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Saturday, October 23 is Make A Difference Day for Literacy

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Make a Difference Day Resolution

Fundraising Ideas
 Goal: 5,000 Early Literacy Kits

The Wake County Public School System’s community service project, designed to assist students in need of additional literary assistance, will soon be coming to an end. There are only a few days left for you to participate and help make a real difference in the life of a Wake County Student.

As we lead up to the 20th anniversary of the nationwide Make a Difference Day on Oct. 23, we need families and community members to create and donate Early Literacy Kits. WCPSS is hoping to collect 5,000 kits by noon on Oct. 23. The kits will be distributed by our elementary schools to students who have been identified for being at risk of not being on reading level this year.

Created by USA Weekend Magazine, Make a Difference Day encourages all Americans to become involved through volunteerism to help others. The event is held each year on the fourth Saturday of October.

How YOU Can Help

You can participate in Make a Difference Day locally by creating and donating Early Literacy Kits for Wake County students. The Early Literacy Kits consist of a two-gallon plastic zip top bag that you will fill with items that parents and children can use at home to help promote early literacy skills.

Items needed to assemble the kit:

WCPSS will add a list of activities that parents and children can do together to promote literacy and a DVD with suggestions for parents to each kit. 

Drop-off locations:
Elementary school families and students are encouraged to drop off their Early Literacy Kits at their schools any time through Friday, October 22. 

Community members may drop off kits on

Saturday, October 23
9 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Wake County Public School System
Central Administration Building
3600 Wake Forest Road
Raleigh, NC

and

Crossroads II Building
Crossroads Office Park
110 Corning Road
Cary, NC

Goal

Nearly 5,000 students in Wake County elementary schools have been identified for being at risk of not being on reading level this year. WCPSS has set a goal of collecting 5,000 literacy kits, so each of these students will have the resources they need to practice their literacy skills at home.