Organization: The Gazette - Raise-A-ReaderContact: Raise-A-ReaderThe Gazette is part of a national fundraising initiative "Raise-a-Reader" to increase awareness of children's literacy issues in Quebec and to provide funds to support grassroots programs in Quebec communities. On Raise-a-Reader Day, high profile members of the community including team members of prominent sports franchises, firefighters, police officers and Global TV personalities, join other local celebrities, sponsors, beneficiaries and the editorial teams of the CanWest metropolitan newspapers on downtown street corners in twelve cities across Canada in an effort to exchange special Raise-a-Reader edition newspapers for donations to Raise-a-Reader while raising awareness of the importance of children's literacy. Quebec Beneficiaries:
The national campaign sponsorships and donations to Raise-a-Reader provides resources to libraries and financial assistance to family literacy programs in the regions of all participating CanWest metropolitan newspapers and Global TV stations. |
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