Reach Out and Read

Become a Part of Reach Out and Read's
Summer of a Million Books Campaign
June 21 - September 6, 2010

 

In conjunction with United We Serve's "Let's Read. Let's Move." initiative, Reach Out and Read is launching a bold, new campaign to put one million brand-new books in the hands of American children before Labor Day. 

So what's the deal? Participating Pediatricians hand out books every while they provide parents with age-appropriate reading tips and advice about the importance of reading aloud every day. In order to attain this goal, Reach Out and Read's participating pediatricians will need to distribute more than 18,500 books to the children we serve every day between Father's Day and Labor Day!

If they succeed, they will provide one million more families with the tools and the guidance they need to prepare their children to succeed in school! How amazing is that?

So how can you become a part of the Summer of a Million Books Campaign?

1. Donate a book or sponsor a child online through Reach Out and Read's
   Virtual Book Drive
2. Organize a book drive for the Reach Out and Read Program in your community.
3. Most importantly, read to the children in your life every day

They are almost halfway to their goal and with each book sponsorship only being $5, won't you help a child get ready for school?

And be sure to keep your eyes open at Borders Bookstores! They will support Reach Out and Read Programs in California, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and several other states by hosting in-store book drives and benefit days in August.