We're Bowling for Read Ahead!
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On Tuesday, March 10, 2019, Dana, Emily, Susannah, Julia, and Bethany will participate in the 9th Annual Strikes, Spares, and Splits event, a night of bowling to benefit Read Ahead, and hosted by the Read Ahead Junior Board. Our team, Splitt's Creek, will take to the lanes to bowl for glory (but mostly for fun) and to help fundraise for this worthy reading-based mentoring program.
Read Ahead intervenes early and connects children in NYC public elementary schools with caring, trusted, consistent mentors. We’re participating in Strikes, Spares, and Splits because we support their mission to help children unlock their full potential and want to do our part to make sure all students have access to this program.
Research shows that mentoring has a wealth of benefits to children -- especially those from high-need backgrounds -- but unfortunately those students who may benefit most are also least likely to have a mentor in their lives. Through the foundational experience of reading together, Read Ahead mentors give their mentees the confidence, motivation, and support to succeed.
All proceeds from this event enable Read Ahead to bring this life-changing program to the children who need it most. This year the Junior Board aims to raise $100,000!
As a team, we are committed to ensuring that children at public elementary schools like PS. 125, P.S. 36, and P.S.130, where the Read Ahead does not receive corporate funding, can continue to receive the one-to-one mentoring from a caring, trusted adult.
Help us reach our goal! All contributions are an investment into unlocking Read Ahead mentees’ potential to set them on the path to thriving adulthood.
Last year, our team came in 9th place with 70 individual donors! Will you help us break our record?
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Team Badges
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WE HEART READ AHEAD
Awarded when a Team Junior Board-led team starts their fundraising by February 14. If all Junior Board-led teams earn the badge, a special $500 gift will be unlocked!
Awarded 02/14/2020
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Star Storyteller
Awarded when a Team goes above and beyond in sharing their personal story of what Read Ahead means to them!
Awarded 02/21/2020
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Team : Fundraising Achieved
Awarded when a Team reaches 100 % of goal
Awarded 03/06/2020
Our Supporters
- Anonymous March 2020
- Salesforce March 2020 $50.00
- Joey Melcher March 2020
- Eli Winderbaum Great cause, and happy to support Bethany, the team, and Read Ahead! -Eli and Shaun March 2020
- Colt Ramsden March 2020 $50.00
- Chriscynethia Floyd Thrilled to help!! March 2020 $125.00
- Larry David Anonymous Donor March 2020
- Brandon Woolley March 2020 $25.00
- Dana Leydig March 2020 $75.00
- Patrick Matzig March 2020 $25.00
- Parker Thompson March 2020 $25.00
- Megan Schindel Ew, David! March 2020 $25.00
- Tracy Gates No gutter balls! March 2020
- Heather Eppelheimer Amazing work Bethany! Let’s help these children learn, blossom and grow March 2020 $50.00
- Jon and Linda Salminen March 2020 $100.00
- Anonymous March 2020 $25.00
- Brian Anderson March 2020 $25.00
- Maggie Rosenthal March 2020 $25.00
- Matt Henze THE KRAKEN! March 2020
- Courtney Shaw March 2020 $25.00
- Chriscynethia Floyd Thrilled to help!! March 2020 $125.00
- Anonymous February 2020 $125.00
- Jon and Linda Salminen March 2020 $100.00
- Dana Leydig March 2020 $75.00
- Anonymous Go Emily! Go Team! Go Read Ahead! March 2020 $75.00
- Laura Gares March 2020 $50.60
- Salesforce March 2020 $50.00
- Colt Ramsden March 2020 $50.00
- Heather Eppelheimer Amazing work Bethany! Let’s help these children learn, blossom and grow March 2020 $50.00
- Morgan & Emily Ferretti March 2020 $50.00
- Felicity Vallence March 2020 $50.00
- Anonymous I am Large Adult Yoda March 2020 $50.00
- Simon & Schuster March 2020 $50.00
- Anonymous March 2020 $50.00
- Christofer DuBois March 2020 $50.00
- Anonymous February 2020 $50.00
- Brandon Woolley March 2020 $25.00
- Patrick Matzig March 2020 $25.00
- Parker Thompson March 2020 $25.00
- Megan Schindel Ew, David! March 2020 $25.00