Tech鈥檚 Elinor Ross Freedom School named a winner of 鈥楻ally to Read 100鈥� sweepstakes, awarded 100 new books
From left: Cassie Brown, project director for 成年人深夜福利在线观看 Tech鈥檚 Elinor Ross Freedom School, and Amber Spears, executive director, with boxes of new books from Reading Is Fundamental鈥檚 鈥淩ally to Read 100鈥� sweepstakes.
成年人深夜福利在线观看 Tech University鈥檚 Elinor Ross Freedom School was named a winner of Reading
is Fundamental鈥檚 鈥淩ally to Read 100鈥� sweepstakes, a six-month initiative designed
to ignite a love of reading for students in grades PreK 鈥� 5 across the country.
As one of 100 national awardees, the Elinor Ross Freedom School received 100 books,
valued at over $1,400, curated to inspire its young readers.
As part of the sweepstakes, students, educators, families and RIF partners were invited
to take on the fun challenge of reading 100 books over the span of six months by the
end of National Reading Month in March. The 鈥淩ally to Read 100鈥� campaign provided
accompanying resources at RallytoRead.org including monthly themes and book lists,
virtual 鈥渞ead-alouds鈥� with popular authors, and activity packets.
鈥淎t the Elinor Ross Freedom School, we believe in the power of books to transform
lives and open doors,鈥� said Amber Spears, associate professor of literacy at Tech
and executive director of the Elinor Ross Freedom School. 鈥淩eceiving this generous
gift from Reading Is Fundamental is more than just 100 new books鈥攊t鈥檚 100 opportunities
for our scholars to fall in love with literacy and life-long learning. We are deeply
grateful to RIF and Barnes & Noble for recognizing the importance of equitable book
access and for supporting our mission to nurture a love of reading in every child.鈥�
鈥淎n important part of designing this campaign was to encourage students to read, but
also to ensure that schools and families have free access to diverse reading resources
on a variety of topics that relate to the world around them,鈥� added Alicia Levi, president
and CEO of Reading Is Fundamental. 鈥淲e are so excited to contribute 10,000 books in
total prizes to help build engaging bookshelves for the winning schools鈥� libraries
and classrooms.鈥�
The 鈥淩ally to Read 100鈥� sweepstakes welcomed K-5 educators to submit their schools
for the chance to win 100 new books generously donated by Barnes & Noble to help build
their libraries and classrooms with a range of stories, characters, and authors. After
a process of random selection from a pool of thousands, 100 applicants were chosen
including the Elinor Ross Freedom School.
Named for the late Tech professor Elinor Ross 鈥� a tireless champion of education,
reading, and literacy for learners of all ages 鈥� the Elinor Ross Freedom School hosts
a free six-week literacy and cultural enrichment program each summer for children
in first through eighth grade whose families qualify for free or reduced lunch programs.
Learn more at www.tntech.edu/freedomschool or by emailing freedomschool@tntech.edu.
Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) is the nation鈥檚 leading children鈥檚 literacy nonprofit.
Since 1966, it has provided nearly 430 million books and reading resources to over
212 million children. Learn more at .