The webinar provided an overview of the Lions Clubs International Reading Action Program and partnership with Scholastic. Key points:
- The program aims to increase literacy, access to education, and bridge the digital divide by placing emphasis on Lions programs and services for vision.
- Scholastic's FACE program provides membership to access books at discounted prices to donate to communities in need.
- Attendees learned about partnership opportunities like adopting classrooms, hosting book fairs, and donating books to places like hospitals and food banks.
- Resources were shared to help Lions clubs get involved through projects, applications, and planning guides. Attendees were encouraged to contact presenters with any other questions
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5. Agenda
America’s Literacy
Crisis
Reading Action
Program Overview
Literacy and
Early Reading
Lions Impact
Jackie Harvey,
Scholastic
Activity Planning
Resources
Discussion
Session/Q&A
6. “Child development is a foundation for
community development and economic
development, as capable children become the
foundation of a prosperous and sustainable
society.” -Dr. Dipesh Navsaria, ROAR
7. America’s Literacy Crisis
One out of five households in the U.S. does not have
access to books.
75% of students who are poor readers in 3rd grade
remain poor readers in high school.
Two-thirds of America’s children living in poverty
have no books at home, and the number of families
living in poverty is on the rise.
11. The Reading Action Program provides an
important opportunity for Lions to help bridge the
gaps in literacy and education in their
communities.
• Increase literacy among children and adults
• Improve access to inclusive education
• Bridge the digital divide and provide access to
books
• Place new emphasis on existing Lions
programs, including services for people with
vision loss
Reading Action Program
12. Has your club participated in a
Book Distribution project?
Yes
No
Poll Question
13. Service
Activities
Lions reported
over 82,000
Reading Action
Program
activities.
Service Hours
Reporting clubs
dedicated over
2.4 million
hours to literacy
and education
related activities.
People
Served
Lions served over
8 million people
through Reading
Action Program
projects worldwide.
14. Ways to get Involved
• Include books in holiday gift baskets
• Host Scholastic book fairs at your local
school and other community locations
• Organize a book giveaway for
International Literacy Day
• In December and January, provide books
at food banks under the “Relieving the
Hunger” Campaign
• Donate books to hospitals – children’s
waiting areas, books for hospitalized
children
15. Which of the following projects would you most
likely consider doing in your community?
Holiday book giveaway
Host a Scholastic book fair
International Literacy Day book distribution
project
Provide books to a local food bank
Hospital book donation
Poll Question
17. Who is Scholastic
Why is Reading
Critical to Success
What is FACE
How Can You Join
FACE
Agenda
What Can We Do to
Help Lions
Different Options
Next Steps
18. • International Company – It Matters All Over
World!
• Largest Publisher of Children’s Books in World
• Only About Literacy…Read Every Day. Lead a
Better Life
• Started by a Former Teacher. Filled with Former
Teachers
93 Years Old!
19.
20.
21. “Reading is key to a child’s
cognitive, emotional and social
health. Giving a book to a child is
more important than giving DVDs,
flash cards and educational games.
The first 3 years of life, the brain is
wired in ways it will never be wired
again. Reading at the earliest ages
is critical to brain development.”
- Dr. Dipesh Navsaria, Pediatrician
and Reach Out and Read
Reading is CRITICAL
22. • Reading…
• Exercises our brains. (Much more complex than watching TV)
• Builds neuro-connections in the brain
• Improves concentration
• Teaches children about the world
• Improves vocabulary
• Helps build writing skills
• Develops a child’s imagination
• Gives children empathy and understanding of cause and effect
• Helps children perform better at school
• Gives a child a chance at life and choices
• Changes the entire family
Why is Reading Critical?
23. “A child growing up with several
books in their environment completes
an average of up to three years more
schooling than a child who has no
access to books in their
environment.”
– Evans, Kelley, Sikora & Treiman, 2010
24. “Literacy, the ability to read, write and
understand, is the birthright of every child in
the world, as well as the pathway to succeed in
school and to realize a complete life.”
- Scholastic’s Reading Bill of Rights
25.
26. • Extends literacy beyond the classroom to
accelerate academic success
• Supports learning occurring in schools to build the
home-school connection
• Brings research-based programs and strategies
that support children from birth through high
school by focusing on five pillars….
Benefits of FACE
27.
28. • Membership Program – to make sure children
receive books
• NO FEES – It’s a FREE Membership
• No MINIMUMS
• No MAXIMUMS
• FREE Shipping
• 45%-80% Off List Price
FACE
29. How Does that Work?
Fill out a FACE Application
FACE Customer Service will
contact you
You will get your own membership
number
You can give that number to anyone
who wants to give books to kids
Each club needs to have own
number
FACE
35. • FAX FACE Application: 888-598-0415
• Go Online to:
http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/face-
new/become-a-member.html or just Google Scholastic
FACE Ap and you will be taken to the application!
