Events

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St. James March Madness Eggstravaganza | March 30, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

St. James United Methodist Church will hold a community event for families. Join the fun along with Lead to Read KC and other community partners. There will be kids activities, a craft area, and basketball skills. Location: 5540 Wayne Ave, KCMO 64110.

Ivanhoe Neighborhood Events | March 30 & April 20

Ivanhoe Neighborhood Council will host an Easter Egg Hunt on March 30 from 11 a.m. to Noon. Preregistration is required and can be done here. On April 20, Ivanhoe partners with Lincoln University and Jackson County Combat to present an Earth Day Festival from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. RSVP here.

Brookside Charter School Golf Tournament | June 17, Blue Hills Country Club

Lead to Read KC is a beneficiary of the Brookside Charter School 2024 Golf Tournament. Registration opens at 11 a.m. with a shotgun start at noon. Gather your foursome and sign up your team today to help keep Brookside Charter’s students reading on grade level.

Story Time at PH Coffee – Mondays, 10 a.m.

Looking for a community storytime to enjoy with your kids? PH Coffee, one of our Reading Is Everywheresm locations, hosts a free weekly event in their kids zone. Get more information and register on their Eventbrite page.

We Can Come to You!

Invite us to your office, place of worship, school, or community group to talk about how to get involved with Lead to Read KC. Email Linda Hughes at [email protected].

Second Saturday Book Sorting

Looking for a one-time volunteering opportunity you can do with friends or family? We need help processing and labeling book donations. Sign up to join us on any second Saturday morning to clean, label and sort books. Adults and children twelve and older are welcome.

Lead to Read KC provides books to children in our twenty-four partner schools, at community events and through our Reading is Everywhere program. 

Monthly Pop-Up Food Pantry and Resource Fair

On the second Tuesday of each month, Lead to Read KC joins the Kansas City, Missouri Health Department’s Pop-up Food Pantry and Resource Fair. We provide free books and advise families how to support literacy and reading in their home. Anyone is welcome between 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. at the KCMO Health Department, located at 2400 Troost Ave, KCMO. Questions? Email [email protected].

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