Fact Sheet

Speaking Engagements

AWARDS/SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

• New Jersey Hall of Fame Everyday Hero Award - November 2024
• BookSmiles Receives Award from NJ state Department of Environmental Protection - October 2024
• Grantee - Matt's Kindness Ripples On - August 2023
• Keynote Speaker - NJ Kiwanis Midyear Conference - March 2023
• NJEA Panel with LeVar Burton - November 2022
• CNN Heroes - September 2022
• NPO Community Partner of the Year - May 2022
• New Jersey State Governor's Jefferson Award - September 2021
• End Book Deserts Conference  - August 2021
• Social Media Day Philadelphia (fast forward 4:20) - July 2021
• Russ Berrie Making a Difference Award - April 2021
• Township of Cherry Hill Proclamation - February 2021 
• Camden County Freedom Medal - January 2021
• National Hook-UP of Black Women, Gold Star Award - 2020
• Philadelphia 76ers/NJM Insurance Group  Community Service Award  - December 2020
• Ignite Rochester - University of Rochester: Making the World Even Better - October 2018

INTERVIEWS

Radio/Podcasts/TV:

• NJ 101.5 - NJ Nonprofit Pleads for Help - October 2025
• PHL17 - Preventing Summer Slide - May 2025
• 1000 Spotlights: Highlighting Generosity Making Meaningful Impact - November 2024
• PHL17 -Larry Tells the Dumspter-Diving-Inspiration Story - August 2024
• Steve Abudabo on the Air - April 2024
• Withum Civic Warriors Podcast - April 2024
• PHL 17 with Jennifer Lewis Hall - June 2023
• One on One with Steve Adubato (forward to 21:17) - November 2022
• Russ Berrie Making a Difference Minute: Larry Abrams - January 2022
• StoryCorps - Interview with Jim Hardy of the Kensington Soccer Club - June 2021 
• POP FM 99.9 - The Power of Positivity - May 2021
• Reality Check with Charles Ellison​ - November 2020
• End Book Deserts Podcast  - September 2019
• KYW News Radio 1060 - June 2019 

VIDEO

• PHL17 - Prevent the Summer Slide with Larry and Rishawn - May 2025
• 2ABC Baltimore - Free Book Fair - March 2025
• NEWS12 - Jersey Proud - December 2024
• Fox29 = Live With Bill Anderson - October 2024
• 6ABC - BookSmiles 5K with Founder's Son - August 2024
• PHL17 - BookSmiles: Read It. Love It. Donate It. - August 2024
• PHL17 Day of Service - Larry and Rishawn Explain - June 2024
• WHYY Informational Video - May 2024
• The Birth of a New Book Bin - The Haddon Film Company - September 2023
• Senator Singleton Highlights - July 2023
• NEWS12 - Jersey Proud - March 2023
• PBS/WHYY- You Oughta Know - February 2023
• Philadelphia 6ABC - Hometown Hero - September 2022
• Philadelphia 6ABC - Tall Pines Day Camp Book Drive - August 2022
• Sharefood Food Bank Distribution - September 2022
• Philadelphia 6ABC - Action Tank Book Distribution - March 2022
• PBS - Think Tank with Steve Adubato​ - February 2022
• NBC10 NEWS - Congressman Donald Norcross Visits the Book Bank - July 2021
• Philadelphia CBS3 - Partnership with Food Bank of SJ - Brotherly Love with Ukee Washington - June 2021
• NEWS12 - Food Bank of South Jersey Alliance - May 2021
• Philadelphia CBS3 - Brotherly Love with Ukee Washington  - February 2021
• 2021 Camden County Freedom Medal - January 2021
• Philadelphia CBS3 - Brotherly Love with Ukee Washington - February 2020
• PHL17- Rising Heroes - April 2020
• Voorhees Town Center Bin Painting Event - November 2019
• Fox29 - Bill Anderson's For Goodness Sake - September 2019
• Philadelphia 6ABC  - August 2019
• NEWS12 New Jersey - August 2019
• LHS Media Studio - March 2018​

PRINT/ONLINE

• TCNJ News - The Library Donates Weeded Library Books to BookSmiles - January 2026
• New Jersey Monthly - December 2025
• Russ Berrie Making a Difference Award - June 2025
• ANJEC Report-Winter 2025 (page 7)
• Delco Daily Times - Veterans Delight Chester Students With A Book Fair - December 2024
• Sun Newspapers: Book smarts: Two nonprofits join forces - June 2024
• Congressman Josh Gottheimer - Jumpstart New Jersey - June 2024
• Tap Into Summit - Partnering with BookSmiles - December 2024
• David Byrne's Reasons To Be Cheerful - January 2024
• Penn Today - Dedicating Time to Side Gigs for Good in the Community - December 2023
• Forward - Inspired by Chabad and a Teenage Mom - August 2023
• Moorestown Sun - The Haves and the Havenots - July 2023
• Camden County Sun - Racing to Read - July 2023
• Philadelphia Jewish Exponent - June 2023
• PR Newswire Press Release - June 2023
• The Trentonian - NJM Insurance Collaborates with BookSmiles - October 2022
• Philadelphia Inquirer - Military Vets and Bring Books to Philly School - March 2022
• Courier Post - Rescuing Books From Camden Library - December 2021
• Cherry Hill Sun September 2021
• SNJ Today June 2021
• NPR/WHYY May 2021
• 70&73.com  April 2021
• Burlington County Times  April 2021
• The College of New Jersey Press Release  February 2021
• New Jersey Patch.com February 2021
• South Jersey Magazine  November 2020
• The Philadelphia Citizen October 2020
• Burlington County Times September 2020
• Cherry Hill Sun July 2020
• ​TCNJ Magazine May 2020
• The Philadelphia Inquirer January 2020
• Cherry Hill Sun December 2019
• NJ.com  August 2019
• Cherry Hill Sun  August 2019
• U.S. News & World Report April 2019
• The Voorhees Sun  March 2019
• The Daily Journal August 2018
• University of Rochester Alumni Magazine April 2018
• The Voorhees Sun  February 2018
• The Philadelphia Inquirer - January 2018
• Plymouth Rock Teachers November 2017
• Cherry Hill Sun October 2017
• Jewish Community Voice August 2017

DIGNITARY VISITS

• Nick Ferroni -Teacher/Influencer - December 3, 2023
• Terry Gross and WHYY - September 2023
• Philadelphia Eagle Brandon Graham - September 2023
• Senator Troy Singleton - November 2022
• Cherry Hill Mayor Susan Shin Angulo - March 2022
• Congressman Donald Norcross - July 2021
• Congressman Andy Kim - June 2021