What is Reach for the Stars!!? |
| 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? |
| 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! |
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Who Can Participate? |
| 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... |
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Do They Go Door-to-Door? |
| Absolutely not!
This program will work well seeking just those safe, mentoring friends, family members who will encourage students in their reading. |
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What Do the Kids Get? |
| 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! |
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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:
Fund Raiser Program Distribution:
The book percentages for either option is flexible to
best fit the needs of the participants and the
organization. |
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Reach for the Stars!! Success Stories |
_____________________________________________________ "Our first Reach for the Stars!! event
raised Now that's a WIN-WIN situation!" Nadette Waligora
_____________________________________________________ "This program is wonderful! Sonrise Scholars Homeschool Co-op - Cambridge, MN This group had 8 familes (19 readers) participating and raised pledges over $1200!
_____________________________________________________ "Our first Reach for the Stars!! event
raised
_____________________________________________________ "Your program is motivating, creative
and generous! Parent, Charter Oak Learning Center
- Canton, CT _____________________________________________________
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_____________________________________________________ "If every child were read to daily,
from infancy, |
eFairs - an Online Book Fair! |
| 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
E-Fairs can take place totally online or they can also be in conjunction with a "live" book fair at the school or organization. |