I Would Rather Be Reading

10/08/2026

Our kiddos had a blast at Jacob Elementary this week making monster themed treats...what a fun way to kick off fall programming! Thanks to Ms. Tracy at Reach for the Stars for coming to our sites and having the most fun with our kids!

We are SO excited to be back in action!

10/07/2026

A HUGE thank you to Missy Tatum and everyone at ! 💛

In celebration of the one and only Dolly Parton and her incredible legacy of putting books in kids' hands, First String held a book drive, and they collected FOUR laundry baskets full of books!📚📚📚📚

The timing couldn't be better. These books will help stock our brand-new bookmobile, and some will go home as holiday presents for the kids in our programs.

Dolly would be proud. Thank you, Missy and the First String family, for showing up for our kids! 🙌

09/11/2026

One last donor thank you post to round out the night!

A HUGE thank you to every single person who donated today!!

09/11/2026

Thank you so much to all our donors, we appreciate you all so much!

One more hour and we're so close to our goal! There is still time to donate to help us reach our goal by midnight!

09/11/2026

What a day so far! We've almost reached $16,000 and we have these donors to thank for it!!

Thank you all so much!

09/11/2026

09/10/2026

Thank you so much to every person who has donated so far today! We appreciate you all so much!

09/10/2026

Thank you to this next group of donors, we are in awe of the momentum already building! We cannot do what we do without you!! Thank you! 📣📣

09/10/2026

50+ donors and it's not even noon! 👏👏 You all are really showing up for the kids! Thank you thank you thank you!