The new fall fundraiser, aka “I ª 2 Read-A-Thon”, supporting the 2010-2011 Educational Opportunity Grants, was a HUGE success. The inaugural Read-A-Thon created a buzz about reading. The kids at Rogers/Binford read a combined 401,755 minutes, averaging 45 minutes day/per student (from those who turned in a tracking form). Thanks to all the kids’ hard work and the generosity of family, friends, and our community sponsors (who provided bookmarks). Rogers/Binford raised $30,151 in Revenue. Our profit was an all time school record of $27,554. WOW!! This equates to an average of $75 per student who turned in a form, and and average of $35 per student from the total enrollment. We had 45% participation this year. We hope to improve our participation next year and build on learning and experience from this ‘test’ year.