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Summer Readathon 2012

Join Dimple in support of Pratham's 2012 Readathon (New York Tri-State)

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What is the Readathon?
The Readathon is a fundraising initiative done through Pratham that encourages kids in the U.S. to read more books and raise money to help less fortunate kids in India learn to read.
How does it work?
Kids ask their friends and family to sponsor them for a dollar amount for each book they read. The more books they read, the more money they raise.
Where does my money go?
All donations go to support Pratham’s Read India initiative, the premier program for teaching underprivileged Indian kids, aged 6-14, basic reading, writing, and arithmetic skills. Pratham teams mobilize and train schoolteachers, Anganwadi workers and volunteers to work with children and their mothers outside school.
Who can participate?
Kids of any age can participate (adults too!). Children too young to read can have a parent or other older siblings read to them, and count those books.
Why participate?
Kids will read more this summer, which helps them learn. Readers will learn the value of helping others and participating in community service.
Are there prizes?
Certificates of Appreciation go to all readers. Prizes are available for readers who raise $100, $250, $500, or more. A Youth Leader Award will be give to the Readathon Coordinator whose team raises the most money.
What is a Readathon Coordinator?
Readathon Coordinators (RCs) are high school students who volunteer to lead younger teams of readers and guide, support, and cheer them on. RC’s learn good leadership skills, and their experience will look great on a resume or college application.
How do I know my donation will make a difference?
With every $500 raised, 34 kids in India will be helped through the Pratham Read India program. All donors will receive a story about a group of students helped through money raised in the Readathon.

100% of all donations will go directly to Pratham USA. SeeYourImpact.org even covers credit card fees to save money for Pratham. When you make a donation, you have the option to give an additional gift to SeeYourImpact to help cover their operating expenses.

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I firmly believe that today’s children are the founders of tomorrow and therefore strong kids can build a strong nation.
I will be reading books like –
The Awakening, Chopin. The pioneering, short novel of feminist fiction. 211pp.
The Bean Trees, Kingslover. Taylor Greer flees her harsh life in Appalachia and heads west in this memorable novel of love and friendship, abandonment and belonging. 232pp.
Black Boy, Wright. Being a black boy in the thirties gave Richard Wright the fury to write this nowclassic account of what
hunger, fear, and hatred can do. 288pp.
Death Be Not Proud, Gunther. Gunther’s moving story of his son’s courageous battle to overcome cancer. 161 pp. A Death in the Family, Agee. Agee’s great novel of a loving, close-knit family and the courage they display when tragedy
suddenly changes their lives. 339pp.
Don Quixote, Cervantes. The unabridged saga of the fabulous knight and his simple squire and their adventures in medieval
Spain. 1,052pp.
The Fountainhead, Rand. Novel of a rebellious architect who refuses to lower his standards in work or love. 695pp.
Frankenstein, Shelley. A genius rejected by society exacts his revenge through the monster he brings to life. 206pp.
Inherit the Wind, Lawrence & Lee. Dramatization of the famous Monkey Trial in Tennessee of 1925, when Clarence
Darrow put Darwinism on trial. 116pp.
Inherit the Wind, Lawrence & Lee. Dramatization of the famous Monkey Trial in Tennessee of 1925, when Clarence
Darrow put Darwinism on trial. 116pp.
A Lesson Before Dying, Gaines. Set in the 1940′ s here unfolds a heart breaking story of friendship between two black menone wrongly condemned to die and one who’s persuaded to impart something of himself. From the author of A Gathering of
Old Men. 255pp.

Support a child’s right to an education!

Pratham is a grass roots organization committed to the task of removing illiteracy in India.

SeeYourImpact.org is a revolutionary way to help those in need around the world.

All funds raised in Pratham’s Readathon will be used to enable less fortunate children in India to succeed in school.

Just $14 provides a year of after-school tutoring to a child in India through Pratham’s Read India Program.

When you support a child in Pratham’s Readathon through SeeYourImpact.org, you are not only supporting primary education of disadvantaged children in India and making a positive impact on their future, you are also encouraging children here to develop an appreciation for reading, introducing them to the gift of giving and helping them to appreciate the excellent education available in the US.

Even better, you’ll meet the child in India who is matched to your donation!

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