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More than 17,000 Virginia students and their families are reading the same book on the same schedule during the month of March, thanks to more than $86,000 of financial support from Virginia’s banking industry.
The Virginia Bankers Association Education Foundation (VBA), supported by Virginia banks, has joined with the Virginia Council on Economic Education, GoNoodle’s Blazer Fresh, The Washington Redskins Charitable Foundation and Tackle Reading to sponsor Virginia Reads One Book, a program from Richmond-based Read to Them. Among the Henrico schools supported by the program are Holladay and Lakeside elementary schools.
“At kick-off events in each school, students will receive their own copies of The Toothpaste Millionaire to take home and read with their families,” said Read to Them Interim Director Bruce Coffey. “For the next three weeks, students and their families read a chapter each night at home, coordinating with classroom and school-wide activities. Reading a common book together turns out to be a terrific way to unite a school community and increase parental involvement. Reading aloud at home ensures students come to school prepared to read and to succeed – in school and in life.”
