Room to Read Summer Reading Challenge

Hello Families, 

We’re thrilled to invite you to join the Room to Read Summer Reading Challenge which encourages children, teens and entire families to read and raise funds for Room to Read! 

Why Join the Summer Reading Challenge? 

We all want kids to read over the summer break! Beyond the sheer joy of reading, the Summer Reading Challenge provides additional incentive…the opportunity to help others AND potential to win great prizes! This year, funds raised will support Room to Read’s Fill Every Shelf Campaign, providing more books to schools and children in their native languages. For every CHF/$ 25 raised, kids get an additional raffle ticket entered to increase their chances of winning amazing prizes including an Apple AirPod Max, gift certificates and more!  

How to Get Involved 

1. Create your Campaign Page: This just takes a minute, click below to set up your fundraising page!
2. Set your Reading Goal: Whether it’s reading 30 minutes a day or a book per week/month, set your personal target. Families who would like to utilize a reading tracker can ​​​click here.
3. Reach out for Sponsorship/Donations: Customize our ready-made template, invite friends and family to support you/Room to Read via email, text or letter as you kick-off and throughout the summer. 
4. Track Progress: Monitor your reading and fundraising milestones on your personalized campaign page.
5. Collect final Donations by August 31: Once our tallies are in, we’ll celebrate our readers and hold our epic raffle! 

[Click Here To Start Your Own Fundraising Campaign]  Or Click 'Join the Team'

Fun Fact: Room to Read publishes books in 56 different languages. Every CHF/$ 1 donated allows us to produce and distribute a book to a child in need. 

Why your help matters

We want to ensure every child has access to a high-quality education, with appropriate grade-level texts, a library budding with books, and a safe classroom with teachers helping them resist pressure to drop out for work or marriage. We're creating world change that helps low-income communities break the cycle of poverty by improving literacy rates and getting one step closer to graduation day.