Books, Banners & Baked Goods

📚 Join Us at the 2025 Northwest Book Fair — A Day of Books, Community & Youth Empowerment!

Saturday, July 19th | 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM | Fort Vancouver Artillery Barracks

Please Don’t Die Black Men (PDDBM) is proud to support our very own Lewa Ubunifu and a host of other talented local authors at the 2025 Northwest Book Fair, a family-friendly literary event celebrating community, culture, and creativity!

Although PDDBM will not have its own booth, we will proudly display our brand-new afterschool program banner inside the event to raise awareness about our free creative enrichment programs for Clark County youth.

✨ What to Expect at the Book Fair:

📍 Location: Fort Vancouver Artillery Barracks, 600 Hatheway Rd, Vancouver, WA 98661

🕙 Time: Saturday, July 19, 2025, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM

🍽 Food Carts On-Site:

• ☕ Xpresso2U (Hot & Iced Coffee)

• 🍓 Sabor Barrio (Fruit Cups & Iced Drinks)

• 🌭 Hotdog Downtown

• 🍦 Ice Cream Truck

🎨 Children’s Activity Tent (Hosted by Read Northwest Volunteers):

• Spin Wheel with book-themed prizes

• Coloring station with crayons & markers

• Cornhole game for all ages

🚻 Indoor restrooms available

This is a FREE family-friendly event open to the public. Everyone is welcome!

PDDBM Afterschool Banner - Apply Now

📣 Attention Clark County Middle & High School Students!

Stop by the event and check out PDDBM’s banner for details on our FREE afterschool programs — empowering youth through fashion design, filmmaking, and journalism.

Our programs are:

✅ 100% Free

✅ For Middle & High Schoolers

✅ Designed to Build Creativity, Culture & Confidence

✅ Held Locally in Vancouver, WA

Apply now at 👉 www.pddbm.org/programs or scan the QR code on the banner at the event!

✍️ Secret Shopper Opportunity!

PDDBM is now recruiting secret shoppers to help test and evaluate our new paid staff. If you're interested in supporting youth development and program quality, this is a great way to get involved!

✅ Secret shoppers will receive reimbursement for purchasing baked goods

✅ You'll evaluate customer service, professionalism, and alignment with the PDDBM mission

✅ A short report will be required after your visit

📧 To sign up, email ceochair@pddbm.org

Help us grow with excellence — we’d love to have your insight!

💬 Meet Local Authors — Including Lewa Ubunifu

PDDBM is excited to support Lewa Ubunifu, who will be featured alongside many talented authors sharing powerful books that uplift and inspire. Learn more about each author at northwestbookfair.com.

📖 Come for the books. Stay for the fun. Leave inspired. We hope to see you there!