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Bucks For Books

Thursday, February 7, 2013

District 200 Partners With Nonprofit to Reward Students for Reading, Promote Literacy

Literacy DuPage partnership with District 200 promotes literacy and rewards students for reading with the "Bucks for Books" program Feb. 11-17.

Students in Community Unit School District 200 will be rewarded for reading next week as they raise money for new books and to help adults with their literacy skills. Literacy DuPage has partnered with District 200 to participate in its inaugural "Bucks For Books 2013 Reading Program" and fundraiser running Feb. 11-17. The District-wide fundraising opportunity will reward students for reading, benefit elementary classrooms and give back to the community. Elementary school students in District 200 will read as much as they can at school and at home as they find sponsors to help raise money. With the money collected, teachers will be able to purchase special reward books for their own classrooms, and supplemental reading materials will be …

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