The William Brooks Read-a-thon is a Spring Fundraiser with a goal of encouraging students to read while raising money to support our school.  The fundraiser will take place at William Brooks and truly anywhere that you can read a book! 

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Planning for the 2025 Spring Fundraiser,

Camp Read-A-Lot, is already underway!

 

Camp Read-A-Lot will be a week-long fundraiser filled with a lot of fun activities for the whole family! We will kick off the week with Donuts with Grownups on Tuesday, April 29 and will host a Family Event on the evening of Friday, May 2.  There will be daily "read-cess" at school, so kids can rack up minutes during recess, in addition to reading outside of school.

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Our goal is to encourage students to read while raising $20,000 to support our school. Children will collect pledges and read (or be read to) throughout the week in an effort to earn money for the William Brooks PTA.  There will daily reading incentives, and prizes for minutes read by individuals, classes, and school-wide, to celebrate literacy and the joy of reading. 

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When is the Read-a-thon?

• The next read-a-thon will be Tuesday, April 29 - Monday, May 5, 2025, including Donuts with Grown-Ups on Tuesday, April 29 and a family event on the evening of Friday, May 2. 

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What is needed to make it happen?

• Planning the event includes:

• • Budgeting and Goal Setting

  • Setting the timeline

  • Engaging an online fundraising platform

  • Marketing and promotion

  • Gathering participation prizes

• The PTA will provide guidance for the lead(s) of the event and notes, information on prizes and platforms used in prior years, and assistance coordinating with Mrs. Stedeford and teachers about the event. 

• The more helpers we have, the easier it is to plan and hold this event

 

What can I do to help?

• If you are able to help with this event or if you want more information, please contact Taryn and Melissa at wbrookspta@gmail.com.