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GODDARD RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY CENTER’S
21st ANNUAL NEW YORK BOOK FAIR
Goddard Riverside Community Center, one of New York
City’s leading not-for-profit organizations,
holds its 21st Annual New York Book Fair on Saturday,
November 17, 2007 from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and
Sunday, November 18, 2007 from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00
p.m. at 88th Street and Columbus Avenue in Manhattan.
Each year, hundreds of people enjoy holiday shopping
in the holiday spirit, knowing they are giving back,
while saving 50% or more on a wide selection of over
25,000 new bestsellers, cookbooks, children’s
books, art books and many other holiday gift items.
More than 85 cents of every dollar raised at the fair
will be donated to support Goddard Riverside Community
Center and its programs that serve more than 16,000
youth, older adults and homeless individuals. Thanks
to support from generous members of the publishing
industry, the real estate community, local businesses
and caring New Yorkers, the New York Book Fair has
raised more than $6 million dollars since its inception
in 1986.
The New York Book Fair kicks off with the Book Bash
on Friday, November 16, 2007 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00
p.m. The festive evening offers an opportunity to
preview and purchase the best books of the year before
the fair opens to the public.
Goddard Riverside Community Center provides services
to 16,000 people annually from Manhattan’s Upper
West Side and Harlem communities. Twenty-two programs
at 16 sites reach out to children and youth, families,
homeless people and older adults. Goddard Riverside,
a not-for-profit organization, provides basic services
such as meals, shelter and education, and enriches
community life with recreational, cultural and arts
activities. The agency manages 600 units of affordable
housing. In addition, advocacy and legal services
offer individuals and groups a voice in their community
and a way to address critical social issues.
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