It's a FACT that 61% of low income families have no books for children in their home, and more than 80% of preschool and after school programs for at-risk kids have no reading materials at all. I know there are many families in my community who fit this demographic and was excited to rally my neighbors for the Champions For Kids SIMPLE Service Project: The Nickelodeon Big Help Book Drive. Children need to develop a love for books and reading at a ...
#champions4kids
Champions For Kids & Nickelodeon Big Help Book Drive: Help Them Read! #NickCFK
September's Champions For Kids SIMPLE Service Project is all about helping give young children access to books! The Nickelodeon Big Help Book Drive gives us all the chance to ask our family, friends and coworkers to donate new and gently used children's books or magazines for children in our community who may not have access to books in their homes. Learn more about this project and how you can organize a book drive at Champions For Kids. Did ...
Supporting Our Local Students ~ Elmer’s Champions For Kids #BagItForward Service Project
I knew from the moment I heard about the Elmer's Bag It Forward Champions For Kids SIMPLE Service Project that I wanted to support our local elementary school by donating new school supplies to students in need. There are many children in our community whose families cannot afford to purchase the necessary supplies, and I wanted to show my own children that we should pitch in and help. It is important for students to have the basic supplies ...
Help Local Students Get the School Supplies They Need When You #BagItForward
The Back-To-School season is an exciting time of year at my house. Before the first day of school, I make sure my children's backpacks are carefully packed with all the shiny new school supplies they need to get the school year off to a good start. I have always taken it for granted that we could just go out and buy the things on our school supplies list. I recently found out that more than 31 million students in the United States come from low ...