Reach for The Stars
Reach For The Stars is a fund raiser program that REWARDS your children for READING by giving them FREE BOOKS as well as new books to your their school. It is a pledge-based reading incentive program that returns over 100% back to the school and students in a combination of Usborne Books and cash.

What is the goal of the program?
The goal of Reach for the Stars!! is for the participants to read, or be read to for 300 minutes over a two week period of time. This is an average of 30 minutes per weekday as recommended by educational experts.

Child reading a book

Who can participate?

This program is designed to benefit any organizational group, such as schools, individual classrooms, clubs, preschools, church groups, home school groups, charities, businesses, and public libraries.

Raising Pledges

Parents and children request pledges from mentoring friends and family members to encourage kids to read. Ask your organization if corporate sponsorships are available.

How do the kids benefit?

They develop a reading routine and receive Usborne books and other prizes for participating. Together we can help children discover the joy of reading and give them the opportunity to choose their very own Usborne books to keep!

How can your organization benefit?

Reach for the Stars!! has a flexible option to meet all your needs from books for the library, classroom, community projects, or perhaps cash for a specific purpose. 100% of the pledges are returned to the participants and organization in a combination of all books to some books and some cash.
 
   
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