near library's Cass Avenue entrance. Featured authors of list selections were present to share insights and readings plus conduct book signings/giveaways. They included Anne Doyle, Jean Alicia Elster and Gwen Lewis. It was thrilling to hear selections from the Detroit Public Library Choir. Long-time NIRMV Recommended Reading List team member and supporter, educator Erica Dean, received an outstanding leadership award. Another highlight was presentation of award to the NIRMV The Next Chapter Teen Essay Contest Winner. To encourage inspirational reading of books from all genres, NIRMV gave away and donated list books throughout the year. Read on!

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NIRMV Recommended Reading List Nominations Reminder

Don't forget to make your 2018 NIRMV Recommended Reading List nominations by Friday, September 14, 2018. Remember there are both kids and adult list editions. Nominations are welcome for books in any genre with inspirational themes or characters. We appreciate the support of avid readers/book clubs during the list's first decade. We look forward to hearing from you soon. Send nominations to nirmvdetroit@gmail.com.

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NIRMV Book Club Planning Session

NIRMV Book Club Co-founders President Darlene House and Director Nancie Coley enjoyed having a planning discussion during Texas de Brazil dinner. Stay tuned for upcoming events and opportunities for book club members/inspirational readers. Great experiences and venue adventures await you.

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NIRMV Celebrates March Reading Month With Books Donation

In celebration of March Reading Month, NIRMV was happy to donate the titles listed below for Stellar Scholars Reading Room. Stellar Scholars Co Founder Frank Datillo points out possible location for donations.

NIRMV Books Donate to Stellar Scholars
Celebrations of the Heart by Helen Steiner Rice
Flying Home and Other Stories by Ralph Ellison
A Little Yellow Dog: An Easy Rawlins Mystery by Walter Mosley
The Long Fall: The First Leonid McGill Mystery by Walter Mosley
Where Do You Get Your Ideas? A Writer's Guide to Transforming Notions Into Narratives by Fred White

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