Killbuck students help donate one million books to children in need
By Dave Mast
December 24, 2009
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Killbuck elementary students are helping youth nationwide to put down their remotes and controllers and pick up a good book instead.
A total of 18 first-graders from Killbuck Elementary School are joining Super Bowl MVPs Peyton and Eli Manning and Scholastic Book Clubs to help donate one million books to disadvantaged children.
This fall, students in Brandi Schlauchs Killbuck Elementary first grade class pledged to read 100 books as part of Scholastic Book Clubs ClassroomsCare program. The philanthropy-based literacy campaign is designed to teach children about the joys and importance of reading and giving.
Kids have big hearts, and nowhere is that more evident than when children help children through the ClassroomsCare program, said Judy Newman, president, Scholastic Book Clubs.
Classes around the country are reading 100 books each. When they meet that goal, the Mannings, Scholastic, and our charity partners will put one million books into the hands of the neediest children. The kids at Killbuck Elementary get to see firsthand that their efforts can make the world a better place, Newman explained.
To participate, classrooms join either Team Peyton or Team Eli and keep track of their progress using an oversize ClassroomsCare poster. A companion Web site lets classes share and compare their achievements with other participating classrooms around the nation. The Web site also provides activities, motivational videos featuring the Mannings, e-cards, a sweepstakes, and details on the ClassroomsCare charity partners.
What ensued was a time for the Killbuck students to read, learn, better their own reading skills and realize that there are many ways to help others.
The kids had a great time, and they were very dedicated because they understood that we were doing this not just to help them, but to help other kids who maybe arent as fortunate as they are, said Schlauch. Scholastic Book Clubs ClassroomsCare lets both students and teachers demonstrate our spirit of service and sharing while also instilling a passion for reading.
Scholastic Book Clubs and the Manning family will work with several leading charities to put books in the hands of the neediest children. Charity partners include Reach Out and Read, Save the Children, Blair E. Batson Hospital for Children, Peyton Manning Childrens Hospital, Peyton Mannings Peyback Foundation, Mercy Health Partners, and the Eli and Abby Manning Birthing Center.
Since its launch in 2001, Scholastic Book Clubs ClassroomsCare initiative has enriched the lives of more than 36 million children nationwide. More than 27,114,000 students from 1,084,500 classrooms have participated in ClassroomsCare activities, resulting in the donation of books to children in need.
The ClassroomsCare program is open to all classrooms nationwide through Scholastic Book Clubs catalogs and the Scholastic Web site, www.Scholastic.com/ClassroomsCare.
