Help Change The World In

One Hour A Week!

 

If you can read and give one hour a week, you have what it takes to make a positive difference in the life of a child. The SMART® program (Start Making A Reader Today) is a volunteer based, non-profit book and reading program for kindergarten to third grade students. Volunteers spend one hour per week at Bend Area Elementary Schools reading one-on-one for ½ hour with two children. Each child is also given two books per month to take home and keep. The ability to read, and a love of books, is fundamental to a child’s success in life. Please, if you can:

 

Help us bring the world of books and learning to the children in

Our community!

 

Volunteering is Easy! The SMART program provides everything you need for one-on-one weekly reading sessions with two students during the school day. If you, or someone you know, can donate one hour per week through mid-May, please call one of our school Coordinators listed below:

 

Elk Meadow Tu/Th:

Jackie Cruse 317-3213

 

Pine Ridge M/W:

Jennifer Brewer    317-3226