President’s Message December 2021

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​Dear USBBY members,

As you are aware, USBBY is transitioning to a calendar year membership so everyone’s
membership will be from January 1 through December 31. It is now time to renew for 2022. We value your membership during these challenging times, now even more than ever. We look forward to your continued membership in USBBY. Click here to renew.

We are very excited about the IBBY Regional Conference at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, the “Music City.” Vanderbilt requires all attendees to be vaccinated and we will be following all Vanderbilt’s Covid safety protocols. Early bird registration ends December 31 so don’t delay in registering:
https://www.usbby.org/regional-conference.html

As you consider your end-of-year charitable giving, we hope you include a donation to USBBY. A generous anonymous donor will once again match donations up to $1,000 to support USBBY’s Twinning partners.  USBBY pays the IBBY dues for the under-funded national sections of El Salvador, Haiti, Lebanon, and Palestine.  These are all sections in which children are in crisis. Without the support of USBBY, these national sections would have difficulty surviving. Click here to donate.

Finally, I have been honored to serve as your USBBY president during these two pandemic years. Thank you for your support of USBBY during these difficult times. Tucker Stone takes the reins as president on January 1, 2022.

I wish you a joyous holiday season and all the best in 2022.

Warmest wishes,
Evelyn “Evie” Freeman,
President USBBY

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