About Us
Meet the passionate team behind Turn The Page Club and discover our story.
Our Story
Turn The Page Club began with a simple idea: every child deserves the chance to discover the magic of reading. Founded by three passionate middle school students - Sahana, MJ, and Claire - our organization started as a small non-profit in our local community.
It started as a small idea to help kids with reading and literacy skills, and is beginning to grow. While we haven't gotten far, we hope to continue to grow the organization and help many more children along the way.
Our Mission
To promote literacy and a love of reading among children in underserved communities by providing access to reading, mentorship, and engaging educational programs.
Our Vision
A world where every child has access to books and the support they need to become confident, lifelong readers who can unlock their full potential through literacy.
Our Founders
Meet the young leaders who started Turn The Page Club
Sahana
Founder
Sahana (she/her) is a 7th grader in Dallas. She loves reading and some of her favorite series are the Percy Jackson series, Skandar, Alice Oseman and Becky Albertalli books. She likes doing extracurriculars, including playing the harp, dancing, running, singing, and math. She absolutely loves anime, she enjoys being with her friends, having fun, helping people, and food.
MJ
Founder
MJ (he/they/ze) is a 7th grader in Dallas. He spends his time doing extracurricular activities like theatre, orchestra, and debate, which they won top speaker in twice. He loves art and music, and plays four instruments. He loves musicals, including the Outsiders, Dear Evan Hansen, and Hadestown. He has read more than 100 books since the start of middle school, and zir favorite book is Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas. He has two sisters and two dogs.
Claire
Founder
Claire (she/her) is a seventh grader in Dallas. She loves the Percy Jackson book series, Harry Potter, and musicals, including EPIC and Hamilton. She is on a swim team and loves it. She loves being with friends and has a younger sister and a dog.
Our Mentors
Experienced advisors who guide our mission
Nithya
Mentor & Advisor
Provides strategic guidance and helps connect the organization with community resources.
Anne
Mentor & Advisor
Anne Ross graduated from TCU with a BBA in supply chain and later from UTD with an MBA in product life cycle management. Anne has worked in the logistics field for 18 years. Her life has been made better through reading for work and pleasure and she look forward to passing that same love of reading onto others!
Honesty
Mentor & Advisor
Honesty Lopez is a current graduate student at the University of Texas at Arlington and has a lifelong passion for helping those in need. She has many years of volunteer experience with local facilities like the North Texas Food Bank, Anthem Strong Families, It’s a Sensory World!, and more. Honesty strongly believes in the power of books and is excited to help inspire, educate, and create opportunities for children in need.
Our Journey
Key milestones in our mission to spread literacy
The Beginning
Turn The Page Club founded by Sahana, MJ, and Claire.
Join Our Story
Be part of our mission to spread literacy and change lives, one book at a time.