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Young Book Lovers Compete to be Top Readers in Collier County Schools

Young Book Lovers Compete to be Top Readers in Collier County Schools

Hundreds of young book lovers across Collier County read their way to the top and receive K is for Kids Top Rising Reader Book AwardsRead More…

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Three Lely students tackle opioid addiction to win K is for Kids Young Entrepreneurs Scholarship

Three Lely students tackle opioid addiction to win K is for Kids Young Entrepreneurs Scholarship

Lely High School students Katharine Spina, Crew Dupes and Guilline “Kiki” Andre were named K is for Kids Young Entrepreneurs of 2018. Read More…

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Four Teams Advance in K is for Kids Young Entrepreneur Scholarship Competition

Four Teams Advance in K is for Kids Young Entrepreneur Scholarship Competition

Four teams of students will be competing in K is for Kids’ 5th Annual Young Entrepreneur Scholarship Competition, or YES Comp. Mayor Bill Barnett will serve as one of the judges.Read More…

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Holiday Book Awards Fuel Students’ Passion for Reading over Winter Break

Holiday Book Awards Fuel Students’ Passion for Reading over Winter Break

Young students across Collier County were surprised recently when they were summoned to their school library just before their winter break.Read More…

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Teens, Adults Team up to Share the Wealth of Reading This Holiday Season

Teens, Adults Team up to Share the Wealth of Reading This Holiday Season

In honor of its 10th anniversary of providing books to children in need, K is for Kids is doing what it does best – collecting donated books to distribute to children this holiday season.Read More…

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Student Leaders Help Kick-off 10th Annual Barnes & Noble Holiday Book Drive Benefiting K is for Kids

Student Leaders Help Kick-off 10th Annual Barnes & Noble Holiday Book Drive Benefiting K is for Kids

Student leaders across Collier County and from FGCU are helping Barnes & Noble kick-off its 10th Annual Holiday Book Drive benefiting K is for Kids.Read More…

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K is for Kids Celebrates 10th Birthday with Holiday Book Drive

K is for Kids Celebrates 10th Birthday with Holiday Book Drive

K is for Kids Foundation celebrates its 10th birthday building readers and leaders on Nov. 27th!Read More…

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BCSN Wins K is for Kids’ 4th Annual YES Comp!

BCSN Wins K is for Kids’ 4th Annual YES Comp!

Noah Mulholland and Vishvak Venkatesan, both juniors at Barron Collier High School, won first place at the 4th Annual Young Entrepreneur Scholarship Competition 2017.Read More…

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4th Annual K is for Kids Young Entrepreneur Scholarship Competition will be held May 6th

4th Annual K is for Kids Young Entrepreneur Scholarship Competition will be held May 6th

High school juniors and seniors have just two days left to submit their business plans to enter the 4th Annual YES Comp.  The deadline to enter is midnight, Sat. April 29th.Read More…

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Students Release Favorite Photographs from the Teen Fashion Show 2017

Students Release Favorite Photographs from the Teen Fashion Show 2017

K is for Kids’ Teen Fashion Show is months in the making as its young organizers oversee a team of students to plan all aspects of the show, including photography, Read More…

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