Everybody Wins! Iowa

Everybody Wins! Iowa We pair elementary students with caring volunteers to help them be successful in school and life. The Everybody Wins! as a nonprofit in New York.

program was founded in New York by Arthur Tannenbaum and his wife Phyllis. They had always read aloud to their children and reading aloud together was an important time for them to come together after a long day. It helped the Tannenbaums to instill a lifelong love of reading in their children. Arthur picked up a copy of the Read-Aloud Handbook, written by Jim Trelease after reading a book review

in the New York Times. Arthur appreciated how important the read-aloud experience was for children, and realized that there were many children who didn’t have that opportunity to read with an adult in their daily lives. Trelease wrote that reading aloud to children was the single most important factor in improving children’s literacy skills–but what happens to those children who never had that opportunity? Arthur saw a chance to make a difference by visiting a neighborhood school once a week during his lunchtime and read to a child. He quickly recruited co-workers to join him in his weekly “Power Lunch.” Soon, the volunteers’ impact became obvious. Children in the program were learning to love reading, they were gaining self-confidence, and they were becoming better readers. This simple program has an enormously powerful impact! Soon Arthur retired from his job and founded Everybody Wins! This program quickly spread, and was brought to Iowa in 2002 after Senator Tom Harkin participated in an Everybody Wins! DC program and knew it could benefit children in Iowa. The original Everybody Wins! reorganized in 2013 as Read Ahead and all of the other affiliates are now stand-alone organizations.

Thank you for this lovely write-up about us, Jenny Fee!
09/01/2026

Thank you for this lovely write-up about us, Jenny Fee!

If you enjoy reading or helping kids, bookmark this.

Having Nalina Siva at the Des Moines Children's Museum for storytime yesterday was such a treat! She read her wonderful ...
08/12/2026

Having Nalina Siva at the Des Moines Children's Museum for storytime yesterday was such a treat! She read her wonderful book The Garden In Me and led kids in fun activities about understanding and appreciating our emotions. She even donated a copy of her book to one of our program book carts! Thank you so much for joining us Nalina Thandayuthapany 🌱🌷😀

Be sure to check out Nalina's website to get your very own copy of The Graden In Me: https://thegardeninme.com/

We will be at the Des Moines Children's Museum again this Tuesday 8/11 at 10:30, but this time we will have a special gu...
08/07/2026

We will be at the Des Moines Children's Museum again this Tuesday 8/11 at 10:30, but this time we will have a special guest with us! Nalina Siva, author of The Garden In Me, will be joining us to read her book and more fun garden activities 🌷🌱

Visit this link to check out the book and learn more about the author: https://thegardeninme.com/

You can purchase your own copy of the book here: https://a.co/d/5qypDJk

An imaginative journey into a child's inspiring inner garden… beautifully illustrated to help children explore emotions with joy and confidence.

Pampered Chef is offering DOUBLE DOLLARS throughout August and Everybody Wins! Iowa is hosting a Pampered Chef ONLINE fu...
08/06/2026

Pampered Chef is offering DOUBLE DOLLARS throughout August and Everybody Wins! Iowa is hosting a Pampered Chef ONLINE fundraiser. Every dollar you spend will help support EWI. Pampered Chef has something for everyone! 60% of the products are $30 or LESS!

Visit our link to shop through the end of August! https://www.pamperedchef.com/party/ewifundraiser

05/04/2026

EWI volunteers of all kinds, join us today at Lua Brewing to celebrate a great year of Power Read! Drop in from 4-6, we can’t wait to see you! 🍻☀️📚

Happy Poem in Your Pocket Day! Today is a day to celebrate the power of poetry and the joy of sharing it with others. Wh...
04/30/2026

Happy Poem in Your Pocket Day! Today is a day to celebrate the power of poetry and the joy of sharing it with others. Whether you carry a favorite poem in your pocket or share one with a friend or loved one, take a moment to appreciate the beauty and inspiration that poetry can bring to our lives. Check out these awesome resources for celebrating and enjoying poetry!

Create a pocket-sized zine: https://bit.ly/4t3GN0S

Printable pocket poems: https://bit.ly/3QyzgcY

04/27/2026

Did you know that April is National Volunteer Month? Before the month ends, we want to shout out our amazing volunteers. Power Read simply could not exist without the power of volunteering and our volunteers are some of the very best!

And don't forget EWI volunteers...only one week until our volunteer social! We will be at Lua Brewing on Monday May 4th at 4:00 - join us!

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