Become a Friend of the Festival
Become a literary champion and fuel creative minds
UPDATE: Fall for the Book Friend and retired school librarian Paulette Miller and her husband Mack Miller have generously pledged to match up to $2,000 in donations to help send writers to schools. This giving challenge will fund one additional writer visit to a school. You can double your impact by giving today.
One of our proudest achievements this October was reaching over 1,200 K-12 students by bringing in three authors to local schools talk about topics ranging from fantastic flora, to learning to draw manga, to a teen navigating life after an ICE raid. We worked with the schools to create meaningful, immersive activities to connect the featured books with their current school work. For many of these children and teens, it was their first time seeing an author speak in person. To continue to bring these fun, educational, and free programs to the schools, we need your help.
With cuts in government funding for the arts and the loss of 10% of our own budget, we have faced programming challenges. If we raise $2,000 by December 31st, we will be able to send another author into a local school again next year. A gift of any size helps make this program possible.
During this holiday season, we hope you will make a donation to Fall for the Book’s education outreach program today and help us bring more programs to local children.
Thank you!
The Fall for the Book Team: Kara, Suzy, Kate, and Rowan
Benefits for Friends of the Festival
Friend: Donate $1-$74 and receive:
- Your name printed in the festival program* and on the website
- Priority emails about program updates, new authors, and events
Supporter: Donate $75-$149 and receive all of the above, plus:
- Fall for the Book Mug
Patron: Donate $150-$299 and receive all of the above, plus:
- Two tickets to a VIP author reception of your choice
- VIP Seating at premiere author events for up to two people
Advocate: Donate $300-$499 and receive all of the above, plus:
- One book of your choice by a headline author
- Priority to get your book signed at VIP events
Champion: Donate $500-$999 and receive all of the above, plus:
- Two additional tickets (for a total of four) to your choice of VIP author receptions
- VIP seating at premiere author events for up to four people
Leader: Donate $1,000 or more and receive all of the above, plus:
- Two day-long parking passes for George Mason Visitor Parking
Become a recurring donor of $40 a month or more and receive:
- All benefits starting at the Advocate Level
- An additional signed book of your choice from a festival author
Fall for the Book is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, and donations are Tax Deductible after Market Value. Market Value of Listed Benefits: Patron – $80, Advocate – $105, Champion – $185, Leader – $201, Recurring – $130.
Or send your check payable to “Fall for the Book” to the address below:
Fall for the Book
George Mason University, MS 3E4
4400 University Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030
For more information, contact us at 703-993-3986 or at friends@fallforthebook.org.
* For donations received by August 1, 2024
Thank you to our 2025 Friends of the Festival!
Leader
Robert & Lucy Beck
Kathleen & Jack Kehoe
Sally Merten
William Miller & Elisabeth Vermilye
Peter Stearns & Donna Kidd
Champion
Ken Budd
Jennifer Disano
Ron Gutkowski
Anne Lauer
Paulette Miller
Nancy & David Roodberg
Advocate
Ellis Glover
Suzanne Levy
Geoff Lewis
Phylis Salak
Gordon & Barb Scott
Patron
Anonymous
Jean Browne
Niki Davison
Patricia Duque-Lewis
Lori Eaton
Jennifer Francois
Debora Goldberg
Camille H.
Sally Lorentson
Bonnie Nelson in honor of her Ukrainian friends
Patricia Paterno
Catherine Read
Karen Reilly
Colleen Rich in honor of Denise Dixon Merrill
Debra Shutika
Brenda Young
Supporter
Anonymous
Mark Brutsche
Inez Dinwoodie
Janice Fitzgibbon
Christine Fow
Virginia Hoy
Mary Jo Kellgren
Friend
Anonymous
Julie Benson
Dianne Blais
Camelotchris
Kathy Deligianis in honor of George Deligianis
Ashley Evans
Nancy Fiedelman
Karla Haworth
Ginny Hoy
Kelly Loomis
Patrick Lusk
Alice Magelssen-Green
Michael McDonnell
Chris McGann
Suzy Murphy
Lee Ann Regan
Elizabeth Slucher
Stephanie Steele
Mollie Weinert
Thomas Wolf