|
|
2007 SPRING & SUMMER NEWS:
The Founding Chapter of the Need to Read Book Club held the "Giving Tree" fundraiser this summer at Chick-fil-A Hillcrest to buy new books for children at the Boys & Girls Club summer camp at Mt. Moriah Baptist Church. Six young, talented BGC "rising actors" joined them to kick-off the fundraiser and tell the story of the Giving Tree as it has never been told before! The Club raised $481.60 and gave out over 100 books!
Inspiring Success! Through our Spring "READING FOR OTHERS" Service Project, 26 club members read 30,717 pages, earned $2,383.31, and bought 516 new books for children in need.
Besides reading to earn the money, the club members picked out the books themselves and personally distributed them into the hands of the children at the Spartanburg Soup Kitchen and the Spartanburg Children Shelter. The children received two books each and the rest were left for the programs to distribute as needed throughout the summer.TALK ABOUT ENCOURAGING SUMMER READING!
This project proves that reading makes a difference!
"Reading for Others" Service Project The "Reading for Others" Service Project is a reading incentive project that motivates Need to Read Book Club members to read as much as possible over a 2 month period. Through a sponsored reading program, members earn money to buy and distribute new books to children in need. The more the kids read, the more money they earn, and the more books they distribute to others.If you... would like to encourage reading among our club members, you can make a donation to the NEED TO READ BOOK CLUB. Your money will not only encourage our program, but will encourage children in need to read by getting them brand new books of their very own. You can also volunteer your time & talents through our KEY Support Teams Program - www.keysupportteams.org. For more information, please contact: Catherine Conrad (864)278-8269
|
|||||||||||
