As part of Scholastics global literacy campaign,Read Every Day. Lead a Better Life., weve identified organizations that work every day to see that children learn to read, love to read, and have access to books. We call themLiteracy Championsandwe want to acknowledge their hard work here on the blog in ourLiteracy Champions series.
61 million children around the world are out of school. Non-profit Pencils of Promise (PoP) believes every child should have access to quality education. PoP creates schools, programs, and global communities around the common goal of education for all.
This winter, PoP is partnering with Justin Bieber to launch their second annual Schools4All campaign, a movement of students for students. Just $25 educates a child in a Pencils of Promise school. Starting November 30 through January 31, every $25 a middle or high school raises is a lottery ticket entry for Justin Bieber to come visit. Any student can create or join their schools fundraising team at Schools4All.org. Justin Bieber will visit the winning school and celebrate their commitment to education for all.
Hillary MCarthur was one of the 20,000 students that rallied around Schools4All last year. She raised $1,102 with the help of her friend. About the experience Hillary said, We are two girls who go to school in a small town of 7000, but with your help, we can change the world! With the support of students like Hillary, PoP was able to fund 12 new school builds through Schools4All in 2011.
Help to create global access to education and enter your school for a visit from Justin Bieber by signing up today atSchools4All.org. Teachers can also visitSchools4All.orgto find out how to win a $1,000 gift certificate for a classroom makeover from Poppin.
Anyone who helps a child to read is a Literacy Champion in our book, and we invite you tojoin our growing listof people committed to supporting childhood literacy. You can also support a LiteracyChampion near youbrowsea full liston our Read Every Day Lead a Better Life. site.
(Photo Credit: Mike Lerner)
