Events

Shuffle on down for happy hour with Lead to Read KC! Join us at Ludo’s Shuffleboard Bar on Tuesday, August 16! And bring a potential Reading Mentor!

Stop by between 5-7 p.m. to mix and mingle with our staff and board, meet our community partners — as well as our volunteers. Grab a friend and raise a glass, or play some shuffleboard or pinball! We’ll have fabulous door prizes, too!

RSVPs appreciated to help us host a great event. RSVP via this link. Drop-ins are welcome, too!

Ludo’s is at 325 E. 31st St., Kansas City, MO 64108 (“Martini Corner”). Get directions. Learn more about Ludo’s. Cheers! 

Get Schooled: Get in the Game

Our fourth-annual Get Schooled fundraising event was a big success! Many thanks to all the donors, sponsors, event partners, attendees and volunteers who helped “knock it out of the park”! We are so grateful for the support of the Kansas City community.  

It was a wonderful evening! Check out the awesome party pics in our photo gallery. 

Special thanks to all our generous sponsors; event chairs Katherine Bruner, Thalia Cherry, Mary O’Connor and Carolyn Watley; the event planning committee; emcees Haley Harrison and Len Jennings of KMBC 9 News; and special guests Darron Story and Emily Twyman-Brown. What a team!

Virtual Lunch & Learn – Feb. 2022

Thank you to everyone who joined us for Practical Reading Mentoring Tips — a Virtual Lunch & Learn — on Monday, Feb. 14. Lead to Read KC’s expert staff of former educators offered insights and tips for more successful reading and mentoring sessions, including breakout sessions designed for working with beginner readers, advancing readers and hesitant readers. Couldn’t attend? Read our blog post.