Portus and Barnes and Noble Booksellers Join Together to Support Literacy

[Bekki Olivieri]

For five years, HPEF has helped to promote the spread of literacy by
producing magical events for fans and scholars. Now it is your turn to
help share your love of reading and the Harry Potter novels, just by
purchasing your summer reading list at any Barnes & Noble Booksellers
the weekend of June 20-22, 2008.

All purchases, outside of textbooks, gift cards, and B&N membership
cards, will help support future HP Education Fanon events, include
PORTUS in Dallas, LEVEL TWO in San Jose, and INFINITUS at the
Universal Orlando Resort. All you need to do is tell the cashier the
Bookfair number 310268, or provide the voucher
(http://www.portus2008.org/bookfair_voucher.pdf) upon checkout.
Whether you purchase a mocha and a scone in the Cafe or your third
copy of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, a portion of the
proceeds will go to help support future HPEF events.

You can also help support the Dallas area charity, LIFT (Literacy
Instruction for Texas) by purchasing an item off the LIFT Wish List.
Any books purchased for LIFT will be used in providing literacy
classes to adults surrounding the Dallas area. LIFT was created to
address the critical adult literacy issues in Dallas through programs
which are accessible to adults at the lowest levels of literacy. With
specialized ESL and Family Literacy programs, LIFT focuses on those
who would normally be overlooked or ignored in standard educational
initiatives. A child's educational success is greatly increased by a
parent who reads and reads with the child. We all know the joy reading
Harry Potter has brought to us. Let's pass that joy on by making a
donation of a book to LIFT.

If you have a meet up group, and would like to host a meet up at a
Barnes & Noble the weekend of June 20-22, please send us an email to
pr at ....

Please pass along this along to your friends, family, and fellow Harry
Potter fans. Anyone can help by purchasing during the Bookfair. This
is an event they won't want to miss!

Magically yours,
Bekki Olivieri
Minister of Magic, Portus 2008