Micah's Reading Goal: For every dollar you donate, I'll read that many pages of a book of your choice
Open Books is one of the coolest organizations in Chicago. They provide literacy access to young people on the city's West side and South side, and to raise funds for them I'll be reading whatever you tell me to read. Want me to read 20 pages of your favorite book? For only $20, I'll do just that. Want me to read the first 50 pages of a book I'd never otherwise read? I will, for fifty bucks.
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 | 03/27/2024 | $20.99 | Claire Eastlund | 03/26/2024 | $51.96 | In memory of our shared Bible school days, would love to hear your thoughts on either an English or Swedish book of your choice. | Anonymous Friend | 03/20/2024 | $310.20 | This gift is given in memory of Millie who worked in a school library and loved to read books to her students,children,and grandchildren . You can pick a book of your choice to read. | Katrina Matthews | 03/15/2024 | $20.99 | Anonymous Friend | 03/15/2024 | $41.63 | Anonymous Friend | 03/14/2024 | $206.90 | Barbara Ingraham | 03/13/2024 | $52.01 | This Gift Is in honor of my Dad, who died last month at 101 years old. He taught me to love to read! Thank you for serving at Open Books! So in his honor you may choose any medical or science related subject to read for your pages! 🥰 He was always learning! |
| Total | $704.68 | ||