Kristen's Reading Goal: 7-20 books, depending on length!
For <$50: I'll send you a book recommendation tailored specifically for you
For $50-$99: I'll read a book of your choice under 200 pages (or can be 200 pages of a longer book) and send you my thoughts on it afterward
For $100: I'll read a book of your choice under 300 pages (or can be 300 pages of a longer book) and send you my thoughts on it afterward
For $300+: I'll read a book of your choice ANY LENGTH and send you a full book report afterward
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 |
| Marissa Klein | 03/19/2024 | $51.96 | Jake Fineman | 03/08/2024 | $51.96 | Mary Klein | 03/07/2024 | $52.01 | Anonymous Friend | 03/07/2024 | $103.71 | Andrew Dunk | 03/05/2024 | $52.50 | Love the fundraiser!! | Christine Kara | 03/05/2024 | $103.71 | I'm gonna have fun picking a book you MUST read! | Noelle Karacsonyi | 03/04/2024 | $25.00 | Best of luck! | Janice Schue | 03/04/2024 | $258.55 | Happy Reading! | Emily Ofenloch | 03/03/2024 | $52.01 | Yay! Books! | Carol and Brian Ofenloch | 03/03/2024 | $103.60 | Kristen, this is awesome! Please read a book of your choice to Luke, Logan and Audrey. | Kate Ofenloch | 03/03/2024 | $51.96 | More books!! 📚 | Michael Guritz | 03/03/2024 | $51.96 | Remember to keep hydrated with some good tea! | Janel Russing | 03/02/2024 | $52.50 | Happy reading! | Anthony Colant | 03/02/2024 | $51.96 | Ok.. so this recommendation is WAY more than 200 pages, so you can either just read the first 200 pages or only send me a recommendation I won’t be offended, but it sounds like we enjoy reading similar books so I wanted to recommend a book called “The Words of Radiance” by Brandon Sanderson. | Zachary Guritz | 03/02/2024 | $51.96 | Go Kristen go! | Angela Hutcheson | 03/02/2024 | $51.96 | From Angie and Instagramless Corey: What a great cause and idea; good luck with your reading! | Janette Schue | 03/02/2024 | $451.71 | Kristen, Please read The Word is Murder (387pages) by Anthony Horowitz and write us your take on it. Jeff, Janette, Elise This includes $50 from Sandy, who would like a book recommendation. ❤️❤️❤️ | Marina Napoletano | 03/02/2024 | $51.96 | Make it good 😤😤 | Anonymous Friend | 03/02/2024 | $1,033.26 |
| Total | $2,704.24 | ||