By Olivia Jones, Senior Manager | National Strategic Partnerships, Raising A Reader
Let us start by offering a heartfelt thank you to all of you who joined us with a donation over the holiday season. Thanks to an overwhelming show of support from each of you we are able to begin 2015 strong and ready to share the vital gift of literacy with even more children and families this year.
STEM: Your visionary contribution to a vital new program
Even more good news! The response to our STEM fundraiser to enable 100 disadvantaged children access to our new STEM program has been nothing short of overwhelming!
As a result we have begun planning with schools in California to deliver the first Raising A Reader With STEM programs to pre-K and Kindergarten children in local low-income schools – children and families who absolutely need these programs the most.
By introducing STEM concepts – sciences, technology, engineering and math – at this early stage in each child’s development we can truly combat disadvantages in these fields. We will also introduce families – parents, caregivers and even siblings, cousins and extended family – to the importance of sharing in their child’s learning through reading together.
A generous local Silicon Valley-based corporation has pledged to contribute to this pilot program in California. As a result we will be able to reach more than 300 children in our first year.
And this is just the beginning!
Thank you again for your helping us start the New Year strong. I look forward to keeping you posted as the STEM pilot progresses.
Yours in book sharing,
Olivia
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