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Through The Volunteer Center’s Workplace Volunteer Council, a coalition of businesses that promotes the critical importance of volunteerism in the community, the Business to Books Read-a-thon was launched in 2002.
The purpose of the Business to Books initiative is to promote early childhood literacy and enhance public education by increasing community volunteerism in our public schools. Volunteers from the following companies visited Stamford elementary schools on April 22 and 23, and read to a total of 1,500 children in kindergarten through second grade.
• The Ashforth Co. • GE • Greenwich Associates • Kelley Drye & Warren • NBCUniversal’s Stamford Media Center • Nestlé Waters North America • Pitney Bowes • U.S. Trust • Xerox
“The Business to Books Read-a-thon is a fun and educational event that both children and volunteer readers look forward to each year,” said Kim Morgan, CEO of United Way of Western Connecticut. “We all win when young children thrive in school. United Way is committed to helping children achieve greater academic success.”
United Way of Western Connecticut advances the common good, creating opportunities for a better life for all by focusing on the three key building blocks of education, income and health. United Way creates long lasting community change by addressing the underlying causes of problems that prevent progress in these areas. Live United is a call to action for everyone to be a part of the change.
For more information about United Way of Western Connecticut, visit: www.uwwesternct.org.
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