3,000 Books Collected and Money Raised for Spread the Word Nevada

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(Free-Press-Release.com) August 31, 2010 -- Las Vegas, Nevada – Joe’s Crab Shack and Zaba’s Mexican Grill hosted the Back-to-School Book Drive Extravaganza in honor of Spread the Word Nevada, a non-profit, children’s literacy organization. The book drive ran August 6th through 20th at all area Joe’s Crab Shack and Zaba’s Mexican Grill locations and continued through the two-day weekend event on August 21st and 22nd . On behalf of Spread the Word Nevada, 3,000 books were collected from private donors, which will be distributed to the local children served through out the Clark County School District.

The two-day weekend event at the Grand Canyon Flamingo Centre featured live music from various recording artists, BMX & Skateboarding demos, live auction emceed by Ron Futrell, and live radio by Mix 94.1. The second day included activities for children, which included face painting, arts and crafts, balloon artists, and raffles.

“We are honored to have been selected as a children’s non-profit organization benefitting from the proceeds raised from this family event. We are thankful to have community partners like Joe’s Crab Shack and Zaba’s Mexican Grill, who value education and advocate for children’s literacy,” stated Lisa Habighorst, Executive Director, of Spread the Word Nevada.

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Family donates books at the Back-to-School Book Drive Extravaganza sponsored by Joe’s Crab Shack and Zaba’s Mexican Grill in honor of Spread the Word Nevada. (Photo Courtesy: Scott Roeben)

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BMX professional Ricardo Laguna poses with star struck fans after a BMX demo at the Back-to-School Book Drive Extravaganza. (Photo Courtesy: Scott Roeben)

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Ricardo Laguna shows off his BMX skills at the community event sponsored by Joe’s Crab Shack and Zaba’s Mexican Grill with proceeds benefitting Spread the Word Nevada’s literacy programs. (Photo Courtesy: Scott Roeben)

*More photos available upon request.

About Spread the Word Nevada

Kids to Kids, a flagship program of Spread the Word Nevada, Inc., a non-profit, 501(c) (3) corporation, serves low-income children and helps them create home library collections of books to read and share with family members. While developing a love of reading, these libraries promote future academic achievement and self-confidence, which impacts lifelong success. Other literacy programs include Breakfast with Books and Books and Buddies. Since 2001, Spread the Word Nevada has distributed more than 1.4 million gently used and new books to approximately 166,000 disadvantaged youth in Southern Nevada. Contact (702) 564-7809 or visit www.SpreadtheWordNevada.org to learn more about program details.

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For Interviews Contact

Lisa Habighorst, Executive Director
Office: (702) 564-7809
Direct: (702) 715-5700
www.SpreadtheWordNevada.org

Maureen Durocher
Las Vegas Market Brand Representative, Joe’s Crab Shack
Direct: (702) 715-7704
m.durocher@yahoo.com

Robert Terkhorn
Zaba's Mexican Grill
702- 557-1021
robert@zabas.com

Rich Hopkins
Zaba’s Mexican Grill
Promotions & Marketing
rich@zabas.com