RAWR volunteers Michael Gutierrez, Meaghan Roths, Makenna Roths, Ariana Cannon, and Leonie Harzman. Photo courtesy Salina Area United Way
Seventy-six adult and teen volunteers spent time this summer reading to children at four of Salina’s schools’ thanks to the Salina Area United Way.
The listeners — children from birth to 18 — each week got to pick out a book of their very own. During the seven-week program, 1308 free books were given to children for their home libraries.
Staff and volunteers of the five-year program, Raising Active Wild Readers (RAWR), distributed the free books one day a week at each of the four schools. RAWR was offered this year at Heusner, Sunset, and Schilling elementary schools, and Heartland Early Education Center. The Salina Area United Way partners with the Salina Public Library and USD 305’s summer lunch program. Library staff selects books for volunteers to read. Each week the books have a different theme.
(Read more: The Salina Post)
