Nottingham BID - The Big Reading Challenge 2022
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A team of six from Nottingham Business Improvement District (BID), will be taking on the Robin Hood Half Marathon this September to raise money for the amazing scheme that delivers free books to local children in Nottingham, through Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library https://imaginationlibrary.com/uk/ .
Founded by country and western singer Dolly Parton, the main purpose of the scheme is to raise local child literacy levels and foster a love of reading in pre-school children. The book-gifting charity was introduced to the city in 2009 and now has more than 5,600 children, aged 0-5, registered to have a free book delivered to their door every month.
Evidence confirms that the scheme delivers significant improvements in literacy and communications skills; but there are around 30,000 children below the age of five in the city. Therefore to help grow the scheme, and support Nottingham City Council’s Big Reading Challenge, which raised over £6,000, staff from Nottingham BID have signed up to run the 13.1 miles of the Nottingham Half Marathon on Sunday 25 September 2022.
Launching their fundraising efforts on World Book Day (Thursday 3 March 2022), with help from the leader of Nottingham City Council - Cllr David Mellen, the team, which includes the organisation's CEO, Alex Flint and board director, Polly Reade, hope to raise £600 for the charity.
Every donation helps:
* £2 can pay for a child to get a new book
* £25 can pay for a child to get a new book each month for a year
* £125 pays for a child to get a book every month from birth until their 5th birthday
Founded by country and western singer Dolly Parton, the main purpose of the scheme is to raise local child literacy levels and foster a love of reading in pre-school children. The book-gifting charity was introduced to the city in 2009 and now has more than 5,600 children, aged 0-5, registered to have a free book delivered to their door every month.
Evidence confirms that the scheme delivers significant improvements in literacy and communications skills; but there are around 30,000 children below the age of five in the city. Therefore to help grow the scheme, and support Nottingham City Council’s Big Reading Challenge, which raised over £6,000, staff from Nottingham BID have signed up to run the 13.1 miles of the Nottingham Half Marathon on Sunday 25 September 2022.
Launching their fundraising efforts on World Book Day (Thursday 3 March 2022), with help from the leader of Nottingham City Council - Cllr David Mellen, the team, which includes the organisation's CEO, Alex Flint and board director, Polly Reade, hope to raise £600 for the charity.
Every donation helps:
* £2 can pay for a child to get a new book
* £25 can pay for a child to get a new book each month for a year
* £125 pays for a child to get a book every month from birth until their 5th birthday
Organizer
Nottingham BID Company Limited
Organizer
England
ROTARY CLUB OF NOTTINGHAM TRUST FUND
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