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Usborne Books PA
Reach For the Stars- Reading Incentive
Program(Fundraiser Program)

What is Reach for the Stars?
Reach For the Stars!! Is a pledge Based reading incentive program that  
puts books in the hands of children and rewards them for reading, as
well as benefiting the school or organization cash and/or books.

What is Your organization's Need?
Reach for the Stars is very flexible. Please let me know how I can
best help you.  Together we can help children around you know the
joy of reading and have the opportunity to choose their very own
Usborne Books to keep!

How does your organization benefit?
This pledged-based reading incentive program returns over 100%
pledged back to the organization and students in a combination of
award-winning Usborne Books and
cash!

What is the goal of the program?
The goal of the Reach for the Stars program is for the children to
read, or be read to, for a minimum of 300 minutes over a two week
period.  This is an average of 30 minutes per school day.  It is also
the recommended amount of time that experts encourage for daily
reading.

Who can participate?
Any organized group of children; schools, classrooms, clubs,
Girl/Boy Scout Troops, preschools, church groups, and home school
groups.

The chart below shows some examples of the payouts/options
available to your organization:
What Next?
Contact me with any questions/comments and I will get back to
you.  I have had much success with this program and would be
happy to help your organization achieve the same level of success.
OPTIONS
(select one)
Breakdown
Example:
$1,000 raised
Example:
$5,000 raised
Fundraiser
50% books to kids
30% cash to school
20% books to
school
$500 books to
kids
$300 cash to
school
$200 books to
school
$2500 books to
kids
$1500 cash to
school
$1000 books to
school
Book &
Reading
Bonanza

50% books to kids
60% books to
school

$500 books to
kids
$600 books to
school

$2500 books to
kids
$3000 books to
school