Brooklyn Friends School Raises $8,328 for Water 1st

Brooklyn Friends School in New York organized a month-long read-a-thon to raise money for Water 1st International. While the school is active in many community service projects throughout the year, the fourth grade in particular was looking to take action against an issue of particular importance – that of helping children and families less fortunate than themselves.

The entire lower school (grades K-4) participated in the effort. Students secured sponsors and money was pledged for each book read by the class (with a maximum amount option). In order to discourage competition among children about who read more books, the students read individually and their completed titles counted toward a class total. For younger grades, students who were not yet reading independently could have books read to them.

At the conclusion of the month-long effort, students had read hundreds of books, raising a total of $8,328 for Water 1st! We are very proud of the students, families and other members of the Brooklyn Friends community, all of whom contributed to the success of this effort.