Already planning for your Fall fundraiser and struggling to find a theme or plan? Don't worry, you are not alone!
One of our biggest goals with the Read for My School program is to design a DIY "Do-it-Yourself" solution that can be customized to fit your fundraising needs - this includes providing our you with a plug-n-play plan that you can design your fundraiser around.
Why read 20 minutes a day?
Research shows that reading an average of 20 minutes a day greatly increases a child's vocabulary fluency and comprehension while improving their test scores over children who read less.
5 minutes/day
900 minutes per school year
282,000 words per year
Scores in the 50th percentile on standardized tests
1 minute/day
180 minutes per school year
8,000 words per year
Scores in the 10th percentile on standardized tests
Why promote a fundraiser for 20 days?
Developing the right cause-marketing message though reading is not built in a day which is why we believe the 20/20 Challenge is the perfect plan for your school fundraiser.
We've posted some materials in our resource section for you to use as well as share with others looking for a fundraising plan focused on getting kids excited about reading.
