Friends of Waring

📣💝 Special announcement, friends! It's Friends of Waring's 2nd annual Valentine's Day fundraiser – Read it Forward!

Surprise your special someone or treat yourself this year *and* support Laura Waring Elementary School. Just fill out the order form in our bio with your giftee's favorite genre, shipping info, and your payment (through our GoFundMe), and our matchmakers will hand-pick a literary love letter -- a brand-new hardcover book -- to arrive in time for Valentine's Day!

Your payment includes a $20 tax-deductible gift to benefit Waring Elementary's library, students, families, and staff, so book your date by Sunday, February 9th! 📘🗓️

It's (and week) at Waring! Each student who visits the library this week will get to take home a book to keep! 🎁📚

It's #GiveAWAYTuesday (and week) at Waring! Each @waringeagles student who visits the library this week will get to take home a book to keep! 🎁📚 #happyholidays #seasonsreadings

🎊🎶 Some call today October 1st... we say welcome to ROCKTOBER!!!! 🎧🎉

“I am especially grateful for the opportunity to help inspire the next generation of musicians in Philadelphia.” - @theofficialsting Before becoming a rock star, Sting was an English teacher and still highly values the role of educators. Ahead of his two shows at The Met Philadelphia on Monday, September 30, the 17-time Grammy winner joined Live Nation Northeast President Geoff Gordon and Sr. Vice President Jon Hampton to present a $25,000 donation to Amanda Strain, Principal of Laura W. Waring School in North Philadelphia, to support the school’s music program. Sting’s 3.0 Tour continues TONIGHT at #TheMetPhilly Presented by Highmark! Tickets are available at themetphilly.com

THANK YOU Sting!!!! 🧑‍🎤🎉👏

🏫 Laura Waring Elementary School
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🎟️ The Met Philly

Sting making big donation to Philly elementary school ahead of 2 shows at the Met Sting 3.0 is performing at the Met Philadelphia on Monday, September 30th and Tuesday, October 1st.

Our volunteer, Jan, really knows how a fun book can capture the students’ attention and the adventures of Pete the Cat never disappoint! 🐱

A terrific time was had gathering with our volunteers tonight. Thank you for all you do. FoW volunteers are truly special! 🥰

Thank you to for hosting us this evening. Everything was wonderful as always. ☺️

Our board is made up of terrific folks that are committed to promoting literacy and and a love of reading.

Meet Alexis! She cares deeply about equity in education and wants Waring students to experience opportunities that will make a real impact in their lives. We are grateful to have her on the FoW team! ☺️

It’s Shelfie Tuesday! This little corner of the library is where you will find our growing collection of books in Spanish. ¡Los libros son muy divertidos y los estudiantes de Waring les encanta esta sección de la biblioteca! ¡Fantástico! ☺️

Have a wonderful weekend, friends!

“No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” -Aesop’s The Lion and the Mouse
Our fall volunteer trainings were a huge success. Welcome new volunteers! We’re so glad you’re on our team! ☺️

Thank you to author Dave Roman for sending his latest titles to the Waring library! We’re sure students will enjoy reading these! 📚😊