Rice University, Texas Chapter

Meet the Team

Lucia Noto

President & Founder
Elizabeth Grace Sharp

Vice President
Muneeb Ur Rehma Nazir

Treasurer
Faith Choi

Director of Marketing
Olivia Qiu

Director of Finances
Avery Zhang

Director of Outreach
Evelyn Rodriguez

Assistant Director of Marketing
Ezinne (Ezzy) Akabueze

Assistant Director of Finances
Neya Gupta

Assistant Director of Outreach

Events

Ronald McDonald Trick-or-Treat Event with Project Sunshine

Butterfly Books collaborated with Project Sunshine for a joint Halloween Trick-or-Treat Event providing children facing medical challenges with Book Bundles, candy, and crafts for their goody bags. Butterfly Books also facilitated a Halloween-themed read aloud!
Boo Bags + Book Bundles with RPMS

Butterfly Books volunteers joined Rice Pre-Medical Society volunteers to create Halloween-themed goody bags including our signature Book Bundles to be donated to pediatric patients in the Texas Medical Center.
RPMS Trick-or-Treat Event

Butterfly Books was thrilled to host a booth at Rice University Pre-Medical Society’s Trick-or-Treat event, donating Book Bundles to underserved children in the Houston community.
Archi Market Fundraiser

Butterfly Books was excited to collaborate with Najale Bakes for a fundraiser at Rice University’s Archi Market!
First Book Fundraiser

Butterfly Books was honored to be selected as a beneficiary organization of First Book’s annual fundraiser in collaboration with DD Discounts!
Camp Kesem Collaboration

Butterfly Books donated 120 of our signature Book Bundles paired with heartfelt Letters of Love to children attending Rice University’s chapter of Camp Kesem: a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to helping children cope with a parent’s cancer diagnosis. Kesem volunteers also led a read-aloud. We look forward to collaborating again soon!
Rise School of Houston Visit

Volunteers from the Rice University Butterfly Books chapter and the broader university community joined forces to visit the Rise School of Houston, an affiliate of Texas Children’s Hospital serving students with developmental delays and disabilities. The team facilitated an interactive read-aloud and donated crafts and books for each student to bring home with them!
Krafts for Kids Installation

During the Krafts for Kids Butterfly Books event held at Rice University, our team worked with college volunteers to make tote bags, flower-pressed bookmarks, and Letters of Love for children coping with a parent’s cancer diagnosis at Camp Kesem in Summer 2026.
Valentine's Day Letters of Love

Butterfly Books at Rice kicked off the second semester making Valentine’s Day themed Letters of Love for children receiving treatment in local Houston hospitals. Stay tuned for more events coming soon!

Collaborations

Camp Kesem

Butterfly Books donated our signature Book Bundles to Camp Kesem at Rice to spread the transformative power of books with children coping with a parent’s cancer diagnosis.
Rice Pre-Medical Society

Butterfly Books was thrilled to partner with the Rice University Pre-Medical Society on two Book Bundle donation events, supporting underserved children in Houston and pediatric patients at the Texas Medical Center.
Project Sunshine

Butterfly Books collaborated with Project Sunshine for a Trick-or-Treat Event at the Ronald McDonald House, spreading the love of reading with children with medical challenges.
Healing Hearts

Butterfly Books was grateful to receive a donation of Letters of Love and bookmarks from Healing Hearts to include in our signature Book Bundles for children with medical challenges in the Houston area.
Najale Bakes

Butterfly Books was thrilled to collaborate with Najale Bakes at Archi Market to raise funds for our upcoming initiatives!
Girls Who Inspire - Author Taylor Yu

Butterfly Books partnered with Founder of Girls Who Inspire and local Houston student Taylor Yu for a giveaway of her books, Biomolecules of Lunch and Smart Savings at Lunch!
Suraiya Matandara-Clarke

Butterfly Books at Rice was excited to kick off our first semester with a collaboration with a fellow Rice student, Suraiya Matandara-Clarke, for a giveaway of one of her books in The Chosen Triphants Series!

Book Bundles

Ronald McDonald Trick-or-Treat Event

Butterfly Books collaborated with Project Sunshine for the Ronald McDonald House’s annual Trick-or-Treat Event and donated Book Bundles to children facing medical challenges.
Boo Bags + Book Bundles with RPMS

Butterfly Books collaborated with the Rice Pre-Medical Society to create Halloween-themed goody bags including our signature Book Bundles to be donated to pediatric patients in the Texas Medical Center.
RPMS Trick-or-Treat Event

Butterfly Books was thrilled to host a booth at Rice University Pre-Medical Society’s Trick-or-Treat event, donating Book Bundles to underserved children in the Houston community.
Rise School of Houston Visit

Butterfly Books volunteers hand-selected and donated a total of 100 books and crafts for Rise’s 10 classrooms, tailoring to students’ interests and pairing them with a fun wooden craft activity.