• Mail the application in
• Contact Jackie Harvey at jharvey@scholastic.com
• Contact Kate Barcal at Lions programs@lionsclubs.org
• FACE Catalog and Brochure have Application
Applying to FACE
36. FACE FAX NUMBER: 888-598-0415
FACE Customer Service: 800-387-1437
Mail FACE AP: Scholastic
Customer Maintenance
P.O. Box 7502
Jefferson City, MO. 65102
37. 1. Maurene’s Team
2. FACE Customer Service
If you do know what you would like to do, we
can help. If you need some guidance on
possibilities and options, we can help.
WE ARE READY TO HELP YOU
38. • At eye screenings, give books away
• Books can even be about vision and eye care
• When giving eyeglasses
• Books can even be about vision and eye care
• When reading to children
• Give that book to children
• Summer Fests – Invest in Summer Reading
• Give packs of books to children for summer
We can help you with what you are doing now
39.
40. • Set up a Lions Literacy Den
• Place where families come together
• Parent trainings
• Underprivileged children come for computer time
• STORIA ebooks from Scholastic
• Adopt a Classroom or School
• Implement a Mentor Program
• Mentor a Class
• Mentor a Child
More Service Opportunities
41.
42. • Vision and Eye Care
• Health and Wellness – Diabetes
• Hearing
• Cultures
• Spanish and Bilingual Books
• Disaster Relief – so important to not stop a child’s
learning
Collections to Support your Projects
43. • Oklahoma – Disaster Relief
• Rebuilding community libraries, school libraries and home
libraries
• Post disaster, attention to a child, as in reading to a child is
healing that child
• Kansas
• Funds given to Host City from Lion’s Clubs to local Lions to
find opportunities to reach underprivileged children and give
them books
Ways We Are Partnering Now
44. • Food Bank – give away books
• Holiday Celebrations – give away books
• Adopt a Child at Holidays – more books than toys
• Winter and Spring Break – send books home
• Homeless Shelters – kids need a sense of ownership
• Doctor’s Offices and Waiting Areas
Other Ideas: Books are an Investment in a
Child’s Future
45. • Engaging our Youth Campaign
• International Literacy Day
• Sharing the Vision
• World Sight Day
• International Day of the Girl
• Diabetes Awareness Month
• World Diabetes Day
• Lions Eye Bank Week
• Eye Donor Awareness Month
• International Women’s Day
• Protecting our Environment
• Earth Day
• Recycle for Sight Month
• Hunger Relief Campaign
• Pancake Breakfasts
• Summer Fests
• Community Gatherings
When Can You Give Books?
47. “Stories … help children cope with the
worries and fears precipitated by illness,
medical procedures, and hospitalizations.” -
Southern Medical Journal, vol 77, no 3
49. • Nationwide Children’s Hospital believes
it takes more than medicine to have a
healthy child.
• Hospitals can be frightening and lonely
experiences. Books provide comfort,
security, imagination and levity during a
stressful time in a child’s life.
• Parents and families can find
relationships altered when they have a
child in the hospital. Books bring people
together.
The Issue
50. • Hospital-bound children need as much
control of their activities as possible and
opportunities to make choices.
• Some children have weakened immune
systems due to chemotherapy and other
treatments.
• Books that are borrowed often cause
problems as they carry germs.
• Reading helps children transition from the
hospital to the home and back into the
classroom.
The Issue
51. • Sick children having a sense of ownership of their books allows them to
feel safe and secure and a sense of self.
• Being able to use one’s imagination, taken to a different place, away from
health problems when being bound to a hospital room is a great health
benefit.
• Social-emotional development is the foundation for cognitive
development. When a child is emotionally well and feeling secure, brain
development continues. Reading is a conduit to this.
The Benefit
52. • Language skills continue to develop
• Adults can bond with children over
books.
• Children in hospitals will be less likely
to fall behind in schools, suffering
educationally, by reading, sharing and
owning books.
• Reading – and being read to – can
make a huge difference to a child’s
health. Books divert a child’s attention
away from their pain. They entertain
children, reduce stress and provide
comfort and reassurance.
The Benefit
53. • Complete and send in FACE Application
• Customer service will email you your FACE membership number
• If you are interested, contact:
• Jackie Harvey: jharvey@scholastic.com, 630-219-8595
• Customer Service
• National Scholastic Team can…
• Visit with you in person to brainstorm ideas
• Visit with you in person to share ideas from country
• Offer a session to your club on literacy, children, learning
• Attend your gatherings to build capacity and awareness
Whatever your project is….
we now have a call to action
Next Steps
54. • New Partnership
• Scholastic
• FACE – Faces of Children
• FACE Application
• Options: Turn-key Program or Customize
• Next Steps
• THANK YOU!
To conclude…
55. • Call to Action Flyer
• Project Idea Sheet
• Planning Guide
• Community Needs
Assessment
• Sample Press Release
• Bookmarks
• Diploma
Resources
56. Presenters:
• Jackie Harvey, Scholastic
FACE Program
• Kate Barcal, LCI
Reading Action Program
Moderator:
• Vanessa Avila, LCI Staff
Questions…
57. Please contact us at programs@lionsclubs.org and
visit our website for more resources.
Thank you!