This year we will be donating to Heifer International. We are raising money to fund girls education in developing countries. It cost $275 to fund a girl’s education and we are going to try to help at least ten young women. To read more about how educating and empowering girls helps families and communities click here.
The Read-A-Thon will be on January 8, 2016, the first Friday after we come back from Winter Break. Mark your calendars for 3:30 to 10:30, or any time in between. We'll be serving dinner and plenty of snacks. This is a great way to get community service hours (take note, seniors!) because you get 1/2 hour per 1 hour of reading, plus 1/2 hour per sponsor (to be counted as a sponsor they have to have donated at least $5), and up to two hours for bringing in food according to the CSB guidelines (1 hr/homemade, .5 hr/store bought). Hours for reading and sponsors only count if you raise $35 or more. That could be upwards of 5-6 hours just by reading. AWESOME!
You can sign up by first signing our informal roster here and then go here to print out a sponsorsheet or see me, Gaelan Bergstrom, or Mrs. Thrash for a copy.
We can't wait to see you there! Come help us get our goal of 50 readers and $3,000! You'll definitely want to be at this year's Read-A-Thon. It's going to be a blast, and for a great cause!
From, Gaelan Bergstrom, Megan Boericke, and Haley Murdoch
