Thursday, September 21, 2006
Classrooms Care...
It's time once again for the annual Classrooms Care program from Scholastic Books.
ClassroomsCare is a philanthropy-based literacy campaign designed to teach children about the joys and importance of reading and giving. From the beginning of school through December 31, 2006, students all across the country will read 100 books and in turn, Scholastic Book Clubs, a division of Scholastic, the global children’s publishing and media company, will donate 100 books (for a total donation of up to one million new books) to disadvantaged children nationwide.
Four not-for-profit partners will ensure that the books get into the hands of the hardest to reach and neediest children. Hello Friend®, First Book®, Reach Out and Read®, and Save the Children® will receive and distribute the donations to children in under-served communities across the U.S.
"It's wonderful to see children helping children through the ClassroomsCare program," said Judy Newman, President, Scholastic Book Clubs. "Asking classes to read 100 books is a great way to get students to read more. And showing children--for the first time in many cases--that they can make a difference in the lives of others is so important. Through ClassroomsCare, the students aren't just reading, they're reading to give."
The ClassroomsCare initiative is open to all classrooms nationwide through Scholastic Book Club catalogues and the Scholastic web site. Teachers along with their students can log onto www.scholastic.com/classroomscare to learn more about the three charities and to download a Certificate of Congratulations.
This is a great program... We participated by reading 100 books last year and are doing so again this year. Kids love to read and this is extra incentive to read to them. Not only are you helping donate books to needy children, you are helping with emerging literacy for the children in your care!
It's time once again for the annual Classrooms Care program from Scholastic Books.
ClassroomsCare is a philanthropy-based literacy campaign designed to teach children about the joys and importance of reading and giving. From the beginning of school through December 31, 2006, students all across the country will read 100 books and in turn, Scholastic Book Clubs, a division of Scholastic, the global children’s publishing and media company, will donate 100 books (for a total donation of up to one million new books) to disadvantaged children nationwide.
Four not-for-profit partners will ensure that the books get into the hands of the hardest to reach and neediest children. Hello Friend®, First Book®, Reach Out and Read®, and Save the Children® will receive and distribute the donations to children in under-served communities across the U.S.
"It's wonderful to see children helping children through the ClassroomsCare program," said Judy Newman, President, Scholastic Book Clubs. "Asking classes to read 100 books is a great way to get students to read more. And showing children--for the first time in many cases--that they can make a difference in the lives of others is so important. Through ClassroomsCare, the students aren't just reading, they're reading to give."
The ClassroomsCare initiative is open to all classrooms nationwide through Scholastic Book Club catalogues and the Scholastic web site. Teachers along with their students can log onto www.scholastic.com/classroomscare to learn more about the three charities and to download a Certificate of Congratulations.
This is a great program... We participated by reading 100 books last year and are doing so again this year. Kids love to read and this is extra incentive to read to them. Not only are you helping donate books to needy children, you are helping with emerging literacy for the children in your care!
// posted by Tammy Wachter @ 4:00 PM 
