Join us in sharing inspiring stories, honoring literacy champions, and raising essential funds to help families enjoy reading together every day so all children reach their full potential!.jpg)
Keynote Speaker Merritt Long is a long-time philanthropist and education advocate in Thurston County. Author of My View from the Back of the Bus, Merritt shares his experience with segregation and racism, and how his journey led him to become a widely admired community leader, a loving husband and father, and a mentor and benefactor to the next generation of young people who struggle to overcome economic hardship and the still-present barriers of entrenched, systemic racism.
Readers are Leaders shares inspiring stories and raises essential funding to help families enjoy reading together so all children reach their full potential. We're delighted to bring you this event online so we can all stay safe, stay home, and keep reading.
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South Sound Reading Foundation's literacy outreach and engagement programs educate children and families about the importance of reading and strive to get books into the hands of every child so they have the tools they need to read and succeed.
Give the gift of literacy!
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Your sustaining gift of... |
| $50 shares 20 free books with families through our Bag o' Book requests |
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$5/mo adds a beautifully illustrated, engaging new title to our Storytime library each month |
| $100 delivers a package of 40 books to our community partners serving low-income families |
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$10/mo replenishes a Books for Kids tub with beginning reader, picture, and chapter books |
| $250 gives 100 children new books of their own to read during school breaks |
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$25/mo ensures Books for the Break shelves are regularly restocked and ready to serve |
| $500 shares new board books and early reading tips with 200 newborns & their families |
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$50/mo broadens our community outreach and engages newborn families in out-of-hospital settings |
| $1000 stocks Little Free Libraries at 9 area elementary schools |
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$100/mo supports expanded outreach and engagement in Thurston, Mason, and Grays Harbor |
| $2500 fills our Book Van with highly requested titles so 1000+ kids have their choice of books |
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$250/mo ensures 1250+ infants receive new board books at their 6-month check ups |
Thank you for joining us in sharing the gift of literacy! Together we're bringing the joy and promise of books and reading to all South Sound children!
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- Venue Sponsor: South Puget Sound Community College
- Literacy Lover: OlyFed | WSECU
- Reader Leader: Fisher Jones Family Dentistry | Port Blakely | St. Martin's University | NOVA Middle School | The Twisted Pair Equity Partners
- Book Believer: Nicholson & Associates Insurance
- In-kind: Photos by John O'Leary| TAGS Awards & Specialties
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