Join our Walk for Literacy team, and help us raise funds to support kiddos' literacy!
Falling in love with reading impacts lives and provides a world of possibilities.
Help us outsmart poverty one book at a time by supporting our 501(c)3 non-profit organization (ID# 32-0298884).
Help Us Empower Children to Achieve Their Dreams
82% of children in low-income families can’t read at grade level by the 4th grade.
Of them, two-thirds will end up in jail or on welfare. (Source: NAEP)
This is what happens when you invest in children’s literacy:
More kids graduate from high school.
More kids stay out of jail and off of welfare.
More kids create art.
More kids participate in their community and politics in positive ways.
We are aware that financial times are tight. If you cannot make a monetary donation, we ask that you please share this page and advocate to spread the awareness and love for reading. Thank you for taking the time to visit our page, and we hope that reading inspires you the way it has and continues to do for us. Reading is power. Reading is knowledge. Reading is LOVE <3
With Proliferous Peace, Limitless Love, and Sunshine Smiles,
Brawny Bookworms :)
If you don't have tickets to the Walk for Literacy this Saturday, you can still get them here: https://runsignup.com/walkforliteracy Tickets will also be available at the event.
We are expecting 150+ people at the event and we hope you are one of them! 100% of the event proceeds will benefit Traveling Stories' Virtual StoryTent program which has provided weekly, one-on-one reading support to 272 children this year!
Did you know that we have 17 partners involved with the Walk for Literacy?
- Gill Sotu will be hosting the event and providing music.
- Matt Bradley, star player on SDSU men's basketball, will be leading a warm-up thanks to our partnership with The Athletes Academy.
- Words Alive, Creators Assemble, and Unplug Collaborative are providing free, hands-on activities for kids to do onsite right after the Walk.
- The City Heights Library is bringing a mobile library card station so you can sign up for a Library card!
- Joyride Bookshop, Mysterious Galaxy Bookstore and Author Marcia Berneger will be selling books!
- The San Diego Council on Literacy, Harmonium San Diego, Logan Heights CDC, and First 5 San Diego will have activities and information about their community services.
BOOK GIVEAWAY:
Thanks to a donation from Book Off, every child who attends the Walk will go home with a new children's book to keep!
COSTUMES & RAFFLE PRIZES:
The Walk for Literacy will have a Costume Contest and TWO raffles (one for everyone and one just for kids!) Thank you to the partners who donated prizes for the raffle:
- Coffee Cycle
- Kendra Scott
- San Diego Sockers
- Songa Designs International
- Speakeasy Co.
- Words Alive
- The New Children's Museum
- The San Diego Children's Museum
- The San Diego Zoo
- Marcia Berneger
- Traveling Stories
- San Pasqual Winery
- Orfila Winery
- Jesse Jones of Affirming Therapy Center
- Deft Brewing
Everyone who attends the Walk for Literacy will get breakfast (donuts or bagels), a free event shirt and a drawstring backpack from SDCCU.
We're hopeful that the inaugural Walk for Literacy will be a big hit! and we hope to see you there!
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