Welcome to Kate's Kart!
Kate's Kart is a not-for-profit organization that supplies free books to hospitalized children to keep for their enjoyment. Our goal is to promote literacy and encourage children, and their families, to read on an ongoing basis. Kate's Kart was founded in 2008 by the Layman family in memory of their daughter, Katherine Anne Layman (affectionately known to family and friends as "Baby Kate").
In just over three years, our organization has grown to service 16 area hospitals, plus several pediatric offices. We currently have over 90 volunteers collecting, counting, sorting, labeling, stocking and distributing books.
Read more about Baby Kate.
Read more about our organization.
Awesome Kate's Kart Kids! |
| Mrs. Laipple's kindergarten class from Canterbury School did a marketing project and donated the profits to Kate's Kart. They made bookmarks called "Spot Savers - the Knot That Holds Your Spot". |
The Spot Saver Display at the Bookfair |
Mrs. Laipple's class with Mrs. King |
The bookmarks were sold at the Canterbury School Bookfair. The students raised over $300.00! |
A class of excited students presented the money to Mrs. King, who is Kate's Grandmother and the Food Service Director at Canterbury School.
Kate's Kart thanks the class and loves this unique project that will allow Kate's Kart to purchase some much needed books.
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 The students anxiously watch for Mrs. King's reaction when she opens her eyes to see their donation. |
Top 10 Most Needed Books
1. Any Dr. Seuss Book
2. Interactive Books for Special Needs (touch-and-feel, books with CDs, books with brightly colored and/or thick pages)
3. Teen Romance Books
4. Guiness Book of World Records or Kids Almanac
5. Princess Books
6. Mysteries (Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, etc.)
7. Timeless Read-Aloud Books
8. Diary of a Whimpy Kid Series
9. Popular Character Books (SpongeBob, Cars, Dora the Explorer, etc.)
10. Any Board Book
Please see our Wish List for more details. |
Doing A Fundraiser?
If your organization is thinking about holding a fundraiser to benefit Kate's Kart, this is the place to start. Click here to visit our fundraising page.
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We Want Your Photos
If you have a photo of your child receiving a book from Kate's Kart, we would love to post it in our Photo Gallery. Please send photos to info@kateskart.org.
"Josiah" |
View photos that others have sent in our Photo Gallery. |
Tell Us A Story
If you have received a book from Kate's Kart, we would love to hear from you. Please visit our Contact Us page to leave us comment, or send an email to info@kateskart.org.
"Thanks for giving me a free book. It was the best thing about having my appendix rupture!"
Olivia - age 12 |
Read what others are saying about us on our Testimonials page. |
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Upcoming Events:
Saturday, June 16, 2012
11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Grace Point Church
8611 Mayhew Road
Fort Wayne, IN 46835
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Saturday, October 13, 2012
9:00 a.m.
Summit MiddleSchool
4509 Homestead Road
Fort Wayne, IN
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We now accept donations through PayPal!
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For KK Volunteers Only:
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Watch Us Grow
As of January, 2012, Kate's Kart has handed out 39,611 books at 16 hospitals by over 90 volunteers! Thank you to everyone who has supported our mission. |
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