Hello all. I'm running a summer school program focused on reading at HB Lee Middle School in Northeast Portland. This program is called Freedom School and is based on building a love of reading and community. I have been running this program for 2 years and this is my third. My former students come back and represent our community as the teachers of this program. They are the role models for my current students. It has been an amazing 2 years and I look forward to the third.

This year I was told that we cannot buy any prizes over $10. In the past, we have had PlayStation 5s, Nintendo Switches, laptops, karaoke machines, basketballs, footballs, volleyball sets, and all kinds of great incentives for our kids to work and earn points for. Because I cannot buy anything over $10, I am asking my friends and community to help me fund these prizes for my hard-working students. They read and break down text every day, they build community in our points. These prizes are a fundamental building block of our program. They help me get something fun and they're not regular school. Please support my program and my students.