Yonkers Partners in Education, a non-profit based in Yonkers strives to ensure that all children who attend the Yonkers Public Schools have access to a quality education that prepares them for high school graduation, college, work, and success in life.
One of their programs is Yonkers Reads, in which 8500 K-3rd grade students—in all Yonkers elementary schools—receive a bag with books to read at home each week, accompanied by bi-lingual instructional materials for parents and caregivers. Upon returning the bag, each child will receive different titles for the following week.
As you can imagine, times are tough for programs like these-- budget cuts and what not.
You can support the YonkersReads program by shopping for books at the Barnes & Nobles in Yonkers this weekend. Read the flyer below (click for a larger version) for the complete details, or if you can't see it for some reason, visit http://www.ypie.org
1 comment:
This was a really good cause and I am so happy that I participated. I shopped at Barnes and Noble for almost $500 ! That's a lot.
Anyway I thought should consider networking with the moms in the bizymoms Yonkers community.
They would really love to hear about events like this.
Post a Comment