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What is Reach for the Stars!!?
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Reach for the Stars!! is a pledge based
reading incentive program that works like a read-a-thon.
We put books into the hands of students and reward them
for reading. At the same time, it provides the school or
organization cash and/or books. |
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What
is the Goal of the Program?
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The goal of the Reach for the Stars!!
program is for the participants to read, or to be read
to, 300 minutes or more over a two-week period of time.
This is an average of 30 minutes per weekday. Education
experts encourage routine daily reading and recommend a
minimum of 30 minutes every day! |
Who Can
Participate?
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This program can benefit any sized
organizational group. This would include entire schools,
individual classrooms, clubs, Girl or Boy Scouts troops,
preschools, ECFE, church groups, home school groups,
charities, businesses, etc... |
Do They Go
Door-to-Door?
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Absolutely not!
This program will work well seeking just those safe,
mentoring friends, family members who will encourage
students in their reading. |
What Do the Kids
Get?
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They develop a reading routine!
They also get free books and other prizes for
participating!
This program gets the kids reading and keeps them
reading by giving them books to keep at home! |
Two Program Options
Are Available
Book Bonanza
110% of the pledge money is given to the organization in
the form of educational books from the Usborne catalog.
Distribution:
- 50% in books to participating students.
- 60% in books to the classrooms, library and/or
incentives for children. (percentages flexible)
Fund Raiser Program
100% of the pledge money is
given to the organization in the form of cash and books
from the Usborne catalog.
Distribution:
- 50% in books to participating students.
- 30% in CASH is given to the organization.
- 20% in books to the classrooms, library and/or
incentives for children. (book %'s are flexible)
The book percentages for either option is flexible to
best fit the needs of the participants and the
organization. |
Reach for
the Stars!! Success Stories
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"Our first Reach for the Stars!! event
raised
$10,281 in pledges - with 192 students participating!
So, $6,169 worth of books were given to the library,
and $5,140 worth of books were given back
to the participating students!
It didn't cost the school a dime,
and the students are reading!
Now that's a WIN-WIN situation!"
Nadette Waligora
RFTS organizer at Isanti Elementary School - Isanti, MN
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"This program is wonderful!
My kids have set their goals much higher
than 300 minutes and the books are flying off the
shelves!
We have to make yet another trip to the library!
Sonrise Scholars Homeschool Co-op - Cambridge, MN
This group had 8 familes (19 readers) participating
and raised pledges over $1200!
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"Our first Reach for the Stars!! event
raised
$6700 in pledges with only 170 students participating!
Every year since then we have increased the level of
participation. So far, in three years, we have given
over $15,000 worth of books to the children and have
added over $8,000 worth of books in the classrooms and
the school library!
Thurmont Elementary School, MD
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"Your program is motivating, creative
and generous!
And for our daughter, we are thrilled for the
boost this gives as she steps into the reading world!"
Parent, Charter Oak Learning Center
- Canton, CT
32 readers raised pledges of $1400!
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"If every child were read to daily,
from infancy,
it would revolutionize education in this country."
U.S. Education Secretary,
Richard W. Riley
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eFairs - an Online Book Fair!
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The consultant will setup the online
portion of the e-Fair and distribute a URL (web address)
that book fair customers need to shop at to make sure
the organization receives credit. When customers place
an order at that web address, their books are shipped
immediately to the customer and the sales are added to
the organization's book fair's total retail amount.
Free Books to Organization
- 25% of Total Retail between $200 & $499.
- Up to 50% of Total Retail for Book Fairs over
$500.
E-Fairs can take place totally online or they can
also be in conjunction with a "live" book fair at the
school or organization. |
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