Vols for Books

05/04/2022

TODAY IS THE DAY! LAST DAY TO DONATE!!

Donate RIGHT NOW to help us reach our goal! We are almost there!! Help us close the gap by midnight!!!

Raised: $860 out of $1000

DONATE HERE: https://gofund.me/7282cdce

05/03/2022

IT'S TUESDAY!!!

We have ONE week left of classes here at UTK and ONE more day to donate to Friends of Literacy!

Support Friends of Literacy, even if it's only $5! Help us give the children at Friends of Literacy reading packs by donating and helping them to succeed.

DONATE HERE: https://gofund.me/7282cdce

05/02/2022

TWO👏MORE👏DAYS👏 LEFT👏TO👏 DONATE

🌟🌟We have raised $860 of $1000! Help us reach our goal! support Friends of Literacy and helping raise the literacy rate in Knoxville so the children and adults will have higher chances of success!

💘💘DONATE WHILE YOU HAVE THE CHANCE!

https://gofund.me/7282cdce

05/02/2022

GOOD AFTERNOON! 🤸🏼‍♀️🤸🏼‍♀️

Happy Monday! Here is another Group Member Highlight:

"Hey everyone! My name is Reagan Conger, and I'm a freshmen from Knoxville, Tennessee majoring in Finance! Friends of Literacy is special and important to me because reading has been an influential aspect of my life for years. My freshmen year of high school, I read an auto-biography about a man who came from absolutely nothing, but went on to become one of the most successful neurosurgeons due to his diligence in reading and how it made him smarter. Reading is important and I hope through Friends of Literacy that we can help improve literacy in my own hometown!"

HELP SUPPORT AND DONATE HERE: https://gofund.me/7282cdce

04/29/2022

HAPPY THURSDAY!! 🌟🌟🌟

ANOTHER GROUP MEMBER HIGHLIGHT:

“Hello, my name is Connor Smith and I am Sophomore here at the University of Tennessee and am majoring in Business Finance. I am from and have spent my entire life in Knoxville, Tennessee. Friends of literacy is important to me because I have personally known people who struggled with literacy and reading. I would like to encourage anyone who has the ability to donate to please help this amazing organization in making Knoxville the best community and city possible. ”

DONATE NOW: https://gofund.me/a0dc10e2

04/27/2022

DONATION UPDATE! 🤩🤩

WE ARE 86% OF THE WAY THERE! Almost to our goal of $1000 before May 4th! We officially have one week left! Help us reach $1000 by donating in the link below!

💘💘 & thank you so much to everyone who has donated!

Donate here: https://gofund.me/a0dc10e2

04/27/2022

HAPPY WEDNESDAY!!

Here is another Group Member Highlight!

"Hi! My name is Cameron Miles and I am a sophomore at the University of Tennessee majoring in business analytics with a minor in Finance. When I'm not doing schoolwork I enjoy hiking, swimming, and hanging out with friends. I am excited to work with with the Vols for Books team to help raise money for Friends of literacy here in Knoxville because I have always been a passionate reader myself."

SUPPORT FRIENDS OF LITERACY: https://gofund.me/7282cdce

04/26/2022

GROUP MEMBER HIGHLIGHT:

"Hi, my name is Zac Heupel and I am a freshman accounting major from Cookeville, TN. Friends of Literacy is important to me because reading is one of the most important basic skills, and it is vital for simple things such as ordering off of a menu or learning something new. Reading unlocks a whole new world of opportunity, and I want everyone to be able to experience that."

Support FOL with Zac! https://gofund.me/0f762161

04/25/2022

Good Afternoon! Almost done with Monday🤩

🌟🌟Three years ago, Texas A&M International University published an article on the importance of literacy and reading. It states,

"There is no denying the impact that literacy has on almost every aspect of life... Literacy can impact a student's future earning potential.... When students struggle with reading comprehension, they often find themselves struggling in other areas of their education.... [Finally], there is a strong correlation between poverty and poor literacy."

🌟🌟By supporting Friends of Literacy, you are helping children who struggle reading be able to have a chance at success and have a beneficial education.

- READ THE FULL ARTICLE LINK: https://online.tamiu.edu/articles/education/importance-of-literacy-and-reading.aspx

- DONATE: https://gofund.me/0f762161

Understanding how to identify, diagnose and treat reading disorders is a vital skillset that can completely transform the lives of struggling students.

04/25/2022

IT'S MONDAY! To start off our week, we are going to do our first GROUP MEMBER HIGHLIGHT!

"Hi! My name is Mary Beth Buchanan, and I’m from Martin, Tennessee. I am a freshman human resource management major at the University of Tennessee. I am so excited to be raising money for Friends of Literacy with this team. Reading has always been something that I’ve enjoyed. Helping to serve children in this area by providing them with resources to inspire a love of reading is so amazing, and will help the Knoxville community in several ways."

DONATE: https://gofund.me/0f762161

04/22/2022

Happy Friday! Today is the first "Friends of Literacy Friday"!! Today we are going to answer the question:

"WHY FRIENDS OF LITERACY IS IMPORTANT AND IMPACTFUL?"

Executive Director, Theresa Britton, of Friends of Literacy stated,

"We know that 50% of the 3rd graders here in Knox County are not proficient readers. Kids who are not reading at a proficient grade level at the end of 3rd grade are 4 times more likely to drop out of High School. So we want to help young children read proficiently at grade level."

HELP US SUPPORT FRIENDS OF LITERACY!

https://gofund.me/0f762161

04/21/2022

WaCkY wEdNeSdAy 🙃🦄🤪

Anyone's favorite childhood book written by Dr. Seuss? By partnering and supporting Friends of Literacy, other children could potentially have the same appreciation for him as you!!

Help us support Friends of Literacy and help raise the literacy rate in Knoxville by donating, serving, and more!
https://gofund.me/0f762161