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Lead to Read – Public Relations & Recruiting Position
We’re excited to announce that we’re hiring for a Public Relations and Recruiting Position. We are poised to grow and expand our presence in the KC Metro. If you or someone you know may be a good fit, please submit your resume to Sarah Gaikwad. Job Description Public Relations & Recruiting
Sarah • July 29, 2015Join us for the 2015-16 school year!
Lead to Read KC has volunteered with at Wendell Phillips Elementary for four years, over the course of those years we’ve read approximately 2,712 hours. That IS impressive! Come be a part of the fun we have there each week!
Sarah • July 20, 2015Local News: 2015 Volunteers in Lead to Read program take lunch hour to share a love of reading!
This year we’ve connected with Alliance for Economic Inclusion. “FDIC’s national initiative to establish broad-based coalitions of financial institutions, community-based organizations and other partners in several markets across the country to bring all unbanked and underserved populations into the financial mainstream.” (read more here) As this group has grown they’ve realized that education, chiefly reading,… Read More
Sarah • June 8, 2015Did you know…
…you can log your hours served? Many employers have incentives for hours volunteered, or perhaps you just want them for your records, no matter the reason it’s easy to create a record of your time investment. Log into VolunteerMark (also located in the upper right of our site). Once there your dashboard view should have a… Read More
Sarah • May 11, 2015Helzberg Helps + Wendell Phillips Elementary
In the spirit of Thanksgiving, we want to give thanks to some of the incredible people that make up our organization. This fall just after our training session at Wendell Phillips, I got an email from Reader Martha. She said she was so excited about the program that she’d gone back to her office and… Read More
Sarah • Nov. 20, 2014In Service Training
Some of our wonderful local partners Turn the Page KC and Kansas City Public Schools are hosting an in-service training next week. You’re welcome and encouraged to attend the training! If you plan to attend please RSVP. “Read to, Read with, Read by” An in-service learning opportunity for Volunteers who read with young students November 11,… Read More
Sarah • Nov. 4, 2014Leadership from Burns and McDonnell
Its always about leadership. Two leaders who work at Burns and McDonnell, Doug Dietrich and Tom Anderson took the first step, engaging with some hungry readers in KC’s urban core with Lead to Read KC last school year.Tom Anderson heard about Lead to Read at his church and he started reading at the Academy for… Read More
Sarah • Sept. 22, 2013ME Pearson Rocks
I feel so lucky as a classroom teacher to have the Lead to Read readers come to our classroom. It is so important for my students to know that there are adults in their community who are willing to take their time to come read with them. The students get excited when they know… Read More
Sarah • Aug. 13, 20132013 Press Release
In 2011 Sarah Gaikwad joined the start-up Lead to Read KC team as Volunteer Coordinator. Her energy and passion for Lead to Read continued to grow as she helped launch the first full year of the program. In 2012, Gaikwad took on the role of Program Coordinator and this summer was promoted to Director of Operations, succeeding Jean Rundle,… Read More
Sarah • June 9, 2013A Readers story
Lead to Read: “we must hope for everything” When I read to at-risk children they rewarded my availability with a priceless gift. by: Dr. Liam Atchison Margaret Fuller (1810-1850) was considered to be the most well-read person in New England, and she was the first woman allowed to use the library at Harvard. As… Read More
Sarah • Feb. 1, 2013