Reliable NGOs specialized in providing meals in schools in remote impoverished areas will be invited to submit proposals. A qualified organization will review proposals and select appropriate NGOs to set up food programs for schools in appropriate areas. <Further details.>
Funds will be able to be paid directly into a special account in a participating foundation such as the Rotary Foundation. It is expected that many local pledges will be paid into local service clubs, such as a local Rotary Club which, in turn, would submit the funds collected to a major foundation such as …
It is envisioned that teachers will keep track of the hours ready by their students and then report the number of students in their class and the total number of hours read by all the students in their class (2 numbers per class). Key considerations include: avoiding the need for complex systems and high volume …
The number of participants in such an event as a global read-a-thon is almost impossible to forecast. In some countries, participation may depend on a decision by one person at the national level that either encourages all to participates or says nothing. Saying nothing in a country where education is very tightly controlled at the …
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The total number of hours read is a function of the average number of hours read per participant and the number of participants. The guideline for most libraries for read-a-thons is 30 minutes a day. for a month-long read-a-thon (30 days) this means roughly 15 hours per participant. However, we also envision adding a number …
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Many people have heard of walk-a-thons and bike-a-thons where people pledge money to some cause for each mile or kilometer walked or biked. A read-a-thon is similar except people or organizations pledge donations for each book or hour read. In our case, it is for each hour read. We envision a twist, however, in that …
The date of the read-a-thon has not yet been set. However, it is envisioned that the read-a-thon would last an entire month. March, 2019 is seen as a good candidate month.
The read-a-thon has 2 primary purposes: get tens of millions of young people currently in school to dramatically increase their reading practice for the extended period of a month, thereby improving their reading proficiency. raise money to dramatically reduce the number of children, worldwide, that are currently out of school due to hunger (those too …
It is envisioned that the funds will come from pledges of donations for every hour read during the read-a-thon. We hope that local service clubs will drive a lot of the pledges from local businesses and individuals for the hours read by local students. In other words, people and businesses will be encouraged to pledge …