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OUR COMMUNITY

Community Feature

The greater Eau Claire community is the heart and soul of our foundation. To highlight and promote the outstanding work of our nonprofit partners in our community, we feature significant progress and notable events in our community on a rotating basis. To read past community features, click here.

December 2024: Dolly Parton's Imagination Library

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An infographic with the words “Family Resource Center” and “Imagination Library.” Pablo Foundation’s logo appears underneath a larger log for Dolly Parton’s Imagination library, which pictures a steam engine train comprised of books.
Text reading, “Pablo Foundation has been financially powering the Family Resource Center’s partnership with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library for the last two years. Now, we have a plan to make it last forever.”
A quotation from the Family Resource Center reading, “Dolly Parton Imagination Library [is] the world’s largest literacy initiative for children ages 0-5... Each child enrolled in the program receives an age-appropriate book once a month in the mail, at no cost to families. Through its local affiliates like the FRC, the program supports literacy for every child, regardless of income.”
Text reading, “In coordination with Pablo Foundation, Eau Claire’s Family Resource Center is partnering with BrandRaise to launch a $1.6 million endowment fundraising campaign to allow the Imagination Library to become a permanent part of life for families with young children in Eau Claire County.”
A quotation from MaiVue Xiong, Executive Director of Pablo Foundation. The quotation reads, “Pablo Foundation is committed to transformational change in Eau Claire, which is exactly what this education initiative represents. This innovative multi-year project supports our trusted nonprofit partner, the Family Resource Center, as they work to make the Imagination Library self-sustaining in our community.”
Text reading, “As we close out 2024 and enter 2025, we’re thrilled to see Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library continue to bloom and grow in our community. For more information on how to support the Dolly Parton Imagination Library endowment campaign or to get involved, please contact the Family Resource Center at info@frcec.org.”
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