Lead to Read is a program for Kansas City-area urban schools - where kids and volunteers bond over books.
Joined August 2017
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Lead to Read KC retweeted
15 Oct 2021
Our friends @LeadtoReadKC are making sure books are available everywhere! We are proud to partner with them in promoting the importance of reading #ReadFor15! 📚💪 kmbc.com/article/lead-to-rea…
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3 Feb 2021
Today is World Read Aloud Day! We got some Kansas City VIPs, including @QuintonLucasKC, and our friends at @kmbc, @kcpolice, and @KCMOFireDept to read this very silly book! Share it with the children in your life. bit.ly/Community-Read-Aloud
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Lead to Read KC retweeted
1 Oct 2020
Great get together this weekend to support an amazing cause! Proud to support @LeadtoReadKC to help raise funds and awareness for this invaluable and rewarding organization!
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4 Aug 2020
We're thrilled to share the first in a series of new videos created in partnership with long-time Reading Mentor Darrin Dressler. Thank you Darrin Dressler Video Photo youtube.com/watch?v=AjWZCTcP…
17 Jul 2020
Hey Reading Mentors - Did you receive your "You're a Star" card in the mail? Thank you for making a difference in the life of a child -- and in our community! Lead to Read KC Reading Mentors donated 18,133 lunch hours to read with and mentor students in the 2019-20 school year.
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15 Jul 2020
We love partnering with @CommunityAmerCU and are excited to offer a virtual volunteer program this fall. Join our team of Reading Mentors and give students the support they need when they return to school following this unprecedented time away from the classroom.
14 Jul 2020
Literacy & education are at the core of our mission to help people achieve financial peace of mind. In support, our teammates love giving their time to @LeadtoReadKC, a program for urban schools where kids & volunteers bond over 📚.
For more info, go to leadtoreadkc.org.
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27 Jun 2020
Have you read any books this year?
Kids need to read more, and they also need to see ADULTS READING. #readkc @LiteracyKC @LeadtoReadKC @readingrainbow @diversebooks
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11 Jun 2020
Check out these big smiles! Over the summer we’ll be featuring some of our favorite photos from our 2019-20 reading sessions. Here Alane Watts, from American Century Investments @americancentury , reads at Citizens… instagram.com/p/CBT6GYDJvwj/…
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2 Jun 2020
Lead to Read KC retweeted
22 May 2020
Gather around with us for story time from @bluekc as Danny Duffy, @ReggieSanders and @goldbergkc joined @LeadtoReadKC to read Bonaparte Plays Ball. Hold on, we'll get the 🍿
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Lead to Read KC retweeted
17 May 2020
Watch some @kcmo leaders read, "The Book With No Pictures" by B.J. Novak. @QuintonLucasKC, @kcmofiredept, @kcpolice, & @kmbc taking time to promote a great program @LeadtoReadKC.
bit.ly/2ZaPFYd
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6 May 2020
Love this box of local flavors from kansascitybox!
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19 Mar 2020
To support student literacy efforts while our partner schools are not in session, today Lead to Read KC is donating children’s books to our partner schools for distribution to students: academyforintegratedarts… instagram.com/p/B97aLEmpLdA/…
19 Mar 2020
Read, read, read! To your kids, to your brother or sister, to your dog, cat, turtle, or gerbil. @LeadtoReadKC
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4 Paws Up to A NEST IS NOISY by @DHAston for #FemaleAuthor #RescueReader month! 😍 Published by @ChronicleBooks in 2015... I'm reading it with my guinea pig, Weezy. @LiteracyKC @KidsPress @RORKC @LeadtoReadKC FIND A PET & READ.
Lead to Read KC retweeted
9 Mar 2020
Share your #MagicofStorytelling "shelfie" and tag KC's @LeadtoReadKC to send books to local children! 📚 Your "shelfie" = 1 book for a local kid. Please join me! @kmbc
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7 Mar 2020
Did you know that 83 percent of children aged 6-17 say being read to is something they either love or like a lot? Check out this blog post from Read Brightly about the importance of reading aloud to children,… instagram.com/p/B9cET59pSPV/…
5 Mar 2020
Many thanks to the globalprairie Reading Mentor team for their dedication to our students at Wendell Phillips Elementary at Attucks! The longest-serving volunteer celebrates her five-year Lead to Read KC anniversary… instagram.com/p/B9WzFAHJfQg/…