On November 10th, United Through Reading hosted its fourth annual Storybook Ball, sponsored by BAE Systems. The gala and fundraising event was a joyful celebration of another remarkable year and an opportunity to pay tribute to our volunteers, donors, program partners and the military families we … [Read more...]
United Through Reading Received an Honorable Mention and a $2,500 cash prize in the 2012 Prudential Leadership Award for Exceptional Nonprofit Boards. We were one of five finalists in a competition at the 2012 BoardSource Leadership Forum in Chicago. … [Read more...]
Washington D.C. – Sept. 12, 2012 -- United Through Reading, the nation’s first nonprofit to promote the read-aloud experience for military families, highlighting the importance of its military program serving our men and women in uniform who are deployed abroad and their families at home … [Read more...]
By Mass Communication Specialist(SW/AW) Timothy Walter, USS George H.W. Bush Public Affairs NORFOLK (NNS) -- USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) and Doro Bush Koch, the ship's sponsor, continued their support for children's literacy and strong military families by hosting a celebration of reading in the … [Read more...]
On Saturday May 26 at the USS Midway Museum, San Diego, the American Freedom Foundation will hold its third annual American Freedom Festival to celebrate the veterans and men and women of America's armed forces. United Through Reading will be one of six charities selected to benefit from the … [Read more...]
Join us to celebrate NEA’s Read Across America! In honor of Dr. Seuss’s birthday there will be a nationwide reading celebration with NEA’s Read Across America. This year they have chosen The Lorax in conjunction with the release of NBC/Universal’s movie The Lorax. Please visit the … [Read more...]
United Through Reading Supports First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden's Joining Forces Initiative by Doubling Commitment to Army and National Guard by 2013 About Joining Forces The First Lady and Dr. Biden have met with military families, learned about their successes and challenges, and … [Read more...]
YMCA READS! Awarded Grant to Engage Thousands in Service on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service Corporation for National and Community Service, YSA (Youth Service America) Bring Americans Together to Honor Dr. King’s Legacy YMCA READS!, a mentoring and student assistance program sponsored by … [Read more...]
Thanks so much to Amy Dickinson for spotlighting United Through Reading in her "Ask Amy" "I am entranced by the work of this organization, which manages to unite deployed military parents with their children at home — through DVDs of the parents reading aloud from favorite books, which the child … [Read more...]
By Elaine SanchezAmerican Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Dec. 12, 2011 – Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, invited about 25 elementary school students, a few teachers -- and one special guest in Afghanistan -- to a military-themed holiday party in their home at the U.S. Naval … [Read more...]
