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Summer Readathon 2012

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

Isha

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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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Hi! My name is Isha and I am 10 years old. I am entering the sixth grade this September. One of my favorite things to do is read books. I also like to write stories, play flute, dance, draw and paint.
I want to help the poor, uneducated children in India get a good education. Even if I can’t help every single child, I do want to help some of them. They should be able to go on the lovely journeys in books, and travel the world without moving a single step, like we are able to through reading. So many of us modern day children take our luxurious Iives for granted, and don’t think about how valuable our education is. In India, a poor child could be doing chores in a dark, cramped house wearing dirty clothes, wishing to go to school. Think about the life of that kid. Good, filling food? Almost never with the wages their parents earn. Clean water? Maybe, if the day is special. Good books to read and a proper school to attend? Forget about it.

A lot of children wish to get out of school, hate the healthy vegetables given to them, and a good portion of us kids do not like to read the amazing books available. Look at our lives and compre them to the poor child in India. We have everything we need to thrive, yet we turn it all away and wish for what that child has, quite unknowing of the hard work that life requires.

I want children, rich or poor, to be able to experience the joy of reading. I hope you will help me make this possible.

Some books I have read

Shakespeare’s Secret by Elise Broach
About Hero, a sixth grader, who uncovers a long mystery and solves it with the help of an elderly neighbor and an eight grader Danny
A very capturing book with a surprising end.

Nancy Drew
*Identity Theft
*The Ringmaster’s Secret
Two classic Nancy Drew mysteries where Nancy solves them with the help of her friends George and Bess.

Some books I plan to read:

Children of the Red King series by Jenny Nimmo
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
Princess Academy
Ella Enchanted
Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins
Roald Dahl’s Revolting Rhymes
So B. It by Sarah Weeks
Homeless Bird by Gloria Whelan
Hoot by Carl Hiassen
Knots in my Yoyo String by Jerry Spinneli
The Good, the Bad, and the Barbie:The doll’s history and her impact on us by Tanya Lee
The Famous Five Trilogy by Enid Blyton

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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