Read to a Child

Many of our reading pairs in the Read Aloud Mentoring Program have started meeting this month. We’re thrilled to start another year with the power of reading aloud and inspirational mentoring!

Today is the start of Hispanic Heritage Month! To celebrate Hispanic American's many contributions, Read to a Child encourages you to read aloud from books written by and about those with Hispanic heritage. Celebrate Hispanic Heritage this month, and all year long with reading!

THANK YOU to everyone who attended our Evening of Inspiration event in Greater Boston. Kate Beattie was honored with the Literacy Champion Award, plus we had a special guest from the City of Boston, Kristin McSwain. We are so grateful to everyone!

The silent auction is heating up! All proceeds go to the Read Aloud Mentoring Program in Greater Boston. Tomorrow is the last day to bid--don't hesitate! Bid here: tinyurl.com/rtacauction

Get your bids in for Greater Boston's silent auction! With trips, date nights, game days, and more there is something for everyone. Gift yourself or someone else, all while raising funds for the Read Aloud Mentoring Program! Put your bids in here: tinyurl.com/rtacauction

Our silent auction has opened! Bid on a variety of packages, from get aways to ball games to date nights in Boston. All funds raised will support the Read Aloud Mentoring Program in Greater Boston. View our auction here: tinyurl.com/rtacauction

We are one week away from Greater Boston's Next Chapter: An Evening of Inspiration event! We are so excited to be back in-person to celebrate all that Read to a Child has accomplished in Boston. Buy a ticket to attend, or make a donation here: tinyurl.com/rtacnextchapter

Today is your LAST DAY to get Early Bird tickets to An Evening of Inspiration! Join us, along with our MC and auctioneer David Brown, in support of Greater Boston's Read Aloud Mentoring Program. Get tickets or make a donations at: tinyurl.com/rtacnextchapter

There is one more week to buy Early Bird Tickets to An Evening of Inspiration! We are so excited to celebrate together next month--get your tickets before August 28th here: tinyurl.com/rtacnextchapter

Read to a Child Greater Boston formally invites you to our Read to a Child's Next Chapter, An Evening of Inspiration event! The event will take place this September 12th at the Prudential Center. Join us at the link here: tinyurl.com/rtacnextchapter

Thank you to our teachers, students, and volunteers in the Read Aloud Mentoring Program this year! Read to a Child had a lot to celebrate this year--including reaching over 1,000 students served! We're already looking forward to the fall!

We had so much fun last night at our Greater Boston Team Trivia Night! It was a great night filled with competition. With this support, we raised over $15,000 for our Greater Boston program! Congratulations to our winning team, Killer Bees!

Greater Boston's Team Trivia Night is this Thursday! Raffle tickets are on sale NOW online and will be for sale at the event--even if you can't come to trivia you can buy raffle tickets 🎟️ Swipe through to see what you can win!

Boston' Team Trivia Night is only one week away! Get your friends and colleagues together to compete for the trophy, while raising funds for the Read Aloud Mentoring Program in Boston. Buy your tickets today here: tinyurl.com/BostonTrivia20…

Read to a Child invites you to celebrate Asian American Pacific Islander Month! During May, we reflect on the amazing contributions that Asian American and Pacific Islanders have made in the United States. Here are just a few of our favorite titles to celebrate!

Happy Earth Day! These are just a few of the new climate awareness and resiliency titles on our book carts thanks to our Climate Resiliency Partner, Liberty Mutual. They awarded Read to a Child a $15,000 grant to purchase these new books. Thank you!

It's almost time for Trivia in Boston! Get your colleagues and friends together all while raising funds for the Read Aloud Mentoring Program in Greater Boston. Join us at Game On! Fenway on May 9th for a fun night, where the winner will take home the coveted trophy!

THANK YOU to our March Online Campaign sponsors, fundraisers and donors. With your help, we were able to raise over $165,000 during National Reading Month! These funds will be key to helping pair more students from under-resourced communities with caring reading mentors.

We were thrilled to bring Jaden Ivey of the Detroit Pistons to Whitman Elementary School. Jaden read "The Magical Shell" by Endeah Canty. We are so grateful to Jaden for his talk about the importance of reading. Thank you to Detroit Board Chair Linda Ware and Principal Powell!