Mike's Reading Goal: 2,000 minutes
Hi everyone, I have started a new fundraising quest. I am reading 2000 minutes this month to help raise money for literacy efforts in Chicago. Please give some serious thought too donating to this worthy cause.
Open Books' Associate Board is hosting a month-long Read-a-Thon throughout March 2024, in honor of National Reading Month, to raise funds and awareness for Open Books' signature reading and book access programs. Considering Open Books' mission to support literacy skill development and encourage everyone to enjoy reading, this is a fantastic opportunity to get involved and show why you love to read! Please consider supporting one of our readers or joining in the fun yourself - you can sign up here or contact development@open-books.org to learn more and get started.
This year, the Read-a-Thon team is working hard to raise $20,000 for Open Books' literacy and book access programs. Consider what your donations can support:
$25 can provide one child with a year of new books through our Imagination Library program
$50 can support a month of upkeep of our Little Free Library network in Lawndale
$100 can provide 30 new, high-interest book titles for our youth book granting efforts
$250 can fund supplies for one of our eight-week-long Early Childhood Literacy Residencies in at-home daycares
$500 can support the development of resources for parents and caregivers in our target communities
Open Books' Mission
Open Books' mission is to transform lives through reading, writing, and the unlimited power of books. Each year, Open Books engages children and families through its literacy programs and donates over 160,000 books to youth, families, and resource-withheld communities throughout the Chicago area annually. To learn more, please visit www.open-books.org.
| Supporters | |||
| Name | Date | Amount | Comments |
| Anonymous Friend | 03/31/2024 | $50.00 | Anonymous Friend | 03/29/2024 | $104.69 | Colleen Woday | 03/28/2024 | $26.16 | James Murphy | 03/28/2024 | $20.00 | great cause Mike | Thom Mack | 03/25/2024 | $103.60 | Walt Litzenberger | 03/19/2024 | $103.71 | Great cause, Mike! | Bryan Durkin | 03/19/2024 | $258.55 | Joe Flavin | 03/19/2024 | $50.00 | Happy Reading. | Joel Summy | 03/19/2024 | $51.96 | CME Group Foundation | 03/13/2024 | $103.71 | Ryan Libel | 03/12/2024 | $51.96 | Thanks for always focusing on how you can help others! | Wayne Arner | 03/12/2024 | $51.96 | Anthony Costa | 03/12/2024 | $52.01 | Katherine Patrick | 03/12/2024 | $103.71 | Great cause and great goal! Thank you for your annual efforts Mike | Maureen Sarsfield | 03/12/2024 | $51.96 | Tommy Boyce | 03/12/2024 | $51.96 | Suzanne Sprague | 03/07/2024 | $103.60 | Donkers Lydon Giving Fund | 03/06/2024 | $50.00 | Lori Bilske | 03/04/2024 | $51.96 | Danica Goodell | 03/04/2024 | $206.90 | Erin Sarsfield | 03/02/2024 | $26.13 | Sheila Sarsfield | 03/01/2024 | $206.90 | Favorite Uncle! Thanks for being so awesome and raising money for such a good cause! | David Wong | 03/01/2024 | $104.69 | Thank you for supporting and championing such a great cause, Mike! My mom shared her love of reading with us and so many others. This is exactly the kind of organization that she loved and supported. | Liz Cartwright | 03/01/2024 | $51.96 | Allyson Zoller | 03/01/2024 | $52.01 | Anonymous Friend | 03/01/2024 | $77.78 | Salvador Peinado | 02/28/2024 | $103.60 | Way to go Mike! I'll look forward to the next book club meeting :-D | Manny Montejano | 02/26/2024 | $100.00 | You’re a good man Mike | Dan Manley | 02/26/2024 | $103.60 | Awesome cause! Will be interested in the book report you should probably publish. ?:) | Wayne Huang | 02/26/2024 | $51.96 | If only I knew how to read... | Anonymous Friend | 02/25/2024 | $104.69 | What a wonderful cause for Chicago's youth. Thank you for doing this |
| Total | $2,631.72 | ||