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.
The reading marathon ended with Celebration Day which included individual class parties, an assembly at each school with a character parade and surprise visit from Greg, The Wimpy Kid (aka Mr. Childers / Mr. Conrad) and his mom, Susan (aka Kelly King).
Congratulations to our 34 Super Star winners who made extraordinary effort in reading or fundraising. These Super Stars were the Top 2 readers per grade level, and Top 20 fundraisers. A giant thank you to these students who pushed far beyond the average to earn a limo ride to see a movie (based on a book) in the theatre.
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