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Linda F. Radke
President Five Star Publications
Cofounder: Kids Can Publish
Promote Like a Pro
Economical Guide to Self Publishing
Mark Foster Youth Fund
Kids Can Publish University
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Dave Pratt
CBS Radio host: Dave Pratt in the Morning
MKLE country 108
Dave Pratt: Behind the Mic
American Cancer Society
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Lynda Exley
Award-winning author, editor
Kids Can Publish
Kids Can Publish University
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Ben Costello
Actor, writer, director
Gunsmoke: An American Institution
Celebrating 50 Years of Television's Best Western
PAWS
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Alex Cord
Actor and writer
A Feather in the Rain
Ahead With Horses Fund
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Dylan Peters
Author and Speaker
Tic Talk: Living with Tourette Syndrome
Joshua Center
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Gayle Martin
Author and artist
Luke and Jenny adventure series
Writers Unite to Fight Cancer
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Beckey Burgoyne
Award winning author
Perfectly Amanda, Gunsmoke's Miss Kitty: To Dodge and Beyond
African Children's Choir
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Lisa Cerasoli
Award winning author and filmmaker
As Nora Jo Fades Away
On the Brink of Bliss and Insanity
The Alzheimer's Association and Leeza's Place
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Dr. Rick Niece
Award winning author
Fanfare for a Hometown Series:
Side-Yard Superhero
The Band Plays On
United Cerebral Palsy
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When Linda Foster Radke's brother died of bronchitic complications in 1984 at the age of 30, she was devastated. Using the memory of her brother, Mark, donating all his hard-earned newspaper carrier money to a charity when he was a child as a guidepost, Radke developed the The Mark Foster Youth Fund, which makes monetary contributions to assist young people in their time of need.
Info: www.fivestarpublications.com/markfosteryouthfund.php
As the owner of a publishing company that offers a special division for exclusively
publishing the works of child authors, Little Five Star, and former elementary school
teacher, Radke is also very dedicated to improving children's literacy skills and developing
in them a love for reading and writing. To this end, she joined forces with Lynda Exley, an
award-winning editor and writer, to co-found Kids Can Publish University.
Info: www.KidsCanPublishUniversity.com
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Proceeds from the sales of Dave Pratt: Behind the Mic, 30 years in radio will be donated to the American Cancer Society. Pratt, who successfully battled prostate cancer in 2005, is so intent on raising money for the cause that he vows not to give away any books, not even to his own mother!
Info: http://americancancersociety.org
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As the mother of 12-year-old Michael J. Moorhead, the award-winning author of The Student From Zombie Island: Conquering the Rumor Monster, Lynda Exley has seen first-hand the incredible self-esteem and confidence children gain from being published. To bring this joy to other children, she co-founded Kids Can Publish University with Linda Radke, donating time and money to the cause.
Info: www.KidsCanPublishUniversity.com
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Ben Costello donates 50% of the signing fees on his autographed copies of Gunsmoke: An American Institution -
Celebrating 50 Years of Television's Best Western to PAWS. The other 50% is donated by Five Star Publications to the Mark Foster Youth Fund.
Info: PAWS
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Alex Cord is especially proud of Ahead with Horses, an organization he chairs that provides a therapeutic riding program for those physically and emotionally challenged, to which he donates 50% of the signing fees on his autographed copies of A Feather in the Rain. The other 50% is donated by Five Star Publications to the Mark Foster Youth Fund.
Info: Ahead with Horses
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Dylan Peters contributes a percentage of each royalty check to the Joshua Center
Info: The Joshua Center
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Gayle Martin recently attended a book signing with the Tucson, AZ Latter Day Cottage Grand Opening. Special thanks to Margaret L. Turley of Writers Unite to Fight Cancer for sponsoring this event. We are donating a buck a book for each Five Star book sold at any event sponsored by Writers Unite to Fight Cancer.
Info: Writers United to Fight Cancer
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Music and education are passions of Beckey's world. Amanda Blake loved Africa - her ashes are there and even though Amanda mostly worked on behalf of animals, Beckey found mention of the importance of education in multiple interviews with Amanda Blake. She believes Amanda would smile down on this decision. See African Children's Choir on YouTube.
Info: African Children's Choir
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Lisa is currently donating "A BUCK A BOOK!" from the sale of As Nora Jo Fades Away goes to The Alzheimer's Association.
Info: Leeza's Place
Info: Alzheimer’s Association
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In support of United Cerebral Palsy, Dr. Niece and Five Star Publications, Inc. will initiate an ongoing "Buck a Book" campaign, donating $1 to UCP with each purchase of Side-Yard Superhero. These funds will be used to further UCP's mission to "advance the independence, productivity and full citizenship of people with disabilities."
Info:www.UCP.org
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P: 480-940-8182