| Speedway Children’s Charities Increases Support of Free Bookmobile |
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Written by admin, December 4th, 2015
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What a powerful force for good! Thanks to Speedway Motorsports Sonoma Chapter, in 2016 the Free Bookmobile will be able to reach more young children with great new books than ever before. The impressive Speedway group has demonstrated strong growth in fundraising and giving across the United States, with eight chapters that offered up a total of $2.9 million in support to worthy non-profits this year. Their mission remains true to the ideals it was founded upon in 1982: To care for children in educational, financial, social and medical need in order to help them lead productive lives.
We are very grateful that our local chapter’s board is excited about what we do, made clear by the increase in this second-year grant. When the Free Bookmobile visits preschools, toddler programs, and child development centers, we take extra time to engage the kids before offering the books. Our driver librarian explores a story with the children, often a non-fiction book about nature, animals, and the world around them. He shares his experiences with the natural world and encourages the little ones to do the same. Then every child climbs aboard the bookmobile to choose three books to take home and read with their families. This crucially builds home libraries and benefits others in the household. Thank you, Speedway Children’s Charities, for helping us boost this successful model!
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